Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity

Kharai Camel & Mangrove Crisis

Despite NGT orders, illegal salt pans and encroachment of creeks continue to threaten Kachchh’s Kharai camels Context: The rare indigenous...

Asia Warming Twice as Fast as Global Average: WMO Report Warns of Deadly Climate Crisis

Asia warming nearly twice as fast as global average: WMO report Context: The State of the Climate in Asia 2024...

Sariska’s Critical Tiger Habitat

Over 50 mines may benefit as Sariska’s Critical Tiger Habitat to be redrawn Context: The Rajasthan government has proposed a...

G20’s Role in Global Renewable Energy

G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world — what needs to happen Context: The world’s richest...

Biofuels and Global Energy Transition

Energy Transition and Global South Cooperation Context: Biofuels are emerging as a critical component of the global energy transition, especially...

India’s Green Mission Revised

India’s Green Mission revised plan: Centre to focus on Aravalli, Western Ghats restoration Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate...

Discovery of Portulaca bharat in Aravali Hills

Discovery of Portulaca bharat in Aravali Hills

New flowering plant species discovered in Aravali hills landscape near Jaipur Context: A new species of flowering plant, Portulaca bharat,...

Bonn Climate Change Conference 2024

Context: The Bonn Climate Change Conference 2024 officially began on Monday, June 16, drawing over 5,000 government delegates, scientists, and...

Collection of Real-Time Observations & Photo of Crops (CROPIC)

New scheme to study crops using AI: What is CROPIC Context: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is set...

Species in News: Eurasian Otter

Species in News: Eurasian Otter

Thought to be extinct, a rare sighting in Kashmir revives hopes of the Eurasian otter’s comeback Context: The Eurasian otter...

Etalin Hydropower Project

Etalin Hydropower Project

Overlooking own concerns in past, Environment Ministry’s forest committee clears Arunachal’s Etalin hydel project Context: The Environment Ministry’s Forest Advisory...

Ungulates in India

Ungulates in India

State of India’s tiger prey, why challenges to their habitat need to be addressed Context: For the first time, a...

India Adds Two More Ramsar Sites

India Adds Two More Ramsar Sites

Prime Minister hails addition of two New Ramsar Sites in Rajasthan   Context: On the eve of World Environment Day,...

Heatwaves in India

Heatwaves in India

Heatwaves impacting the country’s labour productivity? Context: India has seen an early arrival of the monsoon in 2025, providing a...

India’s Heatwaves: Crisis, Consequences, and the Call for Climate-Smart Action

India’s Heatwaves: Crisis, Consequences, and the Call for Climate-Smart Action

Indian summers are getting hotter, but is it the heat or is it us?     Context: India is undeniably...

Why Technicalising India’s Waste Crisis Is Not the Solution

Why Technicalising India’s Waste Crisis Is Not the Solution

  India’s Waste Crisis: Why Technical Solutions Alone Won’t Suffice Context: India’s mounting waste crisis is often seen through the...

Urban Flooding Solution: Powerful Strategies to Build Resilient Indian Cities

Urban Flooding Solution: Powerful Strategies to Build Resilient Indian Cities

Urban Flooding: Key Opportunities to Transform India’s City Infrastructure Context: Indian cities face recurring flooding during monsoons, with recent incidents...

Bridging with Natural Gas: A Key Opportunity for India’s Clean Energy Transition

Bridging with Natural Gas: A Key Opportunity for India’s Clean Energy Transition

Bridging with Natural Gas: Unlocking Critical Investment Potential in India’s Energy Future Context: Natural gas is globally promoted as a...

Esecaflor Project

Esecaflor Project

WHAT EXPERIMENT SIMULATING DROUGHT IN AMAZON FOUND Context: The Esecaflor project, the world’s longest-running rainforest drought experiment in the Amazon,...

Electric Vehicles and Air Pollution

Tyre particles: How EVs are a climate solution with pollution problem   Context: A new study published in Soft Matter,...

The Growing Threat to Urban Forests in India

Why India needs stable urban forests Context: One of Hyderabad’s last remaining urban forests, Kancha Gachibowli, recently faced an existential...

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