Eight snakebite deaths in two months triggered panic in Kerala, but long-term data show snakebite mortality is steadily declining. Heat alone cannot explain the rise in snake encounters; experts point ...
The Gujarat Solar Park, India’s first utility-scale solar park, sets an example of how renewable energy development, if not done right, can lead to more environmental harm than good. 10 years after ...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Pune’s River Rejuvenation Project in March, announcing the commencement of the ambitious project that aims to redesign and reengineer ...
Port project in Maharashtra cleared by environment ministry despite opposition from fishing villages
As the controversial Vadhavan port project in Maharashtra awaits the union cabinet nod, fishing communities and marine researchers say that the project would have impacts on the biodiversity and ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. There was a native mango tree in the front yard of our home that my father bought for the family in the mid-1970s. He had retired from government ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Bauxite mining in Gumla district of Jharkhand is making the land barren and affecting the health of the people. Those affected by mining activities ...
Most states fail to adhere to the constitutional obligation of constituting State Finance Commissions at regular intervals. Several other factors hamper the functioning of State Finance Commissions, ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. On December 26, 2004, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands changed forever. A tremor stirred 30 kilometres deep beneath the ocean floor in the Sunda ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Schools in India have seen increasing disruptions due to extreme weather events, over the last few years. Many Indian states witnessed long spells ...
In the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, farmers have harvested the limited rainwater with an indigenous technique called ‘khadeen’, that has worked for thousands of years and helped them irrigate ...
Muppandal in Tamil Nadu is home to India’s largest operational onshore wind farm in terms of installed capacity. Over three decades, there are visible social impacts on the people living in the ...
Marine heat waves are events where ocean temperatures rise to extreme levels and hold steady for at least five days. These heat waves, that occur over the ocean, are likely to extend to 220-250 days a ...
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