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Clockwise from top left: Boiga forsteni, named for Eltio A Forsten; Cnemaspis smaug, after Tolkien’s dragon; Ahaetulla dispar, linked to Sinhala for “eye plucker”; and Cyrtodactylus khasiensis, after the Khasi Hills.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Latin, local tongues and legends: Study decodes the meanings of 1,047 Indian reptile names

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
The updated checklist spans 267 years of records and traces how reptile names preserve stories of places, people, languages and natural history
India’s vultures need not just conservation programmes but also protected landscapes
Wildlife & Biodiversity

India’s vultures need not just conservation programmes but also protected landscapes

Vikas Choudhary
1 min read
In addition to chemicals, electrocution is now emerging as a threat to these avian scavengers
Ashish Verma, professor and head of the Sustainable Transportation Lab at the Indian Institute of Science
Air

India on e-wheels: ‘Personal EVs alone cannot solve India’s urban transport problems’

Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
India must focus on moving more people with less energy, rather than simply adding more vehicles and road infrastructure, says IISc professor and transportation expert Ashish Verma
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Clockwise from top left: Boiga forsteni, named for Eltio A Forsten; Cnemaspis smaug, after Tolkien’s dragon; Ahaetulla dispar, linked to Sinhala for “eye plucker”; and Cyrtodactylus khasiensis, after the Khasi Hills.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Latin, local tongues and legends: Study decodes the meanings of 1,047 Indian reptile names

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Punjab’s groundwater crisis: 52% more groundwater extraction than annual availability, canals being sought as a solution
Water

Punjab’s groundwater crisis: 52% more groundwater extraction than annual availability, canals being sought as a solution

By
Vivek Mishra
3 min read
Shimla has 12 battery-powered garbage vans.
Air

India on e-wheels: Himachal Pradesh tests electric waste vans and taxis in push to take EVs beyond buses

By
Shagun
6 min read
Faster EV adoption could cut India’s oil, battery import bill by $125 billion annually by 2050: ICCT
Energy

Faster EV adoption could cut India’s oil, battery import bill by $125 billion annually by 2050: ICCT

By
Puja Das
6 min read
FAO evaluates potential and challenges of traditional herbal medicines for wider usage in livestock
Health

FAO evaluates potential and challenges of traditional herbal medicines for wider usage in livestock

By
Rajeshwari Sinha
3 min read
Madrid wants Brussels to tax oil and gas company profits to fund measures to adapt to climate change
Energy

Madrid wants Brussels to tax oil and gas company profits to fund measures to adapt to climate change

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Weakening natural carbon sinks threaten Net Zero plans: Wood Mackenzie
Climate Change

Weakening natural carbon sinks threaten Net Zero plans: Wood Mackenzie

By
Puja Das
4 min read
Two people were safely rescued on September 4 from inside the tunnel of the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project, following the devastating flood that struck the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa, Nepal on August 26, 2026.
Climate Change

Green Climate Fund responds to query on seven-year delay in Nepal glacier project, but gives only approval and implementation dates

By
Jayanta Basu
4 min read
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rainfall expected across more than 20 states; flash flood threat looms over Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rainfall expected across more than 20 states; flash flood threat looms over Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
El Nino strengthened rapidly, firmly established, may intensify further: WMO
Climate Change

El Nino strengthened rapidly, firmly established, may intensify further: WMO

By
Akshit Sangomla
4 min read
Osbeckia ulotricha, clockwise from top left: leafy twigs; the upper and lower sides of the leaf; a stylar hair in a withering flower; and the flower.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Botanists identify new woolly-haired flowering plant in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
NIT Rourkela patents hybrid energy storage system to extend EV battery life
Energy

NIT Rourkela patents hybrid energy storage system to extend EV battery life

By
Puja Das
3 min read
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