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New rules on fly ash disposal a ‘positive step’, but experts say health, ecology risks remain

Fly ash is the residue of coal combustion, which, if disposed of improperly, is hazardous. New govt rules include a system of environmental compensation based on polluter-pays principle.

Cheetah ‘all set to return’ to India 70 years after it went extinct in the country

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched an action plan under which 50 of these big cats will be introduced in the next 5 years. The cheetah went extinct in 1952 in India.

The world has a new path to sustainable energy and net zero emissions — ‘green hydrogen’

Terms like ‘grey’, ‘blue’, ‘green’ are being associated when describing hydrogen technologies. It all comes down to the way it is produced.

India takes new steps to kick old habits of burning farm waste

Workers in Haryana are encouraging farmers to use a new organic spray to decompose crop residue, rather than set it ablaze, in a bid to deal with stubble burning.

Adani Group set for 1st coal exports from controversial Australia mine decade after takeover

The project, proposed in 2010, has become a global emblem for opposition to fossil fuels. It has been impeded by legal challenges and a sustained campaign by climate activists,

India’s renewables boom set to lift power exchange spot trading, says Indian Energy Exchange

More than a quarter of the nation’s electricity could be purchased through spot deals within a couple years, quadruple the current level.

Solid waste could play an important role in fueling airlines

Bio-waste is the next fuel for the global air transport industry if it wants to achieve net-zero emissions as promised in October 2021.

A white Christmas week for Shillong as it ‘snows’ in Meghalaya capital

What appeared to be pre-Christmas snow was actually ‘small-sized hailstones’. In past decade, there have been just ‘3-4 instances' of hailstorms in Shillong, says IMD scientist.

The future is here at Ola FutureFactory as AI & women workers join hands for big EV push

What makes Ola FutureFactory in TN unique is its size, scale, ambition, demand — and the fact that it is almost entirely staffed by women workers.

Poland’s border wall will cut Europe’s oldest forest in half

Poland is planning to build a wall along its border with Belarus, primarily to block migrants fleeing the Middle East and Asia.

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.