1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (432+ words) Below-normal rainfall may strain water supply, Power generation and agriculture, while Risking drought For the first time in three years, India is headed for a below-normal monsoon season, with seasonal rain during June to September projected at 90 per cent of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1692+ words) Daily Pioneer Climate crisis: When comfort masquerades as immunity Almost every historical crisis has produced its version of the same thought: that what is happening is happening to someone else. In times of plague, those with better houses and cleaner…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (263+ words) A low-cost rooftop cooling method demonstrated by a man during India's ongoing heatwave has gone viral on social media, with claims that it can significantly lower roof temperatures and reduce dependence on air conditioners. The viral video shows Ritesh standing…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (813+ words) Daily Pioneer Reweaving the water fabric via ancient wisdom and modern science Water has never been just a developmental input in India; it has been the civilisational artery around which societies, economies, and cultures have grown for millennia. From the…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (141+ words) Daily Pioneer Heat wave conditions in southern, western Nepal districts Several districts in south-west Nepal may face extremely high temperatures apart from a heat wave in western Terai areas starting from Saturday till Monday, disaster management officials said. Some areas…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (335+ words) Daily Pioneer ITC Ltd strengthens coastal ecology through mangrove conservation As the world marks International Day for Biological Diversity, under the theme "Acting Locally for Global Impact', ITC's large-scale and integrated biodiversity conservation initiatives demonstrate how grassroots action can deliver…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (811+ words) This is a "very sensitive legislative policy issue, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while hearing a plea challenging the provisions of a 2025 law that caps the liability at Rs 3, 000 crore in the event of any unfortunate incident at a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (807+ words) Daily Pioneer The Traditional Indian Solutions to Natural Disaster Mitigation Many ancient Indian scholars mentioned about natural calamities or vipatti in their texts and some also proposed ways to deal with them. For instance, the text Kamandakiya Nitisara (c. 500-700 CE) enumerates…...

2+ week, 34+ min ago  (258+ words) Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives in the waterways, a new study shows. Researchers in China used satellites and artificial intelligence to track and analyse oxygen levels in more than 21, 000 rivers across…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (180+ words) Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday underscored the urgency of adopting science-based agricultural practices, citing the increasingly visible impact of climate change on farming across India and globally. At a meeting convened to review the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC)…...