NEW DELHI: The poisonous air is shortening lives across India, Bengaluru is grappling with a severe water crisis, while Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh are yet to fully recover from the devastating glacial lake outburst and flash floods last year. Despite this, these issues remain secondary to livelihood concerns and are …
India finds itself at a crossroads as it wrestles with the complexities of meeting its escalating energy demands while striving to transition towards cleaner, renewable sources. Recent research indicates that the nation’s energy subsidies have surged to a nine-year high, reaching INR 3.2 lakh crore (USD 39.3 billion) for the …
AHMEDABAD: In what comes as ‘a matter of pride’ for Gujarat, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which categorized the Asiatic lion as endangered in 2008, has reclassified it as vulnerable, indicating a positive shift in its conservation status. IUCN’s first global report underlines a significant difference between …