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India added 683 species to its fauna, 433 taxa to its flora in 2024

With101species, Kerala recorded highest number of fauna discoveries, followed by Karnataka 82; Tamil Nadu recorded 63 discoveries

30 Jun 2025 10:01 pm
Centre pushes for nationwide expansion of Atal Bhujal Yojana to tackle groundwater crisis

Debashree Mukherjee advocated for mandatory water budgeting in all gram panchayats and urged the participating states to develop long-term operation and maintenance plans for infrastructure set up under the scheme

30 Jun 2025 8:10 pm
Cities built to drain or drown?

Why do our cities turn into messy swimming pools when it rains? Cant we fix it?

30 Jun 2025 1:21 pm
AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators

Anthropic's latest creation Claude 4 lashed back by blackmailing an engineer and threatened to reveal an extramarital affair

30 Jun 2025 9:44 am
Nvidia insiders sold over $1 billion in stock amid market surge: Report

More than $500 million of the share sales took place this month as the California-based chip designer's share price climbed to an all-time high, the report said

30 Jun 2025 9:31 am
Noble rot, the alchemist of wines, is setting fungal biology abuzz

In a startling discovery, researchers from Sichuan University and the University of British Columbia have found that botrytis fungi cannot be cloned. In these fungi, no single nucleus contains a complete set of chromosomes. Instead, the chromosome set is distributed across two or more nuclei

30 Jun 2025 5:30 am
Transboundary elephant raids: Farmers in Bhutan leave croplands fallow

Wildlife experts from India and Bhutan call for a coordinated management of long-range elephants

29 Jun 2025 12:24 pm
The greening of our chemical industries

Whatever term you use, the shared goal of minimising or eliminating environment hazards points us towards green chemistry

29 Jun 2025 6:00 am
Tribals protest against eviction for sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, Chouhan promises them justice

The forest department recently demolished more than 50 houses of members of the tribal community in Khivni Sanctuary in Dewas district, terming them as encroachment.

28 Jun 2025 7:57 pm
Indians spend 35 minutes each day wet cleaning their floors, says Dysons study

Dyson said that 62% of Indian respondents thought a vacuum cleaner with wet functionality would be the most effective method, yet they see that adoption remains quite low

28 Jun 2025 1:13 pm
Samsung launches Galaxy M36 5G with Exynos processor and AMOLED display in India

The South Korean electronics major has also introduced Galaxy AI features like Circle to Search and Gemini Live in Galaxy M36 5G

28 Jun 2025 11:50 am
Govt. unlikely to implement 20C to 28C AC temp range immediately: Union Environment Minister

I do not think it will happen immediately; capacities will be gradually built for it over time, says Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav

27 Jun 2025 11:13 pm
Brazils Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content

Brazils Supreme Court agreed on Thursday on details of a decision to hold social media companies liable for what their users post, clearing the way for it go into effect within weeks

27 Jun 2025 1:39 pm
Is India plumbing the depths of groundwater?

Water-intensive agriculture and urban demand mean that India is using almost 60% of its groundwater every year. Governments have tried to increase supply, reduce demand and regulate consumption. But are these enough?

27 Jun 2025 10:17 am
Meta signs deals to source more solar, wind power for data centers

This is the latest in a string of deals by Meta to meet the surging power demand of its data centers needed for artificial intelligence technologies using clean energy

27 Jun 2025 9:49 am
Palantir partners to develop AI software for nuclear construction

Palantir Technologies said it was teaming up with a nuclear deployment company to develop an artificial intelligence-driven software system

27 Jun 2025 9:37 am
Swiss glaciers show holes reminiscent of cheese

One of Switzerlands glaciologists says his teams are noticing a strange phenomenon in the Alpine countrys glaciers

25 Jun 2025 3:57 pm
Shashank Nimkar turns discarded ceramics into bowls, tiles, and vases

Broken ceramics get a new lease on life at Shashank Nimkars Earth Tatva, transforming into bowls, tiles, and vases

25 Jun 2025 2:28 pm
Why do monsoons hit Kerala first?

Warm air over the Indian subcontinent rises, pulling in cool, moisture-filled winds from the Arabian Sea, a part of the Indian Ocean.

24 Jun 2025 12:54 pm
Rainforests: The lungs that keep earth breathing

Without rainforests, our planet would be hotter, drier, and far less alive

24 Jun 2025 12:46 pm
Fighting antimicrobial resistance with insect-based livestock feed

Studies have shown that the use of insect-based feed can be more cost-effective because it provides better digestible proteins than fishmeal- or soybean-based feeds

23 Jun 2025 5:30 am
What is a blowout?

Blowouts are very expensive to stop and often demand teams of specially skilled workers working for days or even weeks to cap

23 Jun 2025 5:00 am
NGT notice to CPCB, Bihar authorities over rise in lightning deaths due to felling of palm trees

According to a newspaper report, after the ban on toddy tapping due to Bihar's prohibition policy, palm trees lost their economic value and have since been widely cut down

22 Jun 2025 9:02 pm
Air bubbles trapped in ice can store messages in cold places

Scientists have developed a method that could be useful in cold places like the Arctic, the moon or Mars, where traditional storage like paper or electronics is hard to maintain

22 Jun 2025 6:00 am
Why the decline of the Okhla Bird Sanctuary is a wake-up call for mans relationship with Nature in urban areas

The drop in bird populations at Okhla Bird Sanctuary has disrupted key ecological processes, threatening biodiversity

21 Jun 2025 11:08 am
Warming will cut yield of staple crops even post-adaptation: study

While studies of this kind are a dime a dozen, this specific one, appearing in Nature, is unique in that it accounts for producer adaptation

21 Jun 2025 10:25 am
Satire | AC Control Bill, 2025

When the Union Ministry of Power has plans to restrict the temperature range of new air conditioners in homes, hotels and cars

19 Jun 2025 2:40 pm
What was decided at the UN Oceans Conference? | Explained

Why is the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement important for marine conservation?

19 Jun 2025 8:30 am
Trade tariffs close borders but may open doors to invasive alien species

Shifting trade agreements and new ties between previously unlinked nations may further the spread of novel invasive alien species between continents

19 Jun 2025 5:30 am
Rice reveals surprise ability to adapt to cold faster than evolution

A landmark study has shown that rice plants that have learn to tolerate cold temperatures by changing epigenetic marks on a gene could also pass the ability down five generations

18 Jun 2025 5:30 am
Humid phases once turned Arabian desert into a lush paradise: study

Mineral deposits, speleothems, and archaeological sites reveal a lush history for the Arabian Peninsula, challenging theories of human migration

17 Jun 2025 5:30 am
What are flue gas desulphurisation units? | Explained

What are the different types of FGD systems commonly used in coal-fired thermal power plants? Why are emissions of sulphur dioxide a threat to the planet? Why is the government advocating for a rollback of FGDs in coal-fired power plants? What are the alternatives?

16 Jun 2025 8:30 am
Valmik Thapar and the golden light | Tribute by publisher David Davidar

The conservationist remained in awe of tigers till the very end, his passion and tireless work changing our understanding of the big cat forever

12 Jun 2025 3:28 pm
Polluting incinerator in Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone draws ire

Set up to dispose of solid waste from increasing tourism, the unit has not been given necessary approvals, according to an Uttarakhand PCB official; eco-sensitive zone monitoring committee divided

11 Jun 2025 10:58 pm
In search of Chilikas Irrawaddy dolphins

We set out at dawn on a boat from Rambha in Odishas Chilika lake, hoping to catch a glimpse of the elusive Irrawaddy dolphin. Do we get lucky?

11 Jun 2025 11:59 am
Central Pollution Control Board to decide on future of flue gas desulphurisation units: Power Minister

Flue gas desulphurisation units are an additional piece of equipment retro-fitted in thermal power plants to cut harmful sulphur dioxide emissions resulting from burning coal

11 Jun 2025 12:11 am
How extracting and producing nickel can be made more sustainable

Nickel is an important metal used in several clean energy technologies, especially electric vehicles. The demand for it is expected to surpass six million tonnes a year by 2040. However, producing just one tonne of nickel can result in more than 20 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions

10 Jun 2025 6:36 am
New study makes controversial weather-tweaking idea more realistic

Stratospheric aerosol injection is a method in which aerosols are injected into the earths stratosphere to reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the surface. Its controversial because its effects are global: if one country injects aerosols into the stratosphere, all countries will be affected and not always in a good way

9 Jun 2025 5:30 am
IIT-Kgp app helps commuters pick greener routes on the road

The DRUM app has shown promise in simulations and will soon start real-world tests; its makers are also exploring integrating data from low-cost sensors on street poles and those carried by commuters

8 Jun 2025 5:00 am
New Himalayan bat blurs India-Pakistan divide

The Himalayan long-tailed myotis recorded in Uttarakhand matched the unidentified find of a Hungarian scientist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1998

6 Jun 2025 12:43 pm
Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: World Oceans Day

June 8 is celebrated as World Oceans Day

5 Jun 2025 9:00 am
The seeds of sustainability for Indias textile leadership

Strategic decisions made today will help Indias global leadership for a sustainable, future-proof, and resilient textile economy

5 Jun 2025 1:28 am
Exposomics for better environmental health

Scientific developments in the field of exposomics will also help get a better picture of disease etiologies and craft holistic prevention strategies

5 Jun 2025 12:16 am
Bengal plans 800-km green wall along Jharkhand border

Will act as a shield in intercepting pollutants entering the State, says W.B Pollution Control Board Chairperson Kalyan Rudra

4 Jun 2025 10:22 pm