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Expanding agricultural area no longer viable: Report

India, Dec. 2 -- An FAO report warns that expanding farmland is no longer viable to meet future food demands. Agriculture already using 72% of global freshwater and accounts for over 60% of degraded ... Read More


In Madhya Pradesh, health & sustainability education forging new destiny for tribal girls

India, Dec. 2 -- Barli Development Institute for Rural Women in Indore has transformed the lives of over 11,000 tribal girls since 1985. The institute has equipped them with education, vocational ski... Read More


Are UN climate summits a waste of time? No, but they are in dire need of reform

India, Dec. 2 -- The COP30 summit in Brazil showcased both the promise and pitfalls of global climate negotiations. While progress was made on finance, adaptation, and deforestation initiatives, cons... Read More


As told to Parliament (December 2, 2025): Over Rs 68,000 crore released to states & UTs in 2025-26 under MGNREGS

India, Dec. 2 -- Parliament was informed of major updates on rural employment funds, crop damage, women workers in agriculture, and satellite-based monitoring. Maharashtra reported extensive losses d... Read More


How e-buses, GCC model & digital technology are reshaping state transport undertakings

India, Dec. 2 -- India's State Transport Undertakings are adopting electric buses, GCC wet lease model and digital technologies. These changes reduce capital costs, shift operational roles to private... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 1, 2025)

India, Dec. 2 -- NGT-constituted committee flags encroachments and broken structures at the Betwa river's origin in Jhiri, Raisen. Report urges protection of all natural water sources feeding the Bet... Read More


India's silent genocide:Why toxic air is our greatest constitutional crisis

India, Dec. 1 -- India faces a nationwide air pollution emergency that transcends Delhi. It violates Article 21's guarantee of life and dignity. The situation demands urgent judicial intervention an... Read More


Tanzania launches major livestock vaccination drive to protect rural livelihoods

India, Dec. 1 -- Tanzania has rolled out a nationwide livestock vaccination campaign targeting millions of cattle, goats, sheep and chickens. The five-year drive aims to curb zoonotic and transbounda... Read More


Hidden resource

India, Dec. 1 -- The 2025 southwest monsoon brought to Punjab its worst flood in four decades. In late August, all the major rivers that flow through the state flooded simultaneously-perhaps for the f... Read More


Flattened frontiers

India, Dec. 1 -- Ravines of Chambal evoke images of deep gullies along the Chambal river, long infamous as hideouts of dacoits. Today, however, these gorges face a different threat-encroachment by tho... Read More