May 13, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

May 13, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Speciation

BidisSmokingTaxesTobacco productsWHO FCTC

India’s new GST rates excerberate tax differences among tobacco products, a contravention of WHO FCTC guideline

By reducing the GST rate for bidis from 28% to 18% while increasing the GST rate for other tobacco products to 40%, the new GST rates, labelled as “landmark tax framework” and “next-generation GST reforms”, are a public health disaster

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BiodiversityEcologyEnvironmentSpeciation

Peninsular India: how biodiversity changed through millions of years

Biodiversity of peninsular India — home to unique plants and animals, and a dramatic geological history — has responded differentially to geoclimatic history, with a few groups remaining unperturbed by these events while others exhibiting varying rates of speciation.

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