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Ayahuasca: US tourist's death in Peru highlights how Amazonia's sacred hallucinogenic ceremony continues to be the poster child of indigenous knowledge's misappropriation

New Delhi, June 19 -- The death of a United States (US) tourist in Peru earlier this month again brought issues of traditional knowledge's misappropriation, lack of regulation as well as Access and Be... Read More


How India moves: Patna, Bihar's capital, faces major shortage of city buses; needs more local trains

New Delhi, June 19 -- Patna, the capital of Bihar and a Smart City, is changing at a rapid pace. But traffic jams on its roads continue. The city still does not have a definitive Comprehensive Mobilit... Read More


Europe faces deep winter freeze if Atlantic current collapses, study finds

New Delhi, June 19 -- The collapse of a key Atlantic Ocean current system could plunge winter temperatures across northern Europe to unprecedented lows, even in a world warmed by greenhouse gas emissi... Read More


World has little more than 3 years left to exhaust 50% carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C: Analysis

New Delhi, June 19 -- The world's carbon budget is rapidly diminishing. A new assessment revealed that 50 per cent of the remaining carbon budget will likely be exhausted in just over three years if t... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker Maximum temperatures remain below 40 degrees C across cities, but Srinagar sees highest jump over normal for this time of year

New Delhi, June 19 -- 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 of the... Read More


Shell warns of global trade shock as Israel-Iran tensions escalate

New Delhi, June 19 -- As conflict escalates between Israel and Iran, energy giant Shell has issued a stark warning that a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz - a critical maritime chokepoint - could trig... Read More


Three of five global hunger hotspots of highest concern in Africa: UN

New Delhi, June 19 -- African countries Sudan, South Sudan and Mali are among five global hunger hotspots of highest concern, warned a new joint United Nations report. The UN's Food and Agriculture O... Read More


Urban heat islands are causing Indian cities to boil. And the poor are paying the price

New Delhi, June 18 -- The onset of summer occurred unexpectedly early in 2025. Alerts for heatwaves were being circulated by the India Meteorological Department by the end of March. The number of heat... Read More


Continued presence of Striped Hyenas in Asansol and Durgapur a compelling symbol of resilience and fragility

New Delhi, June 18 -- Situated on the eastern fringes of the Chotanagpur Plateau, the Asansol and Durgapur region in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district represents a unique ecological transition ... Read More


Protests erupt over garbage incinerator in eco-sensitive Gangotri zone

New Delhi, June 18 -- A waste incineration plant operating in the eco-sensitive Bhagirathi region of Uttarakhand is allegedly polluting the Ganga and violating environmental regulations, a coalition o... Read More