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Ancient signals

India, Aug. 3 -- Aankhor is a messenger of the seasons, believe the residents of Bhandra, a tribal village in Khunti district of Jharkhand. So, their hopes dimmed when the aankhor tree failed to flowe... Read More


New route to pasture

India, Aug. 3 -- Temporary government policies have a habit of outliving their deadlines. But few survive for 56 years. In February 1968, the Himachal Pradesh government froze the number of animals ea... Read More


Cancer's unequal burden

India, Aug. 3 -- Cancer's deadly sweep is getting wider. Its tag of being "a disease of the affluent" and of "rich countries" is being shredded, with the burden rising among the most disadvantaged cou... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 31, 2026)

India, Aug. 3 -- The National Green Tribunal directed the Chengalpattu District Collector and the National Highways Authority of India to file reports on the use of part of a pond for bridge construct... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Orange alert for heavy rainfall across Eastern and Northeastern India; know where it will pour today

India, Aug. 3 -- IMD issues orange alert for eastern and northeastern India as heavy to very heavy rainfall threatens several states amid active monsoon conditions. Delhi-NCR receives yellow alert wi... Read More


Africa shaped the global 2030 development agenda. How it can influence what comes next

India, Aug. 3 -- All United Nations member states adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. They cover poverty, health, education, inequality, climate change, peace and other global... Read More


Two-thirds of India's 58 tiger reserves have either declining prey base or poor habitat or both; nine have zero or critically low tiger numbers, says government report

India, Aug. 3 -- Bengal tiger numbers in India may have increased significantly over the last decade, with the country currently boasting about 75 per cent of the global tiger population. However, eve... Read More


Amid concurrence and disagreement over various issues, SBSTTA28 ends in Nairobi ahead of CBD COP17 in Yerevan

India, Aug. 2 -- The six-day-long 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice or SBSTTA 28 came to an end in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on August 1, 2026, ... Read More


Two years after the Mundakkai-Chooralmala catastrophe, Wayanad and Kerala are at a crossroads

India, Aug. 2 -- The silence at the Puthumala burial ground on July 30, 2026, was heavier than the monsoon clouds hanging over Kerala's Wayanad district. Families carrying flowers walked slowly betwee... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Rain turns into disaster in Gujarat as red alert continues; over 20 states set to witness heavy downpours, IMD warns of severe weather

India, Aug. 1 -- Gujarat remains under red alert as extremely heavy rainfall raises flood concerns, with 13 districts placed on high alert. The low-pressure system over southeast Rajasthan is weakeni... Read More