New research comparing 141 cities across India reveals that seasonal climate and geography lead to contrasting regional signatures of aerosol…
Days of unrest in Nepal have resulted in the ousting of a deeply unpopular government and the deaths of at…
On Sept. 3, 2025, China celebrated the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan by staging a carefully choreographed event…
Since August 20, Jammu and Kashmir has been lashed by intermittent rainfall. Flash floods and landslides in the Jammu region…
The social, economic and cultural importance of the khejri tree in the Thar desert has earned it the title of…
On Thursday, 11 September, the Congress party launched a sharp critique of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent tribute to Rashtriya…
Solar panels provide reliable power supply to Assam’s island schools where grid power is hard to reach. With the help…
August was a particularly difficult month for the Indian Himalayan states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Multiple…
On 10 September, the Congress party took aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks describing India and the…
Ker, a dry fruit from Rajasthan, has been a source of income for women of the region who pluck and…
Punjab is facing its worst floods since 1988. Around 1,900 villages are submerged with loss of lives and damage to…
The recent youth-led protests in Nepal against the entrenched political system and its leaders have sent a powerful message to…
Properly funding nature’s recovery on a global scale will require a staggering amount of money. In 2021, The Nature Conservancy,…
LED light overuse is pushing brightness up 10% each year, faster than the global average, threatening wildlife, human life and…
In a strongly worded op-ed published on 8 September in The Hindu, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi reiterated her…
On 8 July, floodwaters surged into the Bhote Koshi River along the Nepal-China border. At least nine people in the…
On the night of September 1, 2025, Indonesian police forcibly detained Delpedro Marhaen, Executive Director of the Lokatatu Foundation, a…
As the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), once celebrated as a vital lifeline for rural India, marked…
Himachal Pradesh is contemplating a dredging and river-training policy to control floods in the state and has sought environmental exemptions…
The green credit programme incentivises corporations and other entities to participate in eco-restoration activities by awarding them credits that can…
The recent sweeping reforms announced by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council have been hailed by the government as…
Mica, used for glitter in cosmetic products, is linked to illegal mining in India that involves hazardous child labour. Specific…
Is the Trump administration trying to reshape American capitalism? Recent moves by Washington, such as taking a 10% share of…
The issue of so-called “illegal migration” in Assam must be situated within a layered historical, political and socio-economic context. Assam,…
Artificial intelligence systems are thirsty, consuming as much as 500 milliliters of water – a single-serving water bottle – for…
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