The ability of forests to take up carbon dioxide is driven by multiple feedback loops, which grow more complex as…
Although the days when parali (stubble) burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana was blamed solely for rising…
There has been a sharp increase in antisemitism around the world since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre by Hamas and…
South Asia has five elections this year, with two already concluded in Bangladesh on January 7 and Bhutan on January…
Hydrogen and its derivative energy carriers are projected to play an important role in reaching net-zero emissions. India’s hydrogen policy…
The Oscar nominations for movies released in the year 2023 have been announced. The most admired-by-feminists (and other women, grudgingly…
Perfect safety is no more possible online than it is when driving on a crowded road with strangers or walking…
Researchers in the Himalayas are increasingly turning to environmental DNA, or eDNA – genetic material left behind by organisms in…
One of the most robust measures of Earth’s changing climate is that winter is warming more quickly than other seasons.…
If you stand at practically any point on Earth, there is water moving through the ground beneath your feet. Groundwater…
Bewilderingly rapid changes are happening in the technology and reach of computer systems. There are exciting advances in artificial intelligence,…
On its 3,100-kilometre course from the mountains of Tibet to the Arabian Sea, the mighty Indus River flows through foothills…
The merger of the centrally-sponsored schemes Project Tiger and Project Elephant was carried out without consultations and is not clear…
On Friday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge underlined the warning by Dr B.R. Ambedkar against the 'cult of personality' and appealed…
A recent investigation from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has revealed an extensive network of YouTube channels promoting pro-Chinese and anti-US…
Akshat Rathi’s Climate Capitalism: Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions, is a book heavy on hope, data and examples.…
For decades, it has been common for people to throw around terms like “voodoo politics,” “voodoo economics,” “voodoo science” and…
Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing dry weather over the past six weeks, posing a significant threat to the region’s…
Around 248 million people living in India escaped multidimensional poverty in the past nine years, according to a report by…
The fighting continues between the Israel and Hamas in and around Gaza. The death tolls continue to rise, but where…
Pronouncing the fulfilment of “the dream that many have cherished for years”, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a…
Attacking the BJP for attempting to politicise religion ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and Bengal…
At COP28, on 9 December, 2023, India’s environment and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav affirmed the country’s “trust and confidence”…
Urban agriculture is expected to be an important feature of 21st century sustainability and can have many benefits for communities…
Sea ice around the Antarctic has shrunk and is responding to the atmosphere differently. The challenge is to work out…
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