unscientific alterations

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s viral claim that carrying an onion can beat the heat has drawn medical pushback. Doctors warn such myths can mislead during heatwaves, when hydration, rest and early care — not folk remedies — determine whether heat stress turns dangerous

Delhi government has greenlit a 4.7-km flood wall along the Yamuna's western bank, aiming to protect areas like Civil Lines and Kashmere Gate from inundation. This project, expected before the next monsoon, is touted as a permanent fix for recurring floods. However, experts raise concerns about potential impacts on groundwater and the local ecosystem.

Environmentalists are criticizing government plans for ropeway projects to Mullayanagiri and Seethalayanagiri, warning of irreversible ecological damage to the Western Ghats' fragile Chandradrona mountain range. Concerns include disruption of shola forests, endemic species, and vital water systems that feed downstream rivers. Meanwhile, the high court has halted activities for the Sharavati pumped storage project within its sanctuary and eco-sensitive zone.

The officials of fire and rescue services in the city said that many more shops in the Chalai market region are at the risk of a fire outbreak owing to the unscientific alterations the traders carry out in their shops.

Hyderabad's Banjara Hills faces recurring floods due to drain bottlenecks, Commissioner AV Ranganath revealed during an inspection. Encroachments and narrowed stormwater channels are major culprits, particularly along Road Number 3 and 14, where the drain's width significantly reduces.

Members of the Action Committee Against Mangalore- Hassan-Mysore- Solur LPG Pipeline Project on Tuesday decided to continue their fight.

After artists in the city were up in arms last week against remarks by minister Ramachandra Gowda, it was time for KCP president to face the music on Tuesday.

Coal, limestone and other minerals are mined by private operators and the absence of a regulatory policy for mining has affected the environment to a large extent.

An analysis by the forest department following devastating rains since October 17 found that swollen rivers in Kumaon — Kosi, Gaula, Nandhaur and Dabka — have changed their course. In some areas, they have started flowing towards human habitations while in others, the change has adversely affected works of the forest department such as mining and patrolling.

The NGT-appointed Yamuna Monitoring Committee is looking for answers after environmentalist Manoj Misra of 'Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan', a civil society consortium working for the river's protection, wrote to it alleging any compensatory afforestation can result in an "avoidable alteration in the natural functions of the floodplains".

If it was the Aila in May, it was the incessant rains last weekend. Trees in Kolkata have been toppling over more frequently than ever before.

Modern lifestyle changes, genetic alterations added with changing dietary habits are increasing the risk of cancer of the large intestine and rectum among urbanized Indians.