Evidence suggests Ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom began almost a century later/ Image: Pexels For more than a century, historians have worked with a broadly agreed timeline for Ancient Egypt, anchoring its major eras to king lists, inscriptions and archaeological layers. One of the most important of those turning points is the start of the New…
A proposed wage employment programme that the government plans to introduce in Parliament would end the demand-driven nature of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which it seeks to replace, researchers and labour rights activists have warned. The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, expected to be tabled…
On December 16 in the early hours of the day, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V will carry 27 of Amazon’s Leo satellites into orbit in a bid to realise Amazon’s ambitious constellation initiative, which will see it establish a global satellite internet network. The launch will take place at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space…
Delhi is once again choking. Air quality has deteriorated rapidly, emergency restrictions are back in force, and daily life across the city has been disrupted. Construction has stopped, offices are operating with limited staff, and schools are switching modes. Delhi and the National Capital Region are now under GRAP-IV, the strictest stage of India’s air-pollution…
You might be feeling stressed out seeing the headlines about “super flu” and comparing the current winter health challenges with 2020 and Covid. Amid all the noise, it’s difficult to know how bad this flu really is – and how much is political spin. I should start by saying “super flu” is not a scientific…
Planets in Solar system–Representative Image Finding planets that are outside our solar system, called exoplanets, has changed the way we see the cosmos and our place in it. These faraway planets are extremely hard to find because they are small, dim, and in the bright light of their much brighter parent stars. Most of the…
In 2022, I had a job at an estate agents in Paris selling ridiculously expensive flats, and decided I needed to do something more meaningful with my life. I resigned, and six months later arrived in Guinea. In hindsight I was a young kid, full of anger, not happy with his life. That 26-year-old is…
In this interview with Mongabay-India, retired forest officer M.I. Varghese talks about the intent of forest laws, amendments, and the need for viewing local communities as partners in conservation. The Kerala Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2025, shifts a scientific decision to the administrative hands, Varghese notes. He notes that institutional strength, independent boards and…
Astronomers have captured striking new images showing that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is not only brightening but also taking on a distinct green hue as it approaches Earth. Observed with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, the comet’s transformation follows its close approach to the Sun at the end of October, when its surface heated…
The central government’s rooftop solar scheme has accelerated rooftop solar growth, though installation rates and state-wise progress remain uneven. Low awareness, financing hurdles, procedural delays, supply constraints and portal or vendor issues slow adoption. Stronger state plans, better supply, more transparent processes, improved financing and focused outreach are key for a sustainable, system-driven rooftop…