Environment
Chimpanzees and gorillas among 10 most illegally t...
January 11, 2026
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a global organisation that regulates international trade in wildlife, has warned that trading in endangered African primates like chimpanzees and gorillas is very high, posing a serious t...
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The Habitats Trust invites applications for 9th ed...
January 10, 2026
The Habitats Trust (THT), a not-for-profit organisation, has announced the 9th edition of the Habitats Trust Grants, inviting applications from conservation practitioners and non-profit organisations across India. In a press statement, the Habitats Trust India says that India is ...
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Global biodiversity body IPBES concerned over US w...
January 9, 2026
The announcement by United States President Donald Trump that the US would withdraw from 66 international organisations, including the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), a UN-backed body that assesses the state of global biod...
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Rajasthan’s Kota Community leads grassroot clean...
January 9, 2026
With India’s environmental issues increasing day by day, ranging from air and water pollution, land degradation, waste management issues, among other concerns, community-based sustainable actions are gaining popularity. India generates over 60 million tonnes of waste annually...
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Education quality severely impacted by high AQI in...
January 1, 2026
Amid worsening air quality in Delhi, schools have been directed to shift classes up to Grade 5 to the online mode. For the past six weeks, the city has been recording Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in the “severe” to “hazardous” category, frequently crossing 400, posing s...
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Extreme climate incidents on 99 pc of days in nine...
December 31, 2025
Extreme weather events continued to take a heavy human and economic toll across the world in 2025, with India and parts of Asia among the worst affected regions. According to the UK-based NGO Christian Aid, climate-driven disasters such as heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires...
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Pregnant women especially vulnerable to air pollut...
December 29, 2025
Air pollution has long been recognised as a silent aggressor infiltrating lungs, straining hearts and shortening life expectancy. But emerging scientific evidence suggests its reach extends far beyond the respiratory system, quietly influencing women’s reproductive health, incl...
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India needs China as a partner to combat air pollu...
December 26, 2025
As the year 2025 yields to 2026, it signals the start of a key, landmark year which marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and China, a relationship that has seen periods of intense tumult as well as long stretches of time when both neighbours and ancien...
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Uproar over SC ruling on Aravallis intensifies
December 23, 2025
A wave of protests has erupted across North India as citizens and environmentalists unite against the Supreme Court’s decision to accept the proposed move of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEFCC) that removes protection from an overwhelming proportion...
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Death by breath in Delhi: Irate residents complain...
December 18, 2025
Every winter, a thick blanket of smog descends over India’s capital, but this year the impact has been far deeper and more relentless. For well over a month, now, polluted air has disrupted health, livelihoods and mobility, forcing citizens, from night shelters and middle-class...
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