ENVIRONMENT

As India pivots away from Chinese dependency for rare earth elements (REEs), the ecologically fragile North East becomes the new frontier. A silent battle brews between development goals and environmental survival. By Salam Rajesh…

The megaflash lightning that occurred in October 2017, during a major thunderstorm complex, extended from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, equivalent to the distance between Paris and Venice in Europe, the WMO report (postmarked 31 July,…

The GWO 2025 report concludes with a harsh note: There is an urgent need to scale up funding for wetlands aligning finance with sustainability by investing in conservation, restoration and wise use, while redirecting harmful subsidies.…

As the Loktak Lake Faces Imminent Threat, Experts Warn of Disappearance Within 50 Years Without Immediate Scientific and Social Intervention TFM Report In a stark warning that has reignited concerns over the future of one of Northeast…

In the 2000s, experts had anticipated glacial origin floods to hit the Hindu Kush Himalaya region once every 5 to 10 years. And, true to it, during May and June earlier this year three glacial origin floods hit Limi in Nepal, Andorab valley…

Once inside the body, these tiny particles accumulate in various organs and enter the circulatory system, potentially causing harmful health effects. Microplastics are found in biological fluids and organs such as semen, breast milk, urine,…

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The ANSES study team discovered that most of the microplastic particles found in glass bottles came from the paint on the caps that seal them. These caps often rub against each other during storage, creating tiny scratches that release…

Almost every platform under the United Nations, and more distinctively in the several Conference of Parties (COPs) in recent years, are showing more concerns on how anthropogenic-influenced interventions are negatively impacting the overall…

Locals in Manipur’s uplands had always thought the Yellow Himalayan Raspberry (Rubus ellipticus) to be local since it grows wild widely in the mountainsides in Ukhrul, Senapati and more. Yet, this terrestrial plant finds itself amongst the…