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India will require 9 GW of charging capacity for e-trucks by 2030: Report

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Summary India will need approximately 9 GW of charging capacity by 2030 to support the growing demand for electric trucks. The PM E-DRIVE scheme offers incentives for e-trucks, ... Read More


In Jammu and Kashmir, common leopards make their way to snow leopard habitats

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Summary A study in Jammu and Kashmir reveals that common leopards are encroaching on snow leopard habitats possibly due to climate change. This shift, documented by camera traps... Read More


Vultures vs dogs fallout: 'Humans either feed canines or don't; either way their behaviour changes and they become predatory'

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- This is the fifth in a 6-part series. Read the first, second, third and fourth parts On August 11, a 2-judge bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan directed that... Read More


India to improve weather forecasting accuracy for better power demand estimation, amid renewables push

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Summary India is enhancing its weather forecasting accuracy to better estimate power demand amid its renewable energy expansion. With solar and wind energy reliant on local weat... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker: Chennai recorded highest daytime and night-time temperatures

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Note: Data for capital cities of 27 states (data not available for Goa) and 8 union territories. In certain states where data is not available for the capital city, data for one ... Read More


Vultures vs dogs fallout: 'Anecdotal evidence exists, but still very difficult to quantify increase in dogs because of vulture decline'

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- On August 11, a 2-judge bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan directed that stray dogs be removed from the streets of Delhi and the National Capital Region as ea... Read More


Extreme heat threatening worker safety and productivity globally: WHO, WMO sound alarm on growing workplace heat stress

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- An increase of one degree beyond 20 degrees Celsius (degrees C) in wet-bulb global temperature (WBGT) slashes global worker productivity by 2-3 per cent, while also causing addit... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker: Dehradun sees highest jump over average maximum temperature

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Note: Data for capital cities of 27 states (data not available for Goa) and 8 union territories. In certain states where data is not available for the capital city, data for one ... Read More


Vultures vs dogs fallout: 'Availability of food waste in urban areas needs to be stressed too'

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- On August 11, a 2-judge bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan directed that stray dogs be removed from the streets of Delhi and the National Capital Region as ea... Read More


Monsoon 2025 anomaly: Surge in western disturbances intensifying Himalayan disasters, driven by warming

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Summary Monsoon 2025 saw 14 western disturbances, far higher than usual for the season. Extra-tropical storms intensified rainfall and triggered flash floods in Himachal Pradesh... Read More