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There could be more elephant-human encounters in India during the next four years, predicts study

India, July 28 -- India could be in for more human-elephant encounters in the next four years, as pachyderm habitat is lost or becomes fragmented and rainfall patterns change, according to a new study... Read More


Garlic leaf 'chilla' with jaggery is all about the simple joys of life

India, July 28 -- I was recently reminiscing about my childhood vacations in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. I particularly remember when I was five years old and my grandmother asked me to pluck garlic lea... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Deep depression makes landfall near Digha, triggers Red alert across Eastern India

India, July 28 -- A powerful deep depression crosses near Digha, moving inland toward Odisha, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh with widespread heavy rainfall warnings. Odisha and Chhattisgarh receive red ... Read More


Some animals catch cancer from others in their species - here's why humans aren't one of them

India, July 28 -- A newly discovered catfish skin cancer joins Tasmanian devils, dogs and shellfish as one of the few species with naturally transmissible tumours. In these animals, cancer cells them... Read More


India on e-wheels: Assam's EV growth is outpacing its policy support and charging network

India, July 28 -- Assam's electric vehicle adoption is rising, but drivers and experts say the shift is being powered more by daily savings than by state policy incentives. E-autorickshaw and e-ricks... Read More


Striving for a day's catch in the Yamuna on a monsoon morning

India, July 28 -- A fisherman casts his line in the rain near Okhla Barrage in Delhi, as dark skies and churning waters frame a determined search for the day's catch. During the summer monsoon, the Y... Read More


As told to Parliament (July 28, 2026): Centre clears Rs 5,520 crore urban flood management programme for 18 cities

India, July 28 -- The Union government has approved the Urban Flood Risk Management Programme Phase I for seven cities, with a total outlay of Rs 3,075.65 crore, Union Minister of State for Home Affai... Read More


Nairobi meetings 2026: Draft report indicates slow progress towards meeting biodiversity targets

India, July 27 -- The draft of the first global assessment of the progress towards the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) suggests that the world is not on track to meet the target... Read More


Pristine promise

India, July 27 -- Nary a tourist would want to skip a visit to Tsomgo lake during a trip to Sikkim. Located 38 km from Gangtok, at an elevation of nearly 3,780 metres, the glacial lake is known to cha... Read More


Climate change could bring more air conditioning for the rich and shorter lives for the poor, report warns

India, July 27 -- A new Climate Impact Lab report warns climate change will deepen global inequality, with rich countries expanding air conditioning while poorer nations face soaring heat-related deat... Read More