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Version 1.1.0 of the official Akismet Drupal module is out with support for Drupal 12. If you’re planning your move to 12, spam protection won’t hold you back. Here are the highlights. Drupal 12 from day one The module now runs on Drupal 10.3+, 11 and 12. On Drupal 12, Akismet checks comments and user

Manglu Dorla’s house stands where the forest opens into the Sabari river in Konta, a village in the Sukma district of southern Chhattisgarh. Dorla’s family has farmed the land for generations. The forest supplies the fuel, fodder, and food. Now, he fears that he may be forced to abandon his home, along with other residents

In 1908, while reflecting on modern civilisation in Hind Swaraj, Gandhi questioned the belief that human progress required the continuous expansion of wants. His better-known formulation, that the Earth has enough for everyone’s needs but not for everyone’s greed, made the same point more simply. It asked societies to distinguish between the resources required for

West Bengal is set to reintroduce a tiger to Buxa Tiger Reserve, in an attempt to establish a population outside the Sundarbans. A tigress aged more than three years has been brought from Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve and will initially be kept in a 2.3-hectare enclosure to acclimatise. The state plans to introduce another two

On October 2, Maharashtra is set to begin issuing the Women Farmers Certificates (WFCs) under the newly enacted Women Farmer’s Empowerment Act 2026. The certificates will formally recognise women engaged in agriculture or allied activities as farmers, even when they do not own the land. The WFC will open doors for lakhs of women who

This is Part 4 of a series on exotic pet trade. The series looks at the health impacts, legal challenges and the ecological consequences of keeping exotic wild animals as pets. Part 1 explores how the trade enables zoonoses; Part 2 observes how India is emerging as a link in the global primate trade; and