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How a central scheme allows private agencies to influence FRA

One of the key aims of the Forest Rights Act has been to decentralise forest governance by conferring powers on the gram sabha. DAJGUA, a new umbrella scheme for forest-dwelling communities in India, may upend...

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Portugal goes on high alert for wildfires

Portugal's government on Saturday issued an alert warning of a heatwave with a high risk of fires in large parts of the country in the coming days. Both Portugal and neighbouring Spain have had to battle wildfires in the recent days, a ...more

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Seeds of seabuckthorn, Himalayan buckwheat part of experiment on ISS

The seeds grown in Ladakh were sourced by Bengaluru-based space start-up Protoplanet

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SpaceX launches crew after NASA, Russia space chief meeting

Elon Musk-led SpaceX originally attempted to launch the mission on Thursday.

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Tropical rain destabilises oceans only when it falls lightly: study

Instead of making the surface lighter, which would help mix waters in the ocean, a new study has found rain sometimes makes the surface heavier

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Bird deaths raise red flags as India expands wind energy

Across seven multi-season surveys, Wildlife Institute of India researchers searched for bird carcasses within a 150-m radius of 90 randomly selected wind turbines and found 124

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World’s highest bird death rates at Thar Desert wind farms

Across seven multi-season surveys, Wildlife Institute of India researchers searched for bird carcasses within a 150-m radius of 90 randomly selected wind turbines and found 124

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Simpler tests could slash biosimilar costs, widen patient access

For many years, a debate has raged over how much proof is required for a manufacturer to prove that a given biosimilar will work as well as the original biologic

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Andaman launches project to revive historic spice route and boost local cultivation

“With an average annual rainfall of 3,400 mm spread across 180 days and a climate highly conducive to spice production, the region offers ideal conditions for growing a wide variety of spices”

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SpaceX delivers four astronauts to International Space Station just 15 hours after launch

The four U.S., Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre; they will spend at least six months at the orbiting lab, swapping places with colleagues up there since March.

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to launch Indian-origin investor Arvi Singh Bahal and five others to space on August 3 aboard New Shepard rocket; full crew details and launch timing

Blue Origin's NS-34 mission, scheduled for August 3, 2025, will send six civilians, including Indian-origin investor Arvi Singh Bahal and crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, on an 11-minute suborbital flight. Launching from West Texas, the ...more

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Scientists use AI-designed proteins to generate immune cells 

The generated cells are expected to enhance immune responses against diseases ranging from cancer to viral infections

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10 stunning sights from NASA’s eye on the universe

NASA's telescopes and spacecraft have captured stunning images showcasing the universe's beauty and complexity. These visuals reveal distant galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, deepening our understanding of cosmic evolution. From the ...more

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After 7 years, red panda cubs born in Sikkim zoo

The captive red panda population at the Himalayan Zoological Park near Gangtok was nearly decimated by two outbreaks of canine distemper, a highly contagious and potentially fatal viral disease

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House razings to save Niger capital's forest shield dismay locals

Hamissou Issiakou grumbled as he worked to strip bare his house, marked for demolition for illegally encroaching on the tip of green forest that's keeping the expanding desert at bay from Niger's capital. Director General of Water and F ...more

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SpaceX launches joint astronaut crew to ISS in NASA's Crew-11 mission

The four-person astronaut crew boarded SpaceX's Dragon capsule sitting atop its Falcon 9 rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

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Short-term sugar high: rupee drop boosts Indian IT, but storm clouds gather

Indian IT services benefit from rupee depreciation against USD in the short term, but long-term outlook remains uncertain.

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Crowds, Bollywood music and celebrity tigers: Are Indian safaris getting out of hand?

India’s tiger reserves, from Kaziranga to Kanha, have been experiencing a steady rise in footfall. As crowds of jeeps, badly behaved tourists and Bollywood-styled wedding parties take over the parks, how do you go on an ethical safari?

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