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‘We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans’: if AI labs are so worried about AI doom, why don’t they stop?
Science & Technology

‘We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans’: if AI labs are so worried about AI doom, why don’t they stop?

Michael Noetel
4 min read
As insiders warn of extinction-level risks, AI labs push ahead in a high-stakes race they say they can’t afford to slow
How solar is helping communities in rural Odisha cope with energy poverty
Energy

How solar is helping communities in rural Odisha cope with energy poverty

Puja Das
6 min read
Technology powered by solar energy has made electricity supply more regular, and irrigation and processing more efficient
Campaign for Survival and Dignity condemns tribal ministry’s latest stand on removing consent from forest dwellers for diversion of forests
Forests

Campaign for Survival and Dignity condemns tribal ministry’s latest stand on removing forest dwellers’ consent for diversion of forests

Himanshu Nitnaware
5 min read
MoTA should exercise its constitutional and statutory responsibility for effective implementation of FRA, collective demands
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How solar is helping communities in rural Odisha cope with energy poverty
Energy

How solar is helping communities in rural Odisha cope with energy poverty

By
Puja Das
6 min read
Campaign for Survival and Dignity condemns tribal ministry’s latest stand on removing consent from forest dwellers for diversion of forests
Forests

Campaign for Survival and Dignity condemns tribal ministry’s latest stand on removing forest dwellers’ consent for diversion of forests

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
5 min read
The highway connecting Tamlu with Mon and other parts of Longleng districts destroyed by a landslide.
Environment

As Nagaland’s hills crack and sink, Longleng residents fear a slow disaster is only beginning

By
Sandipan Talukdar
9 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 9, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season
Agriculture

Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season

By
Bhagirath
3 min read
Petrochemical industry emissions could rise 50% by 2050: Study
Energy

Petrochemical industry emissions could rise 50% by 2050: Study

By
Puja Das
5 min read
India’s urban transition needs stronger waste systems and better green jobs, studies find
Waste

India’s urban transition needs stronger waste systems and better green jobs, studies find

By
Puja Das
6 min read
August 2026 joint hottest month on record: Copernicus
Climate Change

August 2026 joint hottest month on record: Copernicus

By
Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
Munnar’s elephant problem is really one of a landscape under siege
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Munnar’s elephant problem is really one of a landscape under siege

By
K A Shaji
6 min read
‘Rikwich pakode’ are fritters that are almost a family heirloom
Food

‘Rikwich pakode’ are fritters that are almost a family heirloom

By
Anshu Singh
2 min read
Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure system to intensify rainfall across Eastern and Central India; Odisha under red alert
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Low-pressure system to intensify rainfall across Eastern and Central India; Odisha under red alert

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Indigenous territories conserve Ecuadorian Amazon as effectively as protected areas, study finds
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Indigenous territories conserve Ecuadorian Amazon as effectively as protected areas, study finds

By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
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