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Earth Day turns 50, and the world is celebrating it digitally for the first time

Theme for 50th anniversary of Earth Day is climate action, already the topic of conversation around the world in the coronavirus pandemic.

India’s lockdown sees clean energy sources gain at the expense of coal

Nuclear & hydropower made up 27% of India’s total generation, up from 22%, and coal shrank to 65% from 71%, as of 15 April.

The male, female and pollen behind J&K order to chop ‘Covid-19’ trees

Covid-19 is a new infection and not enough is known about it, but experts don't think the pollen of Russian poplars spreads the virus.

Want to stop the next pandemic? Start protecting wildlife habitats

The assault on ecosystems that allowed Covid-19 to jump from animals to humans went far beyond merchants hunting and selling rare wildlife.

India’s dirty air has become cleaner after coronavirus lockdown

The lockdown improved air quality index to satisfactory levels in nearly 90% of 103 cities monitored by Central Pollution Control Board on 29 March.

Indian zoos and national parks on Covid-19 alert after tiger tests positive in US

India will now begin testing samples from zoo animals for coronavirus if they display symptoms of respiratory infections.

How we discovered slow earthquakes that happen over weeks or even months

Slow slip events occur faster than average plate motion, but are too slow to generate measurable seismic waves. So studied them with GPS networks.

Save foxes, dholes and hyenas, look beyond tigers and snow leopards, study says

A group of wildlife researchers has sought the creation of Canid Conservation Units aimed at wild canids, with an aim to also save ‘less-appreciated’ landscapes.

Climate change clips nightingales’ wings, making them less likely to survive migration: Study

A new study has found that natural selection driven by climate change is causing nightingales to evolve with shorter wings.

Why methane is a far more dangerous greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide

A continued rise in the amount of methane in the air could easily cancel out any near-term progress we make in reducing CO2 emissions.

On Camera

Om Birla, Jagdeep Dhankhar are more vocal, visible. And up against an aggressive new Opposition

The conduct of both Speakers in Parliament last week is a vestige of the past decade. The Opposition’s pushback is evidence that politics ended on 4 June 2024.

Arvind Subramanian on India having missed its chance to rationalise GST rates — ‘moment has passed’

Speaking at an event, the former CEA says he no longer thinks fuel & electricity should be included in GST and added that India has only now, 7 yrs later, reached pre-GST revenue levels.

India’s indigenous light tank ‘Zorawar’ unveiled, fastest product development by DRDO, L&T

Tank will go for desert trials later this yr in coordination with Army & eventually high-altitude areas of Ladakh to test its capabilities to operate in such terrain & extreme winters.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.