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The big-stakes fight to save pygmy hog, the world's tiniest wild pig

Updated on Jul 12, 2026 11:37 am IST
There are just few hundred pygmy hogs left in the wild today.
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Weather Bee: Why Meerut, Delhi rained like Mumbai this week

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Commuters make their way through a waterlogged road following heavy rain, in the Gazipur area of New Delhi, on Thursday morning, July 9, 2026.
Updated on Jul 10, 2026 07:46 pm IST

People Are Lining Up to See a Plant That Smells Like a Dumpster

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Jill Parrett and family visit the corpse flower at the University of Rhode Island.
Published on Jul 10, 2026 04:26 pm IST

A Country Club Built a Wall to Protect Its Golf Course—and All Hell Broke Loose

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The club says the wall is needed to keep its signature hole from slipping into the sea.
Updated on Jul 08, 2026 03:57 pm IST

Weather Bee: What does onset of monsoon in Kerala mean for seasonal rains?

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Fishing boats anchored at Valaiyathura coast in Thiruvananthapuram after the southwest monsoon made its onset over Kerala on Thursday. (PTI)
Updated on Jun 05, 2026 03:36 pm IST

Strong El Nino developing, South Asia to get below normal rain, flags WMO

The map issued by WMO showed below normal rain over almost all of India. (PTI)
Published on Jun 02, 2026 08:49 pm IST

Rain, thunderstorm likely in Delhi today; max temperature to hit 42°C next week

Delhi weather today: The city recorded a 24-hour average AQIof 153 (moderate zone) at 4pm on Monday, slightly up from 119 (moderate) the previous day, as per CPCB.
Published on May 13, 2026 10:09 am IST

Do houseplants improve air quality?

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Air purifiers are more effective and easier to maintain
Published on May 09, 2026 04:04 pm IST

Amazon rainforest may hit tipping point at 1.9°C global warming: Study

Indigenous people from the Mura tribe show a deforested area inside the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. (Reuters File)
Published on May 07, 2026 03:34 pm IST

Bengal e-way to impact protected forest land

The alignment traverses the districts of Purulia, Bankura, Pashchim Mednipur, Hoogli and Howrah in West Bengal.
Published on May 07, 2026 07:48 am IST

How to save the safari

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The Cottar family has faced a few challenges in more than a century of running safaris.
Updated on May 04, 2026 01:47 pm IST

‘Renewables cornerstone of India’s energy security’

An aerial view of the world’s largest renewable energy plant, the 30 GW Khavda Renewable Energy Park, in Kutch.
Updated on May 01, 2026 08:16 am IST

India may face 15-40 extra hot days annually over next 20 years: Projection

A child beats the heat on a hot summer day in Jammu. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 29, 2026 06:09 pm IST

San Francisco is going nuts Over a giant sea lion named Chonkers

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His name is Chonkers. He is a 2,000-pound Steller sea lion who swam up to a dock on Pier 39 a month ago and has decided to stay.
Published on Apr 26, 2026 03:41 pm IST

Weather Bee: Western disturbances kept summer cool, but not brought enough snow

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The Dhauladhar range seen from Dharamshala. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 10, 2026 04:55 pm IST

Enhance ocean observations to forecast extreme weather: Parliamentary committee

The recommendation comes amid concerns over gaps in ocean observations. (AFP)
Published on Mar 25, 2026 03:47 pm IST

Weather Bee: February 5th warmest; oceans signal 2026 heat surge

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February was the third consecutive month ranked fifth warmest on record
Updated on Mar 04, 2026 10:12 am IST

Weather Bee: Is winter over?

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A car moves through a snow-covered area in Pahalgam, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 20, 2026 02:10 pm IST

The battle to save South America’s skull-crushing big cat

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Jaguar numbers rebound in Brazil as ecotourism, wildlife corridors and anti-poaching drives counter deforestation across Latin America
Updated on Feb 16, 2026 03:42 pm IST

How dangerous is Donald Trump’s “endangerment” decision?

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It was the “single largest deregulatory action in US history”, claimed Lee Zeldin, the head of America’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Updated on Feb 14, 2026 06:12 pm IST

Weather Bee: January 2026 only the fifth warmest January on record

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January temperatures averaging fifth warmest has also prolonged the cooling spell that started in December. (AFP)
Published on Feb 05, 2026 12:04 pm IST

2025 was third hottest year on record

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Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024
Published on Jan 15, 2026 11:13 am IST

A weapon that could help red squirrels in their Battle of Britain

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Photograph: Naturepl.com
Updated on Jan 11, 2026 06:39 pm IST

Weather Bee: How much global warming to expect in 2026

At more than 5,800 meters above sea level, an international team of scientists is drilling deep into the Pamir glaciers of Tajikistan to extract the region’s first-ever deep ice cores to preserve the Earth’s climatic memory before global warming erases it forever. (AFP)
Updated on Jan 03, 2026 01:46 pm IST

HistoriCity: India’s ancient bedrock ‘Aravallis’ at risk amid ecological battles

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A drone view of Aravalli hills in Ajmer, Rajasthan. (ANI)
Updated on Dec 24, 2025 12:03 pm IST

The Climate Crisis Clashed with Affordability, and Affordability Won

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Smoke stacks at a coal power plant in Kentucky. Natural gas from shale hastened the demise of coal.
Published on May 12, 2026 03:25 pm IST

Rapid climate change triggered Asia floods

A youth carries an elderly man as they wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo earlier this month. The floods and landslides were triggered by Cyclone Ditwah.
Updated on Dec 11, 2025 12:46 pm IST

A Climate Study Retraction for the Ages

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Steam rising from a coal-fired power station in Datteln, Germany. ina fassbender/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
Updated on Dec 10, 2025 10:11 am IST

Climate Change Study Predicting Dire Economic Damage Is Retracted

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Steam rising from a coal-fired power station in Datteln, Germany.
Updated on Dec 04, 2025 01:15 pm IST

Centre orders study of Gangotri glacier, Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone

An aerial view of the Gangotri glacier. (DMMC)
Published on Dec 02, 2025 02:45 pm IST