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The hidden cost of renewable energy: Mining, forest loss and climate crisis

India, Dec. 27 -- The global shift towards renewable energy may be driving a new environmental crisis. A study published in Nature Communications on December 21, 2025, warns that rising demand for min... Read More


Recap 2025: The most important biodiversity developments of the year

India, Dec. 26 -- 2025 was a year that saw several significant developments in the field of biodiversity and biodiversity governance. The 'Cali Fund' was launched on February 25, 2025, at the resumed... Read More


Recap 2025: The year in environmental literature

India, Dec. 26 -- A kaleidoscopic literary exploration of extinction and conservation, inspired by the latest scientific research. My Head for a Tree offers a timely reflection on indigenous, communi... Read More


Recap 2025: The most important developments of the year in Africa

India, Dec. 26 -- 2025 saw a number of important developments on the African continent. Centre for Science and Environment and Down To Earth's State of Africa's Environment 2025 revealed that the con... Read More


Large share of India's PM2.5 not emitted directly, but chemically formed in the atmosphere: CREA Study

India, Dec. 24 -- A large share of India's PM2.5 pollution is not emitted directly but is chemically formed in the atmosphere from precursor gases, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Resear... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 23, 2025)

India, Dec. 24 -- The Supreme Court approved revised conservation measures for the Great Indian Bustard in Rajasthan and Gujarat, including time-bound undergrounding of critical power lines. The Nati... Read More


Women in Bihar are transitioning from programme participants to co-creators of rural value chains, study shows

India, Dec. 23 -- Women farmers in Bihar are emerging as leaders in the state's rural value chains, a new study has found. The seven-year Personal Transformation Index (PTI) study tracked over 1,200 ... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 22, 2025)

India, Dec. 23 -- The National Green Tribunal has sought responses from authorities over the alleged destruction of centuries-old ponds in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. In a separate matter, the tribunal ... Read More


IIT Madras & Australian researchers develop precision nanoinjection platform for breast cancer drug delivery

India, Dec. 22 -- Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), Monash University and Deakin University, Australia, have developed a cutting-edge nanoinjection drug delivery pla... Read More


Exposure to hot, humid conditions in-utero is dangerous for child health: Study

India, Dec. 21 -- Hot, humid conditions prevent pregnant women from cooling down. Thus, their exposure to such conditions quadruples the effect of extreme heat on child health, according to a new stud... Read More