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Many medium-sized Indian cities could experience disproportionately higher temperature increases compared to surrounding rural areas, even under a 2°C global warming scenario, the upper limit for warming set under the Paris Agreement.  A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences analysed 104 cities, with a population between 300,000 and one million […]

The Southern Indian Ocean off the southwest coast of Australia is one of the saltiest parts of the global ocean. However, climate change is altering the very nature of this section, freshening it, with implications for ocean biodiversity, according to a new study by Colorado University Boulder. The area of salty seawater has decreased by

This ‘desi dish’ is a delight that our entire family enjoys. Fara with gajar ka halwa Ingredients Fara (Rice flour, soaked chana dal, turmeric powder, salt, hing, coriander leaves and curry leaves) and Gajar ka halwa (Carrot, milk, ghee and some dry fruits). Method For Fara, soak 1/4 cup chana dal and 1/4 cup urad

Our family usually used to have ‘Fara chatani’ during the festival of light, Diwali. Fara chatani Ingredients Lentils Rice flour Chilli, garlic Asafoetida Salt.                                                    Method Soak dal and grind it with garlic, chilli, and salt. Stuff rice dough in the shape of gujiyas and steam them just like momos (Tibetan-style dumplings). Pulses are more than

“…Neither a fleeting joy, nor an unbidden laughter remains. In a moment, OIL took it all, stripping me of everything.” This stanza is from a poem written by Papul Gogoi, a resident of Baghjan, Assam, from the point of view of a (fictional) woman who lost everything in the Baghjan blowout, a 2020 industrial disaster

Forest fires burn for nearly a week across Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland Indian Air Force helicopters deploy thousands of litres of water in high-altitude operations Blazes reported in Lohit valley, Walong and Dzukou Valley regions Army and local authorities join efforts in difficult Himalayan terrain Dry weather and shifting cultivation cited among possible causes Forest

NGT halts Punjab river desilting auctions pending clearances. NGT grants MoEFCC time to verify Stage-I compliance violations in four-laning project of Sirhind-Patiala road. NGT orders MCD, DPCC reports on Savitri Nagar pond encroachments. Desilting of rivers in Punjab The National Green Tribunal (NGT) February 17, 2026 directed that, as an interim measure, the desilting work

On the morning of January 3, 2026, wildlife biologist Sanjay Gubbi posted on social media that an “ultra-rare” leopard colour morph had been recorded in Karnataka’s Vijayanagara district for the first time. The camera trap image obtained by Gubbi and his team at the Holématthi Nature Foundation (HNF) showed an Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)