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May mayhem

New Delhi, June 16 -- This May, India has seen an unprecedentedly early and rapid monsoon. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) officially reported Kerala's monsoon onset on May 24-a full week ea... Read More


Flood fix

New Delhi, June 16 -- This monsoon could be different for Chennai, which has been in the news for its rapidly vanishing waterbodies and waterlogged roads. Estimates show that the capital of Tamil Nadu... Read More


Lost in maize

New Delhi, June 16 -- In an unpredictable turn of events, India, the breadbasket of maize for Asian countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia and Vietnam, found itself scouring global markets for the... Read More


'Supreme Court stems the trend of environmental decline'

New Delhi, June 16 -- Over the past five years, we have watched in dismay as the statutory architecture of environmental laws in India has been undermined, and the principles of jurisprudence that wer... Read More


Majority of protected areas fail to coincide with regions facing the most intense ecological pressures: Study

New Delhi, June 16 -- Not all protected areas are created equal, and most aren't even in the right place. Despite covering nearly 17 per cent of Earth's land surface, many protected areas (PAs) are no... Read More


State of India's Environment In Figures 2025: Why states scored low in environment rankings

New Delhi, June 16 -- Indian states are falling short of the 70-mark in environmental performance, according to State of India's Environment 2025 in Figures, the latest data-driven assessment by Down ... Read More


How India moves: Trichy bus fleet remains inadequate despite government & private bus services

New Delhi, June 16 -- Subhashree from Ponmalai Patti works at a computer services company near Trichy's Central Bus Stand, a crucial hub connecting surrounding areas. She is fortunate to live and work... Read More


Supermarkets have the potential to reduce food loss in India

New Delhi, June 16 -- India, a leading producer of fruits and vegetables, loses Rs 152,700 crore annually due to post-harvest losses, with fresh produce accounting for 37 per cent of the total losses.... Read More


UNOC3: Indigenous voices call for plastics treaty with justice at its core

New Delhi, June 13 -- The morning light shimmered on the waters of the French Riviera, where the harbour at Port Lympia in Nice mirrored the fragile state of the oceans it welcomed. Aboard a moored ve... Read More


Blowout in Assam displaces 1,200 people in Sivasagar

New Delhi, June 13 -- At least 1,200 people were evacuated from Bhotiapara in Sivasagar district of Assam following a blowout in an oil and gas rig belonging to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ON... Read More