Geography
Physical geography, resources, disasters and urbanisation
Stronger trade corridors and supply chains needed, says Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, addressing the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris, argued that the uncertainties created by the West Asia confli...
Indian ships face GPS jams, mine alerts in Hormuz
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has been broadcasting warnings over maritime VHF channels, declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed and prohib...
Freedom of navigation important for global economic security: EAM Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, speaking at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris, underscored that freedom of navigation is indispensable for ...
Heatwaves will be worst for rural parts of Africa — new model shows tens of millions face dangerous warming by 2100
A new multi-model climate study — using 10 global climate models bias-corrected to observed conditions — projected heatwave exposure for rural and urban popu...
U.S.-Israel-Iran war: List of countries allowed to cross the Strait of Hormuz
Following the outbreak of the US-Israel-Iran conflict on February 28, 2026, Iran virtually blocked the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow maritime passage between...
India’s 2026 wheat output seen higher, but misses estimates after weather hit
India's wheat production for the 2025-26 crop year is now expected to be approximately 113.5–114 million tonnes — higher than last year's 109.5–110 million t...
JN Port cargo traffic hits record 100 million tonnes in FY26
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) crossed 100 million tonnes (MMT) of cargo traffic in FY26, marking the first time the port has crossed this milestone....
Mass death of African penguins owing to overfishing and warm seas | Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty
African penguins are dying in record numbers due to a severe collapse in their food supply — sardines and anchovies — caused by a combination of industrial o...
Iran, U.S. harden their positions as Tehran keeps its grip on Strait of Hormuz
Iran has moved to formalise its sovereign control over the Strait of Hormuz, with its parliament working on legislation to institutionalise oversight of the ...
India to scale up critical mineral exploration and build strong domestic value chains to reduce import dependence and meet strategic needs: Dr. Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that India is scaling up exploration of critical minerals, creating a startup-driven mining ecosystem, a...
Death of winter: In Ladakh, a fading cold season is rewriting life in the high Himalayas
Ladakh recorded its warmest winter in years during 2025-26, with the average temperature in Leh rising to -2.3°C, approximately 2°C above the long-term histo...
Climate study shows drying of Cauvery to persist until 2050, even as other rivers swell
A new climate study warns that the Cauvery river faces a "near-term decline" of approximately 3.5% of its water volume between 2026 and 2050, even as norther...
India among five nations granted passage through Strait of Hormuz by Tehran
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that five "friendly nations" — India, Russia, China, Pakistan, and Iraq — have been granted safe passage for...
West Asia war: how finding oil changed the Persian Gulf’s ecology
A feature article examines how the discovery of oil in the Persian Gulf region — and the subsequent industrial buildup — fundamentally altered one of the wor...
Climate study shows drying of Cauvery to persist until 2050, even as other rivers swell
A new climate study projects that the Cauvery river will face a "near-term decline" of approximately 3.5% of its total water flow between 2026 and 2050, even...
Amid war in West Asia, why Europe-bound LNG cargoes are now headed to Asia and India
The 2026 West Asia conflict — triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February — has severely disrupted LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) shipping routes t...
Hotter world, hungrier futures: India among most vulnerable large economies to food insecurity as global temperatures rise
A study by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) assessed food security across 162 countries using a climate-sensitive Food Secu...
West Asia conflict: Why Centre ordered coal plants to full capacity during summer
The Central government directed all coal-based power plants to operate at full capacity to meet summer peak power demand, amid a severe supply disruption to ...
Assam floats tender for satellites to monitor floods, borders
Assam has floated a tender for procurement of at least five satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) to provide real-time monitoring of floods and borders — a pro...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran military spokesperson says U.S. is negotiating with itself, state media reports
Iran's military spokesperson stated on March 25, 2026 that the US is "negotiating with itself," rejecting Trump's claims that direct US-Iran talks are underw...