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Temperatures in Pune breached 'critical environmental limits' for the elderly multiple times in April: Scientists

New Delhi, April 25 -- During April, Pune city experienced multiple days when peak day temperatures hovered between 40 and 43 degrees Celsius. Even higher temperatures were experienced in the Vidarbha... Read More


It's official, nearly 84% of coral reefs are affected in the most widespread mass global bleaching event

New Delhi, April 23 -- Scientists have confirmed that the world's worst ongoing global coral bleaching event has now affected nearly 84 per cent of the world's coral reefs. The US National Oceanic an... Read More


Microplastics found in 1970s caddisfly casings, revealing decades-long contamination

New Delhi, April 22 -- Researchers have discovered microplastics embedded in the larval casings of caddisflies, indicating that environmental contamination by plastic particles stretches back over hal... Read More


Microplastics in air enter plant leaves, pass to animals & humans: Study

New Delhi, April 11 -- Plant leaves absorbed microplastics and nanoplastics directly from the air, with the particles subsequently entering the food chain through herbivores and crops consumed by huma... Read More


FRA implementation: Experts fear eviction of tribal families as review of rejected claims not implemented yet

New Delhi, April 1 -- Ahead of the crucial hearing of the Supreme Court on the Forest Rights Act, 2006, researchers and campaigners fear that the government may have not conducted the review process o... Read More


Ahead of crucial hearing, forest rights organisations demand fair review of FRA rejections

New Delhi, March 28 -- As millions of forest-dwelling tribals in India fear eviction, 109 civil society organisations across the country have released a press statement demanding fair review and scrut... Read More


Centre issues SOP for deletion and restoration of MGNREGA job cards

New Delhi, March 28 -- The Union Ministry of Rural Development has issued new guidelines for the deletion and restoration of job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ... Read More


Forest rights under siege: Petitioners challenge misrepresentation of FRA ahead of Supreme Court hearing

New Delhi, March 20 -- Civil society members have raised concerns over the misrepresentation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, ahead of a Supreme Court hearing scheduled for April 2, 2025. The hea... Read More


Plastic pollution killing seabirds: Study links ingestion to multi-organ failure, brain damage

India, March 19 -- Plastic pollution is causing a health crisis in seabirds, according to a new study. which found that ingesting plastic causes neurodegeneration similar to Alzheimer's in chicks as y... Read More


US butterfly populations plummet by 22% in two decades

New Delhi, March 7 -- Butterflies in the United States are disappearing at an alarming rate, with a new study revealing a 22 per cent decline in their populations over the past two decades. Scientists... Read More