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Pregnant elephant may have accidentally eaten cracker-filled fruit: Environment Ministry

The Environment Ministry also noted that locals often resort to an illegal act of planting explosive-filled fruits to repel wild boars from entering plantation farms.

Covid shows future powered by wind, solar energy is short on batteries

A drop in energy demand caused by the Covid crisis has left European grids overloaded with green electricity, underlining the need for storage in a low-carbon energy system.

Antarctica’s snow is turning green while we are distracted by a coronavirus

The Antarctic Peninsula, one of the fastest-warming places on Earth, is seeing so-called snow algae turning the snow green.

Coronavirus pandemic can finally bring an end to our exploitation of the ocean

Post-Covid recovery plans will give governments an opportunity to align consumption patterns with environmental goals & encourage sustainable fishing practices.

Locust attack badly-timed serious infestation, says environment ministry official

Soumitra Dasgupta, IG Wildlife at Ministry of Environment, said that it happens on a small scale but the current attack is a once-in-a-three decade situation.

Moths on night shift are working harder than other insects

A new research found moths visit a surprisingly diverse range of plants. And science may have overlooked their pollination activities because they work while we sleep.

Odisha govt seeks cyclone Amphan damage assessment report from districts

As per preliminary reports, 19,38,382 power consumers have been affected in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajapur, Mayurbhanj, Jagatsinghpur and Ganjam districts, officials said.

Very severe cyclonic storm — Cyclone Amphan passes West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts at 155-165 Kmph

As per the IMD, the system is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards with a wind speed of 140-150 Kmph gusting to 165 Kmph during the next two hours.

Bangladesh evacuates 20 lakh people and deploys military to deal with cyclone ‘Amphan’

Bangladesh's Meteorology Dept said the Sundarbans with its mangrove forests was likely to absorb main brunt of the cyclone, leading to less number of human casualties.

Despite environmental progress, parts of the world may soon become uninhabitable

Even with diminished industrial activity, air travel and automobile traffic, the pandemic continues to have mixed effects on the overall health of the planet.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

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.