With the onset of summer, the seasonal migration of wild animals has begun from the adjacent wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) in Kerala. The sanctuary is a haven for wild animals during summer owing to the easy availability of fodder and water …

A team of Argentine scientists is using microorganisms native to Antarctica to explore the idea of cleaning up pollution from fuels and, potentially, plastics in the pristine expanses of the white continent. The continent is protected by a 1961 Madrid Protocol that stipulates it must be kept in a pristine …

The centre is set to come up with rules to pool solar tariffs and is also aiming to increase bundling of renewable energy in existing thermal Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to boost the procurement of renewable energy. The government is aiming to boost installed renewable energy capacity to 500 GW …

Recently, the Union Finance Minister in the Union Budget for 2022-23 announced National Ropeways Development Programme – “Parvatmala” to improve connectivity in hilly areas. The scheme will be taken up on PPP (Public Private Partnership) mode, which will be a preferred ecologically sustainable alternative in place of conventional roads in …

Recently, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) informed a Malayalam-language news channel that its broadcast licence had been cancelled. The cancellation order cited a Home Ministry order that had denied security clearance to the channel. Until 2021, it had the powers to regulate content across all sectors — TV channels, …

Recently, the US has restored sanctions waivers to Iran to allow international nuclear cooperation projects, as indirect American-Iranian talks on reviving the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran enter the final stretch. The waiver allows other countries and companies to participate in Iran’s civilian nuclear programme without triggering US sanctions …