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Many reasons to be appalled by Amazon fires but depleting oxygen supply not one of them

Even a huge increase in forest fires would produce changes in oxygen that are difficult to measure. There’s enough oxygen in the air to last for millions of years.

Extinction is normal but plants going extinct 350 times faster should alarm us

Earth is seeing an unprecedented loss of species, which some ecologists are calling a sixth mass extinction. More recently, 571 plant species were declared extinct.

India wants international curbs on timber trade lifted, says woodwork industry suffering

As Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna meets in Geneva, India to urge it to delist timber as exotic & endangered species.

Human beings are pushing larger animals like rhinos & elephants to extinction faster

The future belongs to smaller, faster, more fecund, more generalist and preferentially insect-eating species.

India needs farming overhaul as Northeast and J&K get hotter, Gujarat & Rajasthan colder

IMD study analyses climate change in 127 ‘agroclimatic’ zones, says Northeast, J&K getting hotter and Gujarat, Rajasthan colder.

Crisis no one is talking about: India’s water stress nearing Day Zero, when taps run dry

The World Resources Institute's Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas has ranked India 13 on its list of "extremely highly" water stressed countries, citing its population.

Technology companies should slow rush to mine the deep seas

Researchers have warned that loss of metal-rich rocks could cause changes that will last over geologic timescales & impact food chains beyond the deep seafloor.

If climate change doesn’t slow down, many bird species will be on brink of extinction

A new study has found that birds are changing their reproduction and migration patterns to cope with the climate crisis but not fast enough.

Europe is reversing trend on deforestation, thanks to migration & govt policies

In the last century, trees flourished as people left the countryside for the city, and intensive agriculture meant less land was needed for farming.

Global heatwave: The human body is already close to its thermal limits

When the air temperature exceeds 35°C, it is so full of water vapour that sweat no longer evaporates. Our body’s core temperature starts rising.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.