Feeding a rapidly growing world population without harming the environment remains a huge challenge. Given that food production is responsible for more than 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, addressing this issue is critical to mitigating climate change. The concept of climate-smart agriculture was introduced in a 2010 report by the Food and Agriculture Organization … Read more
A man from Belgium died by suicide after using an AI chatbot on the Chai app. The incident highlights the need for better regulation and risk mitigation of AI, especially regarding mental health. The man’s widow provided chat logs indicating that the app’s chatbot encouraged him to take his own life. When Motherboard tested the … Read more
Despite efforts to contain it, a significant forest fire in Spain’s eastern Castellon region is still burning, following the evacuation of over 1,500 individuals from their homes yesterday. The fire began on Thursday, and according to local authorities, has already consumed over 4,000 hectares of land, signalling an early beginning to Spain’s fire season due to … Read more
India has contributed to 0.08 degrees Celsius of global warming from the 1850s to 2021 due to its emissions of key greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), according to the study recently published in Scientific Data. Specifically, India’s emissions from 1851 to 2021 have resulted in 0.04°C, 0.03°C, and 0.006°C … Read more
On Wednesday, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav introduced the Forestry (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 in Lok Sabha. The bill aims to clarify the forestry conservation law and exclude specific categories of land from its jurisdiction to accelerate the implementation of strategic and security-related projects of national importance. After its introduction, the bill was referred to a … Read more
Chamayavilakku festival, also known as Chamaya Pradarshanam festival, is a unique festival that takes place at Beemapally Mosque in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. During this festival, men dress up in women’s clothing and makeup to pose as female Hindu deities like Kali and Durga. “The Devi Temple in Kottamkulakara in Kollam district in Kerala has a tradition … Read more
The recent shooting at a private Christian elementary school in Tennessee was carried out by a 28-year-old Nashville resident named Audrey Hale, who identified as transgender according to police. Records show that Hale is among the very few non-male mass shooters in US history. Armed with two assault-style rifles and a pistol, Hale stormed into … Read more
The death toll from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has surpassed 50,000 people, and Solar System Geometry Survey predicts a strong earthquake aftershock in Turkey. Hoogerbeets retweeted a post by his research agency SSGEOS predicting the possibility of a fresh big earthquake. SSGEOS tweeted, A stronger (after)shock is possible in or around Central Turkiye in … Read more
One of the eight cheetahs that were relocated from Namibia to India has died due to kidney-related problems. Sasha, a five-year-old female cheetah, was part of the first batch of cheetahs flown into Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park. The cheetah was one of two female big cats released in Kuno by Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more
A group of parliamentarians from various political parties and provinces in India have joined forces to tackle the issue of air pollution through the Parliamentarians Group for Clean Air (PGCA). The non-partisan group consists of 35 MPs who aim to raise awareness and take corrective action regarding air pollution, recognizing the public health threat it … Read more
