Shimla, Udupi and Mangaluru: India’s soon-to-be Cape Towns

There is an acute water crisis in these three Tier 2 towns, mostly due to overuse

UNFCCC calls for transformational change to fight climate crisis

Countries have also been urged to design and implement policies in line with the Paris Agreement goals 

This June may be second-most rain deficient in 7 years

This comes when the country has already been experiencing an extended dry spell since the end of last year’s monsoon season

Here is how bacterial spray may help conserve decaying monuments

Study identifies bacteria responsible for calcification and hardening of lime

As told to Parliament (June 27, 2019): Rs 3,470 crore spent on POSHAN Abhiyaan

All that was discussed in the House through the day

US researchers establish Parkinson’s origins in gut

The brain disorder is caused by a misfolded protein in the gut that climbs to the brain via a nerve

Gram Sabha level committees formed in Chhattisgarh’s Abujmarh

The move is the start of the process to grant habitat rights under the Forest Rights Act to the Abujh Mariyas

FSSAI plans mandatory colour coding for sugary and salty foods

The move is among a number of measures which are a part of FSSAI’s new draft regulation on labelling and display

Alkaloid from black pepper shows promising results against neurological disorder

Piperine can be used as therapeutic agent Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome 

Greenland's Ice Sheet has 60 subglacial lakes underneath, say scientists

The new 56 lakes are important targets for studying evidence of extreme life

How plants breathe and how that can help humans

Scientists find how humans shaped plants’ breathing mechanism, which could help develop more drought-resistant crops

Niti Aayog's health index: Topper Kerala's performance slumps

The state performed worse than last time and those with a not-so-good overall score showed improvement

HPV vaccines effective in reducing infections, precancerous warts: WHO

Widespread vaccination programmes can help achieve WHO's global call to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem  

Wake up early to pare breast cancer risk

Sleeping more than the recommended 7-8 hours a night can also increase the risk  

Finding ways to fight obesity? Coffee could be your fix

A research finds that coffee helps burn brown fat and has anti-obesity characteristics

As told to Parliament (June 26, 2019): India needs 5,191 more fire stations

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Private and government: Who is investing how much on agriculture?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants more private investment in agriculture, but it is already sustaining on private investment

Indian astronomers find evidence of supernova remnants

The evidence of explosion in a star-forming region, called G351.7–1.2, is in the form of a high velocity jet of atomic hydrogen  

Half the world's married women out of labour force: Report

Marriage and motherhood also ate into women's access to paid work and accompanying benefits  

Blazing India: Bihar’s poor slog and suffer the most

Daily wage labourers, roadside vendors and farmers in the state take the heat

Robben Island joins list of 20 new protected marine sites in South Africa

Marine protected area management has to take a more human-centred approach and the benefits of protected areas have to be shared more equitably