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India on e-wheels: Exempted tolls, residential charging aid EV transition in Maharashtra

India, Aug. 19 -- Maharashtra is witnessing a sharp rise in electric vehicle adoption, particularly in the two- and four-wheeler segments. As many as 271,705 electric two-wheelers and 37,556 electric ... Read More


The soil's early warning system: microbes can predict desertification before plants start to die

India, Aug. 19 -- Microbial ecology (the study of how tiny microbes interact with each other and their environment) underpins the health of every ecosystem on Earth. The microbes living in soil recycl... Read More


The delivery room divide: Why Bihar's low C-section rate is a public health emergency

India, Aug. 19 -- India's institutional delivery rate has reached 90.6 per cent, but rising hospital births have not translated into equal access to emergency obstetric care. Bihar's overall Caesarea... Read More


Eighteen years after Kosi breach, flood victims still await compensation and rehabilitation

India, Aug. 19 -- August 18 marked 18 years since the Kosi river breached its eastern embankment at Kushaha in Nepal, flooding large parts of north Bihar. The 2008 disaster affected around four milli... Read More


Half of India's women farmers recorded as unpaid helpers, report says

India, Aug. 19 -- A new study highlights that most women working in Indian agriculture lack formal recognition as farmers, restricting their access to credit, inputs and procurement systems. Although... Read More


What actually caused the tunnel collapse on the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project?

India, Aug. 18 -- An instance of land subsidence triggered a sudden influx of debris and water, flooding the tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project. A total of 22 workers were trappe... Read More


Erratic monsoon, rainfall deficit threatens Manipur's agrarian economy

India, Aug. 18 -- Manipur's farmers are grappling with an erratic monsoon and a severe rainfall deficit that threatens the state's rice-dependent agrarian economy. Delayed rains have pushed paddy tra... Read More


CAG flags Rs 468 crore in FAME incentives to EV makers violating localisation norms

India, Aug. 18 -- India's flagship electric vehicle incentive programme, Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme, paid nearly Rs 468 crore to manufacturers that... Read More


Lithium in the Sahel: How armed groups are exploiting the global scramble for the critical mineral

India, Aug. 18 -- Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium. The critical mineral sits at the centre of the global transition to cleaner ener... Read More


Why a vote on taxing California's billionaires is being watched around the world

India, Aug. 18 -- California's November vote on a one-off 5% tax on billionaire wealth has become a global test of whether democracies can curb extreme riches amid spiralling inequality. Backers say ... Read More