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Northeast monsoon approaches South India: Rainfall likely within two to three days as a developing Bay of Bengal low-pressure system influences weather. Hailstorm alert for Northern states: Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh may experience hailstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 50 kilometres per hour on October 14–15. Thunderstorms expected across several states: Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan,

A new study reveals snake envenoming is a far greater public health crisis than previously understood, with sub-Saharan Africa bearing the heaviest toll. Researchers used geostatistical modeling to estimate up to 7 million envenomings and over 500,000 deaths annually, highlighting the urgent need for targeted antivenom distribution and improved healthcare access in rural areas. Not

When European buyers stop ordering steel, the consequences for an Indian manufacturer can begin well before a carbon bill arrives. For Chandan Steel Limited, a stainless steel manufacturer based in Gujarat, some smaller European customers have already disappeared as the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) adds a new layer of costs, emissions

My neighbour in Gurugram has a hedge of roses and jasmines outside the brick wall of her house. Just before the rains it is fragrant with white jasmines and in the winter season there are clusters of small pink and white roses on the hedge. My house, also in Gurugram, has a hedgerow of hibiscus

In the tidal waters of West Bengal’s Rupnarayan river, Ganges river dolphins live with constantly shifting water levels, currents and conditions. A new study in the river found that tide, time of day and lunar cycle influences when the dolphins were detected. Published in Aquatic Mammals, the month-long study examined the these parameters together in

I’ve been wondering how far a theme can take OpenStation. Not just a wallpaper and a different color, but everything: windows, dock, menus, fonts, icons, layouts, etc. So I tried to make wp-admin look like two operating systems from a long time ago. Can you believe that this is still WordPress? Turns out that the

India’s disaster-management system has become considerably better at seeing danger coming. Cyclones are tracked earlier, rainfall forecasts have improved, flood and tsunami warnings travel faster, and alerts can increasingly be delivered directly to mobile phones. The country has also built formidable response capacity since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 exposed the weaknesses of an

Grape farmers in Maharashtra fear harvest losses of up to 40% as drought and water scarcity threaten vineyards across the state. Nashik district reportedly received just 34.3% of its normal monsoon rainfall, affecting grapes, onions, pearl millet and other crops. Farmers warn that existing water reserves may sustain vineyards until the December-January harvest, but prolonged