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Rethinking conservation: India needs a new framework for conserving tigers

India, July 29 -- This is the fourth of a 4-part series. Read the first, second and third parts. K Ullas Karanth, a Bengaluru-based wildlife biologist, says the first step could be to reduce prey den... Read More


Rethinking conservation: Why India's approach to conserving tigers is essentially flawed

India, July 29 -- This is the third of a 4-part series. Read the first, second and fourth parts. Broadly, India's tiger conservation has focused on increasing tiger numbers by creating protected area... Read More


Rethinking conservation: There is a boom in India's tigers and most of it is outside protected areas

India, July 29 -- This is the second of a 4-part series. Read the first, third and fourth parts. The high density means that some areas have breached their tiger carrying capacity. In overpopulated r... Read More


India's rice yields could fall 6.6% for every 1degC rise in global temperature

India, July 29 -- India could lose 6.6 per cent of its rice yield for every 1degC rise in global mean temperature, a new study estimates. The estimate is more than three times higher than previous pr... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Heavy to extremely heavy rains, lightning and strong winds trigger alerts across several states

India, July 29 -- Deep depression over Odisha moves westward, intensifying rainfall across multiple states with heavy showers, thunderstorms, strong winds and widespread weather alerts. Red alert iss... Read More


Monsoon wreaks havoc in Himachal: Landslides, floods and Rs 20,000 crore damage

India, July 29 -- The mountains are cracking under the weight of the monsoon. In Himachal Pradesh, what should have been a season of relief has once again turned into a season of loss. On July 24, a ... Read More


HIV funding falls by $1.5 billion, putting 2030 AIDS goal at risk: UNAIDS

India, July 29 -- Deep cuts in global HIV funding are putting decades of progress against the epidemic at risk, warned a new report released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS... Read More


As told to Parliament (July 29, 2026): Centre finds no environmental violations at Assam's operational Coal India mine

India, July 29 -- India's cumulative installed wind energy capacity stood at 57,443.39 megawatts as of June 30, 2026, the Lok Sabha was told. Twelve pilot projects have been awarded under the Nationa... Read More


Big Oil fuelling global heatwaves while 'making a killing': Oxfam calls for windfall tax to fund adaptation

India, July 28 -- The world's six largest fossil fuel corporations are expected to nearly double their combined net income in the second quarter of 2026, even as their emissions continue to intensify ... Read More


Southeast Asia's blue economy under strain from fund crunch, environmental degradation: OECD

India, July 28 -- Southeast Asia has emerged as the world's fourth-largest economic bloc in 2024, driven majorly by the region's blue economy, according to a new report. However, this ocean-based eco... Read More