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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Topic: environment

Scientists are racing to save Florida’s coral reefs from the deadly heatwave

The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration has warned that an extremely powerful El Nino — seen as the strongest one in the last 150 years — is warming up the ocean waters.

India’s Kharif sowing down by nearly 39 lakh hectares as rainfall deficit hits farmers

As per ICAR, a total area of 787.38 lakh hectares was sown in the Kharif season this year till July compared to 836.19 lakh hectares sown during the same period last year.

AI data centres do not need environment clearance, Centre tells Parliament

The environment ministry, however, said prior environmental clearance will be required for AI data centres if they are proposed as a part of a building and construction project.

Mumbai is running out of drinking water. A desalination plant in Manori is BMC’s solution

Mumbai is set to get its first-ever desalination plant, which will turn saline water from the Arabian Sea into drinking water, at a scale the city has never attempted before.

Not just El Nino. Climate change primary cause of global coral bleaching, says new US study

The study, published in Oceanography journal, looked at the main global bleaching events — 1998, 2010, 2014-17, and 2018-2025 — and how they coincided with El Nino events.

Bigger than Goa, older than Russia. World’s largest iceberg A23a disappears after 40 years

At its peak, the A23a mega iceberg spanned around 3,500 square kilometres, which is double the size of London and triple that of New York City.

Delhi govt to launch Rs 8,300-crore ‘Clean Air, Healthy Delhi’ project with help of World Bank

The project, ‘Clean Air, Healthy Delhi’, aims to better manage the air quality by improving monitoring, data analytics, public awareness, and better coordination with other states.

The Indian sky will likely see northern lights tonight. Here’s why

The vibrant, wave-like coloured lights are likely to be seen from the heights of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, parts of Kashmir, and the Pangong Tso lake and Hanle regions of Ladakh tonight.

Star of this Nilgiris documentary is a lizard that lives in backyards. Watch it on Nat Geo

What began as a short 20-30 minute documentary for YouTube eventually grew into The Nilgiris: A Shared Wilderness, a feature-length film, with the help of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.

Gentoo penguins shifting breeding season, says Argentine study. Extreme heat is the problem

Researchers at the Laboratory of Ecology and Wildlife Conservation in Argentina and the School of Biological and Medical Sciences monitored Gentoo penguins from 2013 to 2024.

On Camera

$92 mn to $609 mn: Andhra FDI inflows surged after Jagan-era slowdown, TDP credits policy reset

Data on FDI rise has become a political flashpoint, with Naidu govt projecting an investor-friendly turnaround while YSRCP leader says ‘unwarranted information’ provided in House.

And it’s official: India in talks with France to join 6th Gen fighter programme FCAS

In February this year, ThePrint reported that India is exploring the possibility of teaming up with France for co-development and co-manufacturing of the futuristic FCAS.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.