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India updates disaster list to include heatwaves and lightning after Finance Commission push

India, Aug. 7 -- India has added heatwaves and lightning to its list of notified natural disasters, making states eligible for financial assistance under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The decisi... और पढ़ें


India on e-wheels: Himachal Pradesh bets on electric buses to clean up mountain transport

India, Aug. 7 -- Himachal Pradesh has inducted 297 new electric buses in a single rollout, taking its operational e-bus fleet to 407. Officials say the new buses will operate on 318 routes and cover ... और पढ़ें


New route to pasture

India, Aug. 3 -- Temporary government policies have a habit of outliving their deadlines. But few survive for 56 years. In February 1968, the Himachal Pradesh government froze the number of animals ea... और पढ़ें


Global hunger falls in 2025 but world remains off track for zero hunger goal; Africa overtakes Asia as world's largest hunger hotspot: UN SOFI report

India, July 22 -- An estimated 645 million people faced hunger in 2025, down from 2024 but still 61 million higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic. The UN report says the world remains off track to... और पढ़ें


Hunger declines, but still 100 million go hungry in India, shows UN data

India, July 22 -- The share of undernourished Indians has more than halved over the past two decades, from 21.1 per cent in 2004-06 to 9.8 per cent in 2023-25 - a decline of roughly 101 million people... और पढ़ें


Fields of fuel

India, July 17 -- On June 13 this year, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced the legal recognition of 100 per cent ethanol as a transport fuel, allowing vehicles to ru... और पढ़ें


Farm incomes in rich countries could be 20 times higher than South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa by 2035, report says

India, July 7 -- Farm workers in high-income countries are projected to earn about 20 times more than those in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa by 2035, according to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook... और पढ़ें


Food crops to remain backbone of global biofuel production through 2035, OECD-FAO report finds

India, July 6 -- Food-based biofuels will remain the backbone of global biofuel production through 2035. First-generation ethanol and biodiesel from maize, sugarcane and vegetable oils will continue ... और पढ़ें


FIFA World Cup's 'dangerously hot' match conditions show how climate change is reshaping sport

India, July 3 -- A severe heat dome has settled over the East Coast of North America as the FIFA World Cup enters its knockout stages. Climate Central says the heatwave, at its peak, was made at leas... और पढ़ें


New South-North Commission on Development launches in Hamburg; sets itself task to rewrite rules of global cooperation

India, June 30 -- In one of the most consequential outcomes of this year's Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC), the South North Commission on Development was formally launched on the gathering's s... और पढ़ें