A new climate study predicts a 43% rise in the intensity of extreme rainfall events, alongside a 2.5-fold increase in the heat wave days in India. Titled Weathering the Storm, the study by the ...

Batagur kachuga turtles have been translocated and released in the Ganga river and tagged with sonic devices to monitor them.

Nagaland is the first state in India to insure its entire geography against heavy rainfall. The scheme was revised to include a more accurate threshold based on localised meteorological data, and ...

Dark diversity — species absent from a study site ecologically suitable to it and present in surrounding areas — gives a good estimate of global loss of biodiversity due to human activities, reports ...

Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli, widely revered as Aranya Rishi (sage of the forest), died at his home in Solapur on the evening of June 18, 2025. He was 93. Born on November 5, 1932, in Solapur, ...

On his six-acre farm in Jhansi in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Sanjeev Kumar, a 42-year-old farmer beams with quiet pride as he points to the glinting blue solar panels powering his ...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently issued an order to all the states and Union Territories, and state pollution control boards to stop concretisation around roadside trees. The NGT cited Uttar ...

Vaishali Shroff’s Submerged Worlds and Other Amazing Stories of India’s Mighty Rivers is a deeply moving exploration of India’s rivers. Well-researched and readable stories take you through their ...

Flowers speak a universal language. They symbolise love, celebration, special moments, and sometimes even grief. That is why fresh flowers are a popular gift or decoration item for occasions. The ...

Most Indians have personally experienced at least one extreme weather event or related impact in 2024, finds a recently published survey, highlighting that the impact of climate change is an everyday ...

Pole-and-line fishing is a traditional fishing method recognised as an important sustainable fishing practice. Unlike destructive fishing practices such as trawling, pole-and-line fishing is ...

Women now form 42% of India’s farm workforce but lack recognition, rights, and decision-making power. Land ownership remains critical without which women’s farm labour and decisions remain invisible, ...