Elephant killers will be punished, says Assam tribal council chief
Carcasses of three elephants were found near the India-Bhutan border in Manas National Park on May 2
World Solar Day: From ploughs to panels, cultivating a solar-powered future
With benefits for food and energy production, agriphotovoltaics promise a dual harvest as well as prosperity for Indias smallholder farmers
The growing importance of AI in Business Education
Management institutes must equip students with strategic, ethical, and practical expertise to lead and innovate in an AI-driven business world
Chile lifts tsunami alert after 7.4 Drake Passage earthquake
A significant 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Chile and Argentina, prompting a tsunami warning. Chilean authorities initially ordered coastal evacuations in the Magallanes region, anticipating potential tsunami waves. Fortunately, the evacuation order was later lifted as no immediate injuries or damage were reported, though Argentina issued a localized evacuation order.
Microsoft preparing to host Elon Musk's Grok AI model: Report
Microsoft is looking at only providing capacity to host the Grok model, the report said
Climate change made fire conditions twice as likely in South Korea blazes: Study
Human-induced climate change made the ultra-dry and warm conditions that fanned South Korea's deadliest wildfires in history this March twice as likely and more intense, researchers said Thursday. South Korea's deadliest wildfires were made much more likely by climate change, said Clair Barnes, a WWA researcher from the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London.
New Zealand hit by destructive winds, heavy rain and snow and high waves
New Zealand faced severe weather conditions, prompting a state of emergency in Christchurch due to heavy downpours and river overflows. Wellington experienced destructive gales, leading to flight cancellations and warnings for residents to stay indoors. Heavy snow and large waves impacted other regions, causing power outages and disruptions to daily life, with the storm expected to ease on Friday.
Puttur civic body converts wet waste into BioCNG that is used to operate six vehicles
Krishna Muliya Green Energy LLP of Puttur sets up BioCNG plant under BOOT model
Climate solutions fund launched to support low carbon innovation in India
Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yields
In drought-stricken Iraq, farmers like Hadi Saheb are drilling wells to tap into groundwater reserves, enabling them to cultivate desert lands and increase wheat production. While this government-backed initiative boosts food security, experts warn that unsustainable groundwater extraction threatens to deplete this vital resource, mirroring past experiences in neighboring countries and raising concerns about long-term water availability.
Swiggy Instamart to deliver gold and silver coins from Kalyan Jewellers
Kalyan Jewellers announced its debut on Swiggy Instamart, allowing users to have gold and silver coins delivered to their homes in minutes
Electronic Arts lays off hundreds, cancels 'Titanfall' game: Report
About 300 to 400 positions were eliminated, including around 100 at Respawn, the report said, citing a person familiar with the matter
New Tata plant starts iPhone production, Foxconn close behind as Apple looks to India
Apple is positioning India as an alternative manufacturing base to China as a trade war flares between Washington and Beijing, with U.S. President Donald Trump's more than 100% tariffs on China threatening supply chain disruptions and stoking fears of a rise in iPhone prices
Australian State culls 700 starving koalas after bushfire, stoking controversy
Wildlife groups have expressed serious concern about how individual koalas had been chosen for culling, because the animals are assessed from a distance
New model finds locusts making complex decisions in deadly swarms
Understanding how locusts move has real-world consequences. Yet how these groups emerge or which exact factors determine the direction of their flight remains unclear
Can the world's oldest tree survive 'progress'?
In Chile's ancient rainforest, the 'Gran Abuelo,' a 5,400-year-old tree, faces a new threat from a proposed highway. Scientists warn the road will increase the risk of wildfires and endanger the Alerce trees, which are vital for climate research. Researchers are working to protect this ancient tree and its surrounding ecosystem.
Scientists unlock genetic key to higher peanut yield
A team of 19 researchers from Australia and China assessed the genome-wide diversity of 269 peanut accessions, including wild species, landraces, and improved species
Urban spider found building soundproof webs to keep noise out
Indias urban centres are notorious for their noise pollution; the new study raises questions about what its findings mean for spiders living in such places
RNA-based antiviral offers strong defence against deadly agri virus
In India, CMV is responsible for 25-30% yield losses in banana plantations. In pumpkins, cucumbers, and melons, infection rates can soar up to 70%. Affected plants develop a mosaic discoloration, stunted growth, and commercially unviable fruits
Malabar Flash butterfly spotted at The Nilgiris
Malabar Flash, a reddish, dark brown butterfly makes an appearance in the Kundah slopes of the Nilgiris, making it its first ever photographic record in the hills
Mercury crosses 40 degrees mark in most places in Punjab, Haryana
Centuries-old museum specimens unlock mysteries of South Asian treeshrews
Study redefines taxonomy of South Asian treeshrews using century-old specimens and modern morphometric analysis
City Nature Challenge 2025 in Visakhapatnam: Join the biodiversity hunt with iNaturalist
Clock in your observations from forest edges to backyard gardens on iNaturalist app during the City Nature Challenge from April 25 and 28
At 93, Galapagos tortoise becomes a mom to four: See adorable photos
Top Global companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, study findss
A new study estimates that the world's largest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, aiming to hold companies accountable like tobacco giants. The research identifies 111 companies, with the top ten fossil fuel providers, including Saudi Aramco and Gazprom, responsible for over half of the damage.
In photos: From classrooms to cabinets, how India came together for Earth Day 2025
If it can weather some challenges, AI can supercharge forecasting
Despite several challenges, scientists believe AI/ML models can be particularly useful to predict extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, torrential rainfall, and floods
Reschedule work hours to mitigate effect of extreme heatwaves, Centre tells States
Along with special attention for construction and brick kiln workers, the Labour Ministry has recommended adequate drinking water facilities, ventilation and cooling, rest areas, and health check-ups
Landmark Nepal survey estimates nearly 400 elusive snow leopards
Nepal's first nationwide survey of the threatened snow leopard estimated nearly 400 of the elusive big cats in the Himalayan nation, wildlife officials said Tuesday. It offers the most comprehensive national estimate of snow leopards -- also known as the ghosts of mountains -- previously estimated by the IUCN to be in the range of 301-400.
With growing tiger population, Madhya Pradesh to develop buffer zones around tiger reserves
The tiger population in the buffer zones of the States nine tiger reserves has increased from 526 to 785 over the past four years, underlining the importance of continued conservation efforts, the State govt. said
Global warming is a security threat and armies must adapt: experts
From responding to weather disasters to rising competition in the fast-warming Arctic, militaries are exposed to climate change and cannot let it become a strategic lind spot, security experts say. What I worry about, as someone who worked in national security for a long time, is this blind spot puts the US at risk, she said.
Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up mission
It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that doesn't mean it's free of that modern scourge of the environment -- the rubbish humanity discards. For him, a clean environment is vital for future generations, and he hopes the initiative will be just the first in a series of campaigns to clean up the desert. vid-anr/fka/srm/dcp/tym
Indonesia food plan risks 'world's largest' deforestation
An Indonesian soldier gives a thumbs up as he crosses a rice field on a combine harvester in remote Papua, where a government food security mega-project has raised fears of mass deforestation.the military had the resources and high discipline to accelerate the food project while securing stability and security in the region.
Indians battle respiratory issues, skin rashes in worlds most polluted town
UK wildfires push records in first four months of 2025
More than 110 wildfires have raged in the UK since the start of the year, according to satellite data released Monday, making it one of the worst years on record. The EFFIS data is based on satellite readings and only maps fires that are 30 hectares or larger -- accounting for the difference with records from the local authority.
Scientists find green way to recycle toxic perovskite solar cells
Perovskites allow for solar panels to be produced at lower cost and higher efficiency, yet they also contain elements like lead that complicate their reuse
Is nitrogen, the building block of life, a latent time-bomb?
Nitrous oxide is the third most abundant of the greenhouse gases; it accentuates the greenhouse effect in the same way as carbon dioxide does by capturing re-radiated infrared radiation from the Earths surface and warming the troposphere; urgent action on it is critical to achieving climate goals
Climate experts seek 'right to cool', heat protection for informal sector workers during summer
In its seasonal outlook, the IMD warned that the number of heatwave days this summer might be significantly higher than usual, especially over Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and western Madhya Pradesh.
Rejosari Senik: rising above the water
The waters around this hamlet in Central Java, Indonesia, have risen due to global warming and have swallowed the land
Bogota ends one year of climate-induced water rationing
Residents in Colombia's biggest city Bogota won a much-desired reprieve from year-long water rationing Friday, with authorities announcing tough climate-induced cuts will end. While climate change has worsened the city's water woes, Andres Torres, director of the Water Institute at Javeriana University in Bogota, said cuts were like an x-ray exposing poor resource management over years.
Pupy elephant arrives at Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo
Pupy, a 35-year-old African elephant, has been relocated from Buenos Aires' Ecopark to Elephant Sanctuary Brazil after a 2,700-kilometer journey. The move follows criticism of her previous living conditions.
Earthquake of magnitude 2.9 hits Assam's Nagaon
A 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck Assam's Nagaon district on Saturday morning at 7:38 am, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology. The tremor had a depth of 10 km, with coordinates of 26.50 latitude and 93.27 longitude. Further details about the impact and any potential damage are still pending.
Vietnam ups wind, solar targets as energy demand soars
Vietnam has dramatically increased its wind and solar targets as it looks to up its energy production by 2030 to meet soaring demand, according to a revised version of its national power plan. With targets set at 73 gigawatts (GW) for solar and 38 GW for onshore wind energy by 2030 -- and a significant increase to 296 GW and 230 GW by 2050 -- the plan looks eally ambitious, said Andri Prasetiyo, senior researcher at Senik Centre Asia.
Earth Day 2025 | Here are 10 essential reads
Reminders that the earth and what it sustains are not merely resources to exploit, barter, and conquer
Colossal squid caught on camera for first time in deep sea
The squid filmed was a juvenile about 1 foot in length. Adult colossal squids, which scientists have uncovered from the bellies of whales and seabirds, can reach lengths up to 23 feet
As Sterlite Copper shifts its machinery, questions arise over who gains or loses
How governmentality exacerbates the problem of farmers stubble burning
A new study by researchers Sujit Raghunathrao Jagadale and Javed M. Shaikh at the Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar analyses the problem of stubble burning from the lens of governmentality and market failure
A viable population of lions can easily be established in the space available at Kuno
It has been 12 years since the Supreme Court ordered the translocation of the Asiatic lions to Kuno in an attempt to provide them with a second home, but this never materialised, and the long-term survival of the big cats continues to be precarious. Bengaluru-based wildlife biologist and conservation scientist Ravi Chellam, who has been involved with the conservation of Asiatic lions since 1985, details some of the issues surrounding their conservation.
Greenlands melting ice, unstable fjords vex extraction of oil and minerals Trump covets
Greenland banned drilling for fossil fuels in 2021 yet Trump remains eager to have exploration resume off the island at exceptionally high cost
Zoo in Spain helps elderly elephantsagegracefully
Like older people, elderly animals require regular health checks, arthritis treatment, nutritional supplements, adapted living spaces, and monitoring of mental health
White House aims to eliminate NOAA climate research in budget plan
The moves are part of a plan to downsize NOAA dramatically, slashing agency funding by around $1.67 billion, or 27%
Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security
National security depends on the ability of a nation to maintain productive ecosystems, resilient biological communities, and sustainable access to natural resources
The Beijing India Report as milestone and opportunity
The report has an inadequate climate-gender connection, which must be rectified with policy and ground-level changes
At least 25 killed in lightning strikes, hailstorms in several districts of Bihar
The IMD has issued an orange alert for a number of districts, including Darbhanga, East Champaran, Nalanda and Patna; forecast heavy rainfall April 10 and April 11
Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty on myths surrounding the red sand boa
Exotic snake on the loose in Sydney, coastal residents alerted
Video posted to social media showed a Boa constrictor slowly worming across a waterside footpath next to a beach.
Delhi HC declines PIL for protecting peacocks from electrocution
The court said the petitioner should approach the authorities concerned with its grievances as courts couldnt legislate or frame laws.
As the world burns more, the Arctic biome is refusing more carbon
As wildfires become more common and more intense, they are disrupting the earths carbon balance
Heatwaves drove 1/3rd of rise in India's power demand during 2024 summer: Report
During the peak heatwave months from April to June, the demand was 10.8% higher than the previous year
West Africa chimps are losing their culture, in another human legacy
Significant changes in a population, like due to human-driven habitat loss, can have a long-lasting impact on the preservation of cultural traditions
Delhi government to control dust at construction sites, clean trees regularly to curb pollution
The Delhi government plans to implement micro-level interventions, such as strict dust control at construction sites, promoting electric vehicles, expanding the metro network, and cleaning inner roads with mechanized sweepers to combat air pollution. Experts emphasize sustainable urban mobility and data-driven strategies to improve air quality.
First alien beehive-invading beetle recorded in India
The small hive beetle has been a threat to the honeybee industry worldwide
Climate envoys from EU discuss climate action with Indian officials
The evironmental high-level talks come on the margins of a meeting between the Prime Minister and the European Commission in February, and the upcoming COP30 in November
ZSI study on blackflies offers hope for river blindness control
Researchers worked on four species collected from eight locations in the central Himalayan region
UP: Rare long-snouted vine snake rediscovered in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
The discovery was made on March 28 during a rhino release operation in the Palia Kheri division, when a vibrant green snake emerged while officials were clearing a termite mound for safety, they said.
Kayaking on Kochis bioluminescent backwaters
Travel and adventure companies have curated bioluminesent kayaking packages as a sustainable and safe way to witness the stunning natural phenomenon in Kochi
Assam refinery discharging effluents in Brahmaputra tributary: Green activist
Refuting the allegation, the Numaligarh Refinery Limited said it will cooperate with the CPCB and other agencies for continued compliance with pollution norms
Why India needs to clean its air
Indias clean air future will be shaped not by dashboards but by people, partnerships, and purpose. Lasting solutions depend on those working on the ground: municipal officers, planners, engineers, and community leaders
Forest areas encroached in 25 States, Union Territories; MP, Assam worst affected: Government report
Over 13,000 sq km of forest area under encroachment in India, with Madhya Pradesh having the highest encroachment.
All in a days work: making dead flowers bloom again, consistently
Sustainability is not just for the professionals in the environment space or for the diehard green enthusiasts. It is for everyone to pursue in their daily walk. Zero Waste Day was observed recently on March 30, and here are two residents of Chennai who have woven green thinking into their workaday lives, balancing a busy work schedule with composting of floral waste
El Nino ruled out during monsoon this year: IMD
Before the monsoons kick in, however, India will be reeling in above normal temperatures during the summer months; there could be more heatwave days this year, says the IMD
Around the world, plastics are finding their way into farm fields
Morocco 'water highway' averts crisis in cities amid doubts over sustainability
Morocco has long suffered from extreme disparities in rainfall between the Atlas mountain ranges and the semi-arid and desert regions farther south
AI-powered drones track down fires in German forests
Thirty teams from around the world are competing for a multi-million-dollar prize to develop the ability to autonomously put out fires within 10 minutes
