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Beyond water scarcity: Efficiency, conservation and Delhi's path forward

India, Jan. 19 -- Delhi faces a severe water crisis due to high losses, excessive consumption and poor wastewater management. Despite initiatives like smart metering, over half of the city's treated ... Read More


Electricity Amendment Bill: Centre signals course correction after stakeholder pushback

India, Jan. 19 -- The Union government is revising the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025. It aims to reform power distribution and improve financial discipline. The Bill proposes competition in ret... Read More


DISCOMs post rare profit, but questions remain over sustainability and accounting reforms

India, Jan. 19 -- India's power distribution companies have reported a rare consolidated profit after decades of losses The government credits tighter enforcement and accounting reforms rather than t... Read More


Why Tanzania's young people took to the streets - and what their protests reveal

India, Jan. 19 -- Tanzania's Gen Z protests were triggered by disputed elections, a violent security crackdown and long-standing economic frustration High youth unemployment, rising living costs and ... Read More


African scientists outline actions to reshape health research landscape, spur innovation

India, Jan. 19 -- Scientists propose six strategic actions to revitalise health research and development in Africa. These aim to address socio-economic challenges. Scientists emphasise collaboration... Read More


BNHS and NMCG launch project to protect Indian Skimmer in the Ganga Basin

India, Jan. 19 -- The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has launched a new conservation project under the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) at Dehradun to protect the endangered Indian Skimm... Read More


Gobar Times: The peacock's changing world

India, Jan. 19 -- In recent years, the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) has begun turning up in some surprising places. If you live in South India, you may have seen one stroll calmly through a field, ... Read More


Sacred groves in northern Western Ghats face highest human pressure, study finds

India, Jan. 19 -- Sacred groves in the northern Western Ghats show the highest levels of human disturbance, a new study finds Researchers compared four forest protection regimes across the Konkan and... Read More


Land is power-and India's women are still denied it

India, Jan. 16 -- Chopdiyal, Uttarakhand. At first glance, this small hill village nestled in the Himalayas in Chamba tehsil of Tehri district reveals itself to be a settlement of hardworking farmers.... Read More


India eyes green industrial heat for MSMEs, procuring bioenergy raw material remains challenging

India, Jan. 16 -- India is focusing on bioenergy to decarbonise industrial heat, crucial for MSMEs. The country faces challenges in securing reliable biomass supply chains. The government is explori... Read More