The country’s first lithium reserve, found in Jammu and Kashmir, is of the best quality, a senior government official said recently, as upbeat villagers expressed hope the discovery will bring them a bright future. .... read more

The 35th Garden Tourism Festival is being organized by the Delhi government in the Garden of Five Senses. The festival was inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Shri Manish Sisodia recently. .... read more

As dry weather prevailed, temperatures continued to hover over 32–33°C in many places across Kerala. Vellanikkara in Thrissur recorded the maximum at 36.1°C followed by Kottayam (35.5°C) and Cochin international airport (35°C) as per the 24-hour average temperatures data recorded recently in February 2023.

Researchers at Punjabi University, Patiala created a chemical solution to deal with the emerging dangers posed by water pollution. Their solution is designed to extract harmful pollutants from water and then absorb them, effectively purifying the water.

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has provided financial support to the Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Mission (APSECM), State Designated Agency under the Energy department for the construction of a model super ECBC (Energy Conservation Building Code) building in Visakhapatnam. .... read more

The Uttar Pradesh government is continuously working with a resolve to clean River Ganga. The ongoing Namami Gange Project bears good results in making Ganga and its tributaries uninterruptedly clean. .... read more

Emissions from manure and synthetic fertilizers could be reduced by as much as 80 per cent, to one-fifth of current levels, according to a new study. Researchers have quantified that two- thirds of emissions from fertilizers take place after they are spread on fields, with one-third of emissions coming from production processes, the study said. .... read more

Extreme high temperatures in Argentina linked to climate change exacerbated the impact of a historic drought that has hit the South American country’s farm regions since last year, scientists said in a report recently.

If the already critically endangered elephants go extinct, the rainforests of Central and West Africa, the world’s second largest, will lose between 6 and 9 per cent of their ability to capture atmospheric carbon. .... read more

Residents in Valais, a canton in southern Switzerland, claim that their snow-covered mountain sides are being encroached with an invasive species: cacti. And the credit goes to global warming. .... read more

Groups of spiders could be used as an environmentally-friendly way to protect crops against agricultural pests. .... read more

The New Zealand government, for the third time in history, declared a national emergency after Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and ocean swells across North Island.