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Super El Niño impact: Will India see a weak monsoon?

India, May 1 -- The latter half of India's southwest monsoon season this year could be affected by the super El Niño developing in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, according to the long range foreca... Read More


El Niño meets warming

India, May 1 -- This summer could be brutal, testing human capacity to cope with heat. The atmosphere is already warming rapidly. The year 2025 was the third-warmest on record, according to the World ... Read More


May 2026 to remain cool for many parts of India due to rainfall: IMD

India, May 1 -- The month of May 2026 could be much cooler than expected for many parts of India due to widespread rainfall across the country though some regions could also suffer from heat waves, ac... Read More


India's critical mineral imports remain highly concentrated, exposing supply risks and driving diversification push

India, May 1 -- India's critical mineral import landscape remains structurally concentrated across a narrow set of supplier countries, amplifying supply risks even as the country accelerates its clean... Read More


Coasts to plates: Transboundary journey of microplastics to enter human body

India, May 1 -- Microplastics travel across borders from cities to seas and back to human bodies. They contaminate India's coastlines, rivers, soils and food. Microplastic are a pervasive public hea... Read More


Why do polar bears approach human infrastructure? The answer is more complex than we thought

India, May 1 -- New research shows polar bears' visits to human camps are driven less by hunger and more by the length of the ice-free season. Over 580 visits were recorded by triail cameras over a d... Read More


A steady voice in the age of noise

India, May 1 -- Every year when the anniversary comes round and we realise that we are another year young, I reminisce and chronicle the time gone by. But this year, as we enter our 35th year of publi... Read More


Four years to zero hunger deadline, more than 1 billion Africans unable to afford healthy diet: Report

India, May 1 -- Two out of every three people in Africa cannot afford a healthy diet. This is more than double the global average. Africa's nutrition crisis has also deepened. With less than four y... Read More


Homeless & voiceless: West Bengal's pavement dwellers left out of SIR process

India, May 1 -- Kolkata's pavement dwellers, many with Aadhaar, PAN and even voter cards, say they were not contacted for the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision ahead of the 2026 West Be... Read More


A taste of the terrain

India, May 1 -- Stories from a Kargili Kitchen begins with a likening of the physical contours of the human body to the borders of the state: an analogy fitting for a people whose relationship with fo... Read More