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Maharashtra's downgrading of legal protection for leopards symbolic, aims to facilitate Vantara: experts

India, March 13 -- Experts say that Maharashtra's move to reclassify the leopard (Panthera pardus) from Schedule I to Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 or WLPA is setting a wrong prec... और पढ़ें


Extreme heat severely limits daily activity for more people in India than anywhere else: Study

India, March 13 -- A study highlights that India faces severe limitations on daily activities due to extreme heat, affecting both younger and older adults. The Indo-Gangetic Plain and eastern lowland... और पढ़ें


Oil tops $100 as conflict disrupts supply; IEA announces record release; India moves to stabilise LPG supply

India, March 12 -- Global oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel due to escalating Gulf conflicts disrupting supply chains This is despite IEA's historic release of 400 million barrels from strate... और पढ़ें


Africa's tyre waste crisis: Tech exists, scale doesn't

India, March 12 -- Africa faces a growing environmental challenge with millions of waste tyres accumulating annually. It poses health risks and contributes to pollution. Small-scale recycling effort... और पढ़ें


Women still shut out of global political power; only 1 in 7 countries led by women, UN data shows

India, March 12 -- Only 28 countries are currently led by a woman, while 101 have never had a female head of state or government New UN Women and IPU data shows women hold just 22.4% of cabinet posts... और पढ़ें


Cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo polluting air and displacing communities: Report

India, March 12 -- The CMOC Group Limited, the world's largest producer of cobalt, has caused serious environmental and public health damage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a n... और पढ़ें


Africa needs 50 million new homes, but building is bad for the environment: how to finance 'green' solutions

India, March 12 -- Construction accounts for 39% of global carbon emissions, with concrete alone producing about 8% of the world's greenhouse gases. Africa faces a housing deficit of around 50 millio... और पढ़ें


Dry winter and rising temperatures leave Kashmir's lifeline Jhelum river at historic low

India, March 12 -- The Kashmir Valley is witnessing one of its most unusual early springs in decades, with the river Jhelum, its lifeline, dropping below the zero-gauge level while temperatures surge ... और पढ़ें


West Asia conflict hits Indian kitchens: LPG crisis shuts restaurants across cities

India, March 12 -- India's LPG supply is facing serious disruption as tensions in West Asia impact tanker routes through the Strait of Hormuz. With nearly 62 per cent of India's cooking gas imported, ... और पढ़ें


The spotted hyenas of Mekelle: Meet the accidental eco-warriors of Ethiopia's second-largest city

India, March 12 -- The enigmatic spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), the second-largest land carnivore in Africa after the African lion, has emerged as an unlikely 'eco-warrior' in Ethiopia's second-larg... और पढ़ें