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Wild animals, free-ranging dogs and cats could face painful laboratory experiments under proposed rules, PETA warns

India, Oct. 19 -- PETA India warns that proposed animal experimentation rules could subject wild animals, free-ranging dogs, and cats to severe suffering. These will include electric shocks and induc... Read More


India's reservoirs remain 31% below full capacity after monsoon; southern states face water shortages

India, Oct. 19 -- India's reservoirs are 31% below full capacity post-monsoon, with southern states facing acute water shortages. Major reservoirs like Aliyar, Somasila, and Mettur report critically ... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Arabian Sea low-pressure system may intensify; Tamil Nadu on orange alert for heavy rain

India, Oct. 19 -- Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are expected across southern India, with Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal under an orange alert for intense downpours. A low-pressure system in ... Read More


Two female leopards sterilised in India's first such initiative

India, Oct. 18 -- In a first, the Junnar forest division in Pune district of Maharashtra has launched a scientific study to control leopard fertility through immunocontraception-a non-lethal method of... Read More


West Bengal's Durga Puja turns pandals into platforms for climate action

India, Oct. 17 -- Soil is a dominant theme in the displays at this year's Durga Puja celebrations in West Bengal, according to a "green puja" award. More broadly, environment-related themes have becom... Read More


Doodh Ganga under pressure: How climate change is deepening water woes in uptown Srinagar

India, Oct. 17 -- For Mehak (name changed), 28, a resident of Srinagar's Bagh-e-Mehtab, the absence of a regular water supply has turned a basic necessity into a daily struggle. "Every morning, I wake... Read More


Ancient sounds: How Chhattisgarh's folk music found a global audience

India, Oct. 17 -- IN THE 1990s, when Maoist violence was on the rise in Chhattisgarh (then part of Madhya Pradesh), Anup Ranjan Pandey was travelling through Bastar district in search of a special kin... Read More


Over 1,000 clean energy projects got Rs 1,443 crore, but R&D funding weak on manufacturing

India, Oct. 16 -- India spent about Rs 1,443 crore ($151 million) on 1,359 publicly funded clean energy research, development and demonstration (RD&D) projects between 2019 and 2024, but the funding r... Read More


World Food Day: India is witnessing a protein boom, but who can afford to be part of it?

India, Oct. 16 -- India's protein market is estimated to be worth around Rs 15,300 crore in 2026 and is projected to reach Rs 21,000 crore by 2031, driven by growing demand for protein-rich foods, sup... Read More


Disrupted rhythms: How climate change affects Himalayan pastoralism

India, Oct. 16 -- In October 2025, Joginder Chand, a 50-year-old shepherd from Udyol village in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district, set out on what should have been a routine migration. With a herd of... Read More