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New rule requires fish survival test for caustic soda industry wastewater
Water

New rule requires fish survival test for caustic soda industry wastewater

Vivek Mishra
4 min read
Environmental standards for caustic soda plants using membrane cell technology now require at least 90% fish survival in untreated wastewater after 96 hours of laboratory testing
If AI is addictive, where does the responsibility lie — with big tech or its users?
Science & Technology

If AI is addictive, where does the responsibility lie — with big tech or its users?

Bernd Stahl
4 min read
Appeals to individual moderation or mindfulness have been shown with other addictions to be insufficient
100 days of US-Israel war against Iran: Asia bears brunt of energy crisis, countries accelerate clean energy push
Energy

100 days of US-Israel war against Iran: Asia bears brunt of energy crisis, accelerates clean energy push

Puja Das
4 min read
India among economies most exposed as fuel costs surge, fertiliser prices jump and growth forecasts weaken
New rule requires fish survival test for caustic soda industry wastewater
Water

New rule requires fish survival test for caustic soda industry wastewater

By
Vivek Mishra
4 min read
100 days of US-Israel war against Iran: Asia bears brunt of energy crisis, countries accelerate clean energy push
Energy

100 days of US-Israel war against Iran: Asia bears brunt of energy crisis, accelerates clean energy push

By
Puja Das
4 min read
Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Mid-year climate talks to see adaptation, fossil fuels and delivery in focus
Climate Change

Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Mid-year climate talks to see adaptation, fossil fuels and delivery in focus

By
Sehr Raheja
5 min read
MGNREGA workers protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on August 2, 2022, over delayed wages, inadequate funding and alleged corruption in the scheme.
Governance

Rural workers’ groups demand halt to VB-GRAMG Act rollout

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Health groups urge tripling adaptation finance to $120 billion by 2035
Climate Change

Bonn Climate Conference 2026: Health groups urge tripling adaptation finance to $120 billion by 2035

By
Puja Das
4 min read
The world has spent 35 years funding biodiversity. Why is nature still losing
Wildlife & Biodiversity

The world has spent 35 years funding biodiversity. Why is nature still losing?

By
Shimali Chauhan
6 min read
Electrified villages to biomass kitchens: Rural Uttar Pradesh’s energy reality amid global energy crisis
Energy

Rural India’s energy crisis: Why dung cakes still fuel kitchens in Uttar Pradesh villages

By
Puja Das
5 min read
The Asian tiger mosquito can survive cooler temperatures than the yellow fever mosquito, allowing it to spread into warmer former cold regions and increase the risk of local chikungunya transmission.
Climate Change

Climate change may expand chikungunya risk in North America, Europe and Asia, study says

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
19 dead, 134 injured as 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Southern Philippines
Natural Disasters

19 dead, 134 injured as 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Southern Philippines

By
Vidushi Laroiya
2 min read
Bhutan needs more climate finance per person than any other country in the HKH region—about $2,127 per person each year.
Climate Change

Hindu Kush Himalaya countries need $12 trillion in climate finance, with India’s share at $2.69 trillion: ICIMOD

By
Puja Das
3 min read
Andaman and Nicobar Islands record India’s lowest fertility rate in NFHS-6
Health

Andaman and Nicobar Islands record India’s lowest fertility rate in NFHS-6

By
Bhagirath
3 min read
Gen Angry: Why do the youth protest so much and so often?
Economy

Gen Angry: Why do the youth protest so much and so often?

By
Richard Mahapatra
8 min read
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