Month: June 2026

IIT-Delhi study finds human activity drives India’s ‘wild’ weather

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IIT-Delhi study finds human activity drives India’s ‘wild’ weather

Rain pours misery on a horse in Bengaluru on June 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN/The Hindu Of late, increasingly concentrated rainfall and violent floods have devastated India’s cities and farms alike. For years, scientists have debated whether this is simply natural variation or the direct result of climate change. A new study in…

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CJP protest in Bengaluru LIVE: Prakash Raj, Sonam Wangchuk, among others to participate

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CJP protest in Bengaluru LIVE: Prakash Raj, Sonam Wangchuk, among others to participate

Supporters of CJP arrive at Freedome Park seeking Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation Amid tight security, supporters of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have gathered at Freedom Park, seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Among the crowd was a father and his 10-year-old daughter who had come from Mysuru only for the protest. Rahul Dayalu,…

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Not binary: India can save its forests by winning the war on poverty

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Not binary: India can save its forests by winning the war on poverty

Traditionally, many conservationists and policymakers have seen biodiversity conservation as a choice between protecting nature and meeting human needs. Forests were often seen as places that had to be protected from people, while alleviating poverty and economic development were treated as separate concerns. A new international study has concluded that this is a harmful view….

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Minor among four apprehended for alleged role in Govindpuri fire that killed three

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Minor among four apprehended for alleged role in Govindpuri fire that killed three

People gather near a five-storey residential building where a fire killed at least three people and critically injured two others, at Tughlakabad Extension area, in New Delhi, Friday, June 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The Delhi Police has apprehended a 17-year-old girl and three others for their alleged involvement in a fire at a…

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Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metres

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Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to two metres

Residents gather their belongings as they evacuate from their damaged homes in General Santos, southern Philippines, Thursday, June 11, 2026, following the June 8 earthquake. File | Photo Credit: AP A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as two metres (6.6 feet),…

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Lack of coordination in handling Nipah outbreak, alleges Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan

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Lack of coordination in handling Nipah outbreak, alleges Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan

Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan urges the State government to take immediate steps to prevent the spread of the Nipah virus. File | Photo Credit: PTI Alleging a lack of coordination in the State government’s handling of the situation after a Nipah virus infection was reported in Kozhikode, Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan said…

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U.K. intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel: Defence Ministry

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U.K. intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel: Defence Ministry

A view of the HMS Sutherland. British forces intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet, which was supported by aircraft, including Chinook helicopters and navy vessels such as the frigate HMS Sutherland. Image used for representation purpose only. British forces on Sunday (June 14, 2026) intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to…

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Indian sailor dies from medical complications aboard tanker in Oman

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Indian sailor dies from medical complications aboard tanker in Oman

India has more than 300,000 seafarers working across global shipping fleets, according ‌to government data. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Indian died from medical complications aboard the vessel MT ​Celestial while it was docked at Duqm Port ‌in Oman, the Indian embassy in Muscat said late Saturday (June 13, 2026). The Indian…

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AMMK gets new treasurer – The Hindu

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AMMK gets new treasurer – The Hindu

The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran, on Saturday (June 13, 2026), appointed former chairperson of the Tambaram local body and secretary of the Chengalpattu (East) district unit M. Karikalan the party’s treasurer. This followed the defection of the erstwhile treasurer S.K. Selvam, formerly legislator from the Veerapandi Assembly constituency, to the…

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