The Impending Food Crisis In India
India has been a worshiper of nature consisting of five elements – Prithvi (Earth), Aap (water), Tej (Light), Vayu (Wind) & Aakash (Space). There was a balance of nature in ancient times,
Saalumarada Thimmakka – 111 Year Old Mother To Hundreds Of Trees
Saalumarada Thimmakka from Karnataka has found happiness in planting trees. She has planted more than 350 banyan trees on both the sides of a highway near Bengaluru. She has also planted nearly 8000 other trees. She did not go to
Oxygen Park to replace the 35 year old Pirana Landfill In Ahmedabad
The Pirana Landfill of Ahmedabad continues to be a menace to the environment, while spreading over an area of 84 hectares, it parades three
The World’s Most Expensive Satellite Set to Launch in India
The payload of the world’s most expensive Earth-Imaging satellite, NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), landed in India after a US Air Force’s C-17 aircraft
Hindu Kush Himalayan Snow Persistence Falls 23.6% Below Normal Threatening Water Security for Nearly 2 Billion
The Hindu Kush Himalayan region has recorded its lowest snow persistence in 23 years, raising serious concerns about water security across Asia. This marks the third consecutive year of below-normal snowfall in
Govind Tekale
Karnataka School Eggs Boost Student Health: Pilot Saw Weight Gains Up To 71%, Attendance Rise.
Adding eggs to school lunches works. That’s the clear message from Karnataka’s mid-day meal pilot program (Dec 2020–Mar 2021), where Class 8 girls gained 71% more weight in districts serving eggs compared
Mumbai BMC Lab Welcomes All to Test Tap, Tank & Purifier Samples—Unfit Water at 0.46% For Now
On World Water Day (March 22, 2025), the BMC launched a water testing facility at the G-South Division lab in Dadar West, inviting Mumbai residents to submit tap, storage tank, and purifier
Four Spider Species Found in Northeast India; Half New for Nation’s Records
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have uncovered four significant spider species in Northeast India, revealing the rich biodiversity that remains largely unexplored in the region. The discoveries include two
Rahul Somvanshi
Maharashtra Forest Fires Triple in 2025, Over 1,000 in March Alone, Second Only to Madhya Pradesh
Walk through Maharashtra’s forests today and you might smell it before you see it—the acrid scent of wildfire. These aren’t just occasional burns but a troubling escalation of what forest ecologists call
Surface Ozone Pollution Is Cutting India’s Wheat and Rice Yields, Putting Food Supply at Risk
Surface ozone pollution, an often-overlooked air pollutant, poses a severe threat to India’s major food crops and could jeopardize the nation’s food security goals, according to new research from the Indian Institute
Sea Turtle Conservation Started With One Man’s 4,000 km Coastal Trek in India
Back in the early 1970s, when conservation was barely a whisper in India’s environmental consciousness, a quiet young man from IIT Madras was already swimming against the current. Satish Bhaskar, known to
Detergent Powder Used to Fake Creaminess in Karnataka Ice Creams, FDA Reports
Summer is heating up in Karnataka, but your favorite cool treats might be hiding dangerous secrets. Recent FDA raids exposed shocking food safety violations that might make you think twice before grabbing
Tejal Somvanshi
India’s Air Pollution Crisis: Top 5 Global Ranking, Delhi’s PM2.5 Levels 18x Over WHO Limits
India ranks as the fifth most polluted country globally in 2024, with dangerous air quality levels persisting despite some improvement, according to the latest World Air Quality Report by Swiss firm IQAir.
Wayanad Vulture Population Surges: 2025 Census Reveals Significant Increase
The 2025 synchronized vulture census across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka has revealed encouraging results for these crucial scavengers. Most notably, the vulture population in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary more than doubled from