Not binary: India can save its forests by winning the war on poverty

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Traditionally, many conservationists and policymakers have seen biodiversity conservation as a choice between protecting nature and meeting human needs. Forests were often seen as places that had to be protected from people, while alleviating poverty and economic development were treated as separate concerns. A new international study has concluded that this is a harmful view. […]

IIT-Delhi study finds human activity drives India’s ‘wild’ weather

Rain pours misery on a horse in Bengaluru on June 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN/The Hindu Of late, increasingly concentrated rainfall and violent floods have devastated India’s cities and farms alike. For years, scientists have debated whether this is simply natural variation or the direct result of climate change. A new study in […]

MPBSE High School Second Exam Result 2026 out: Here’s how to check scores

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The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE), Bhopal, has announced that the results of the High School Second Examination 2026 today. Students who appeared for the examination can check their results online once the result link is activated.The announcement relates to the High School Second Examination conducted by MPBSE. Under the board’s revised examination […]

ATS arrests madrasa operator for alleged radicalisation, Pakistan link under probe

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Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a madrasa operator from Bihar in a suspected inter-state radicalisation case, taking the total number of arrests in the module to four, officials said.The arrest was made on Monday from Madhubani district in Bihar. The accused has been identified as 56-year-old Izhar Ulhaq, who runs a madrasa in […]