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AI has learned how to deceive and manipulate humans. Here's why it's time to be concerned

India, May 13 -- MIT research finds AI systems can strategically withhold information, lie to trick humans into certain actions and even bypass safety tests Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are d... Read More


Can changes in Indian Ocean temperatures help predict dengue outbreaks? New paper finds links

India, May 10 -- Indian Ocean basin-wide index found tobe associated to dengue outbreaks in both Northern and Southern hemispheres Researchers have found a potential link between anomalies in sea-sur... Read More


A year since Giaspura: Ludhiana's gas leak remains unsolved; activists say tragedy like this could happen again

India, April 30 -- No improvements have been made to the sewer system since the incident and the cleaning was last done six months ago, residents told DTE A year has passed since a gas leak on April ... Read More


This summer can be India's hottest & most humid on record: Study shows 68% likelihood

India, April 25 -- 'Strong-to-very-strong El Nino' at the end of 2023 suggests the tropics could likely experience mean daily maximum wet-bulb temperatures of around 26.2degC A new study has predicte... Read More


UN carbon credits document raises concerns; CSE highlights need for local community access, transparency

India, April 24 -- Supervisory Body's criteria or rationale for fees to be levied on communities with concerns missing from Article 6.4 A key document from a body overseeing the United Nations (UN) c... Read More


Ghazipur landfill: Rising temperatures add fuel to fire concerns

India, April 23 -- Study finds leachate threatening groundwater as wells near dumpsite show increased alkalinity Alarms continue to sound over the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi after a recent fire ... Read More


After fire outbreaks, Ghazipur landfill has a new concern - research finds its layers are heating up

India, April 23 -- These elevated temperatures in dumpsite can alter gas composition, worsen odours andleachate seeps Alarms continue to sound over the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi after a recent ... Read More


Colossal snake fossil unearthed in Gujarat from 47 million years ago could be world's largest

India, April 19 -- Vasuki indicus remains measure 10-15 metres long; could be comparable to current largest extinct snake Titanoboa Paleontologists in India have unearthed a fearsome relic from the p... Read More


Climate, developmental goals can push 47 emerging markets & developing economies to insolvency by 2028

India, April 16 -- IMF and World Bank debt analyses grossly underestimate sustainability problems, finds new report Debt service payments from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDE), exclud... Read More


Milky Way's largest stellar black hole also second-closest to Earth, scientists discover

India, April 16 -- Gaia BH3 is 2,000 light years away from Earth Astronomers have detected the largest stellar black hole with mass 33 times that of the Sun in the Milky Way galaxy. It is also the se... Read More