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RBI in wait and watch mode on recalibration of policy rate, show MPC minutes

IANS | August 19, 2026 6:42 PM

Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said that he would "prefer to wait for more certainty to emerge on the inflation trajectory in terms of the persistence of realised prints at these or higher levels, the forecast, and the likely levels to which inflation may normalise and settle for any recalibration of the policy rate", according to the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting released on Wednesday.

India highlights BRICS role in fighting climate change

IANS | August 17, 2026 1:46 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India highlighted on Monday that the BRICS alliance has expanded from an economic dialogue into an increasingly influential platform for defining its approach to the critical challenges facing the environment, including pressing global issues of increasing pollution, biodiversity loss as well as global warming.

Why India's EV transition differs from West

IANS | August 16, 2026 7:39 PM

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) India's transport sector comprises a diverse mix of two-wheelers, auto-rickshaws, buses, trains, and passenger cars, each of which is expected to electrify at a different pace, and thus distinguishes the country's transition to electric mobility from that of Europe and the US, where it is largely driven by cars, according to an article.

Tricolour corals offer clues to climate resilience

IANS | August 14, 2026 4:43 PM

Kochi, Aug 14 (IANS) A rare underwater sighting of orange, white, and green corals growing together off Minicoy in Lakshadweep has opened a new window into how coral colonies respond differently to rising sea temperatures, according to scientists at the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI).

WII gives clarion call to save our gentle giants on World Elephant Day

IANS | August 12, 2026 2:05 PM

Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) While the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change sounded quite positive about the future of elephants in India on the occasion of World Elephant Day on Wednesday, a recent report by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has highlighted several challenges faced by the animal. Over the last one year, several upsetting images and videos have emerged of humans attacking elephants, including calves, with sharp weapons, firecrackers and even fireballs.

Gujarat Forest Dept to buy plastic waste collected by villagers around Nalsarovar

IANS | August 11, 2026 12:07 PM

Gandhinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) The Gujarat Forest Department has launched a Rs 2.94 crore Plastic Waste Management Project around the Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, under which plastic waste collected by villagers will be purchased and transported to a dedicated collection centre, in an effort to reduce pollution in the Ramsar-designated wetland.

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