Science
Down To Earth
MAJESTIC SARUS STAGES COMEBACK
Involvement of farmers in conservation helps the sarus crane population soar in eastern Uttar Pradesh over the past decade
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June 16, 2026
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Global resistance to AI data centres hardens
India must learn how to regulate environmentally disastrous data centres that guzzle more water and power than entire nations
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June 16, 2026
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SUMMER SMOG
Ground-level ozone is one of the national capital's least appreciated public health threat
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June 16, 2026
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A FOREST IN WAIT
For five decades, Abujhmad in Chhattisgarh was closed to the country. Now, as the region opens up, ANIL ASHWANI SHARMA travels to villages in its dense forests to see how isolation has impacted the people and development
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June 16, 2026
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DON'T WASTE THE FUTURE
Policymakers may need to focus less on expanding programmes and more on improving their effectiveness and reach, suggests the latest NFHS-6 data
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June 16, 2026
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NEED A FOREST TRIBUNAL
A tribunal will provide people a dedicated independent forum where they will have a statutory right to approach
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June 16, 2026
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Moment or movement
ONE DEFINITION of the word metamorphosis in the dictionary is “a striking alteration in appearance, character, or circumstances”.
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June 16, 2026
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El Niño, amplified
As a possible super El Niño looms in 2026, scientists warn of devastations that may extend into 2027
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June 16, 2026
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A mindless denial
District level bodies are increasingly refusing tribal population's rights over resources guaranteed by the forest rights Act
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June 16, 2026
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TOOR TOUR
What makes pigeon pea so ubiquitous across cuisines in India
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June 16, 2026
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City of two summers
Delhi's heat hotspots are also home to half of its population who live and work outdoors with limited means of adaptation
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June 16, 2026
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Game theory
In Chhattisgarh, a finance laboratory turns games into tools to improve financial literacy among public and curb fraud
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June 16, 2026
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SILENT SPREAD
Ozone is rewriting India’s air-pollution script. Haze and respiratory illness are no longer just winter afflictions. Tackling this new-age, multi-source pollutant will require air quality and climate policy to pull in the same direction
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June 16, 2026
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Monsoon in flux
THE MONSOON is perhaps the only pan-Indian phenomenon that rivals our national love of cricket.
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June 16, 2026
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The fossilised ICAR needs to be shaken up
India’s vast agricultural research network has made no breakthroughs as crop yields drop and imports soar, especially in oilseeds
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June 01, 2026
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Reimagine renewable expansion in the Thar
This refers to the article, \"Unwanted barter” (1-15 March, 2026).
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June 01, 2026
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Harvest of heritage
India's wealth of traditional seeds hold the key to its nutritional security amid a changing climate. Yet comprehensive data on these seeds remain scarce VIBHA VARSHNEY reports from KORAPUT, ODISHA and DHARWAD, KARNATAKA
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June 01, 2026
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TIGERS, CATTLE AND LANTANA
The story of tigers, cattle and lantana is not a feel-good conservation tale. It is a warning wrapped in ecological ingenuity
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June 01, 2026
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Fruitful cashews
Farmers and scientists across southern India promote the use of nutrient-rich yet underused cashew apples by developing a zero-additive juice that creates an additional source of income
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June 01, 2026
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No feather in the cap
NO TO a Switzerland with 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative).” On June 14, when Switzerland votes in the referendum, it will be the world’s first attempt to cap a country’s population at a specific level.
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June 01, 2026
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FARM-SIDE SLAY
India's agriculture sector is no longer remunerative, and there is no support from the government to make it so
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June 01, 2026
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RETHINKING CONSERVATION
Tiger numbers have seen a healthy rise in India over the past couple of decades. But the surge in the tiger population has been accompanied by an increase in cases of infighting, poaching and attacks on humans, which suggest that the animal is cramped for space and venturing out of reserves in search of food. Managing the species now requires a complete reimagining of the way tiger conservation is practised in India, reports HIMANSHU NITNAWARE
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June 01, 2026
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Ganga runs polluted
Uttarakhand's river-cleaning efforts face scrutiny as audit reveals untreated sewage discharge and incomplete infrastructure
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June 01, 2026
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The new environmentalism
EACH YEAR, when the UN-designated World Environment Day is observed on June 5, it is a moment to reflect on where we stand and where we must head.
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June 01, 2026
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When bonds break
Study of a rare split in Uganda's largest chimpanzee group suggests conflict can emerge from fractured social ties, even without ideology or identity divides
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June 01, 2026
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CONSERVED BY COMMUNITY
How a desire to make snow leopard tourism sustainable helped a small Ladakhi settlement became the region's first Community Conserved Area
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May 16, 2026
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An 'open' and 'shut' case of Al's risky trajectory
Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman, OpenAl, Microsoft is crucially about open-source versus closed technology for corporate profit
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May 16, 2026
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Burden of transition
Clean energy transition is once again shifting environmental, human costs to the Global South, finds a UN university investigation
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May 16, 2026
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One step closer
India attains criticality in fast breeder reactor technology, reaching the second stage of the country's three- stage nuclear programme towards energy security
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May 16, 2026
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ZESTY SEEDS
Coriander seeds are a traditional antidote to summer heat
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