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Economics of changing waters: Poor catch, rough seas and rising costs leave Andhra fishers struggling

India, Sept. 15 -- Fishers at Uppada harbour in Andhra Pradesh say catches have declined sharply, leaving many mechanised boats idle and pushing up prices of popular sea fish. Local fishers say poor ... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 14, 2026)

India, Sept. 15 -- Illegal operation of Meerut leather unit A leather unit (Hapuriya Leather Society) in Doongar village, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, categorised as 'Red', was operating without r... Read More


Gross trust deficit

India, Sept. 15 -- A new Earth4All-Ipsos survey across the G20 finds a deep collapse of trust in governments, driven by lived experiences of inequality and a belief that systems are rigged for the ric... Read More


China is exploring humanoid robots for war - but what role could they play?

India, Sept. 15 -- At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, a humanoid robot named Tiangong Ultra ran the 100-metre sprint in a staggering 8.64 seconds, shattering Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's ... Read More


Cyber attacks? Bioterrorism? To 'Pace the Frontier' of AI effectively, we must improve our anticipatory thinking

India, Sept. 15 -- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns that rapidly advancing AI could be misused for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, citing incidents where autonomous agents breached systems and coordina... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Monsoon retreat begins, but rain, thunderstorms and strong winds continue across India

India, Sept. 15 -- Summary Monsoon retreat begins from northwest India, but heavy rain and thunderstorms continue across several states, keeping weather conditions unsettled. Low-pressure systems ov... Read More


New legless amphibian species discovered in village backyard in Western Ghats

India, Sept. 15 -- Scientists have described a new legless amphibian, Gegeneophis chandgadi, from backyard leaf litter in Buzawade village in Maharashtra's Western Ghats. The species is a caecilian, ... Read More


How MCD's Karol Bagh Zone built a model to keep Delhi's roads dust-free

India, Sept. 14 -- MCD's Karol Bagh Zone implemented the Dust Free Delhi campaign across major Public Works Department roads more than 60 feet wide. The 41-day campaign covered about 122 km of road n... Read More


Himalayan blunders and beyond

India, Sept. 14 -- As I write this, over 1,300 lives are confirmed lost and many thousands are still missing in the floods in Nepal, as the mighty Himalayas came down as rubble. This is an enor-mous a... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure system triggers heavy rain alert across Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

India, Sept. 14 -- Summary Gujarat faces very heavy rainfall as a low-pressure system moves west-northwestwards, prompting an orange alert across several vulnerable districts. Rajasthan and Madhya P... Read More