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India is positioning itself as a global investment hub for artificial intelligence and data centres, with the latest gigawatt-scale investment in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Environmental concerns ...

A new study finds that more than half of all urban blue space users across India’s cities forage frequently for nutrition, income and food security. As Indian cities restore and beautify their lakes ...

Researchers have documented evidence of a plastic-rock hybrid from Maharashtra’s Diveagar beach. A plastic filament embedded in the rock was found to be made of nylon, suggesting it originated from a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In the winter between November 2025 and February 2026, Gangtok faced a crisis it could not ignore. After September 2025, rainfall almost completely ...

As forecasters warn of a possible strong El Niño this year, concerns are rising in India over its impact on monsoons, water sources and agriculture. A warming Pacific could disrupt the monsoon, though ...

In Puducherry and Karaikal, communities protested against India’s coastal zoning policy map prepared on a 1:25,000 scale as it missed several commons and eco-critical zones. Smaller scale maps in the ...

A study recorded 18 wild species using underpasses along a stretch of the Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor. Noise and human activity shaped how animals used crossings, with elephants, sambar and ...

A young male cheetah made a 150-km journey from Kuno National Park to Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, exposing the challenges of managing free-ranging cheetahs in India. Despite being released into the ...

India’s labour codes lack enforceable mandates around working in extreme heat, even though there is evidence that heat impacts both worker productivity and health. In 2025, the National Disaster ...