Every spring, millions of people lose an hour of sleep for a reason that has nothing to do with late nights or early alarms. The clocks simply move forward. Daylight saving time returns this weekend across much of North America, bringing the familiar seasonal shift. Many people barely notice it because their phones and computers…
“One key component of the energy-saving stoves that are now being used for boiling sardines is that it increases communities’ access to affordable, reliable renewable and clean energy. Through this, communities will use less or little wood fuel and charcoal. As such it will not only protect the vegetation cover and woodlands and increase biodiversity,…
What is the most important step that humanity must take to avoid extinction? According to the late physicist Stephen Hawking, the answer lies far beyond Earth. One of his most striking warnings concerned the future of human civilisation. Hawking, in his lecture at NASA’s 50th Anniversary, addressed how the human race can’t survive on Earth…
Spring has come to Delhi and the National Capital Region. The best indicator of this is the Semal or Silk Cotton tree, which is in full bloom at the moment. Flowering between February and March, the scarlet blossoms of the species cover the branches and ground at this time of the year. Source link
The compulsory daily fine would stay in place until the CJEU ruling has been completely executed. However, it would be reduced taking into account the progress made. The CJEU pointed out that that the legislation adopted by Portugal, which merely designates sites of Community importance (SCIs) as special areas of conservation (SACs) without specifying either…
India’s new solid waste managed rules introduce four-way waste segregation, tighter responsibilities for bulk waste generators, higher landfill fees for mixed waste, and a centralised portal to track waste management. Decades of weak enforcement and poor segregation continue to send large volumes of mixed waste to landfills. Landfills and waste burning significantly worsen air…
Daily Heat Tracker: 36 Cities Experience Above-Normal Temperatures Down To Earth www.downtoearth.org.in Source link
In 2025, multiple events such as a terrorist attack in the region, an armed conflict, protests and heavy rainfall impacted tourism in Ladakh. Tourism operators, hotels and taxi drivers in the union territory worry about declining income. Some are unable to repay the loans or debt they had taken to expand their business. With…
Asteroids regularly pass through Earth’s cosmic neighbourhood, and most of them never attract public attention. Every so often, though, a newly discovered space rock sparks curiosity among scientists and space enthusiasts. That was the case with asteroid 2024 YR4, an object first detected in late 2024. Early calculations suggested it might pass unusually close to…
The Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) has been moved from Endangered to Vulnerable owing to improved population with a population under 1,000 individuals. The authors said that updates to the IUCN Red List have also resulted in changes to population trends of CMS-listed species. “Excluding the ten entirely new species and subspecies that were added…