Plan for Nilambur-Nanjangud railway line through Bandipur National Park evokes protests over ecological impact

India, Feb. 9 -- Railway line to connect Nilambur in Kerala to Nanjangudi in Karnataka on Golden IT Corridor A proposal for a 236 kilometre broad-gauge railway line that will run through Bandipur Nat... Read More

As told to Parliament (February 8, 2024): 605 people killed in human-elephant conflict in 2022-23

India, Feb. 9 -- All that was discussed in the House through the day People killed in human-elephant conflict Information received from states showed that 605 people were killed in human-elephant co... Read More

Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety - emotions that feel bad can be useful

India, Feb. 9 -- Different emotions can result in better outcomes in particular types of situations Remember the sadness that came with the last time you failed miserably at something? Or the last ti... Read More

Temperatures crossed 1.5C for the whole of 2023; last month hottest January on record, say EU scientists

India, Feb. 8 -- While the world has not yet breached the Paris Agreement target (an average global temperature over decades), it is moving ever closer to it The global climate emergency has broken t... Read More

In the last 444 years, the Indian Subcontinent has seen just 21 'confirmed unprovoked' shark attacks: Florida Museum data

India, Feb. 8 -- Last year saw 69confirmed unprovoked shark attacks globally, 10 of which were fatal, according toThe International Shark Attack File, housed at the Florida Museum From 1580, when muc... Read More

Ghana: Kumasi city's unplanned boom is destroying two rivers - sewage, heavy metals and chemical pollution detected

India, Feb. 8 -- For instance, the average concentration of lead recorded in the Wiwi and Subin rivers was 0.018-0.031 mg/l and 0.035-0.055, respectively Ghana's urban population has more than triple... Read More

Temperatures crossed 1.5degC for the whole of 2023; last month hottest January on record, say EU scientists

India, Feb. 8 -- While the world has not yet breached the Paris Agreement target (an average global temperature over decades), it is moving ever closer to it The global climate emergency has broken t... Read More

Quantumscape solid-state battery may be the future of EVs

India, Feb. 8 -- Device found to retain 95% capacity after driving 500,000 kilometres The quest for safer, durable and inexpensive batteries for electric vehicles crossed a new milestone recently. Te... Read More

Can kimchi really help you lose weight? Hold your pickle. The evidence isn't looking great

India, Feb. 8 -- The evidence so far is very weak to support or recommend fermented foods for weight loss. These experimental studies have been short in length, and many did not report weight changes ... Read More

As told to Parliament (February 7, 2024): India had over 32 million stunted children as of December 2023

India, Feb. 8 -- Underweight and wasting levels lower than that projected by National Family Health Survey-5, says Smriti Irani In December 2023, 36 per cent of the 89.1 million children under six ye... Read More

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