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Central government issues regulatory framework for promoting agroforestry

New Delhi, July 1 -- The Indian government has issued model rules to promote agroforestry and improve business environment for farmers. In a notification dated June 18, 2025, the Union Ministry of E... Read More


Threat to Adivasi rights? Civil society slams Union environment minister's claim linking FRA to forest loss

New Delhi, July 1 -- A statement by the Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav blaming forest degradation on titles granted under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recogn... Read More


How India moves: Pune's roads buckle under an explosion of two-wheeler traffic

New Delhi, June 30 -- As air pollution, traffic deaths and travel times climb, Pune's dream of a sustainable transport future is faltering. With vehicle registrations nearly matching its population, t... Read More


Despite NGT orders, illegal salt pans and encroachment of creeks continue to threaten Kachchh's Kharai camels

New Delhi, June 27 -- Kachchh in Gujarat is known for its rare indigenous breed of Kharai camel. But the existence of this species is under threat, despite multiple interventions by the National Green... Read More


How India moves: Why nearly every Goan owns a vehicle - and it's not by choice

New Delhi, June 25 -- In 2014, Newton Sequeira wrapped up his late-night shift on his first day at a new job in Panaji, only to discover he had no way of returning home to Margao, located around 40 ki... Read More


Brazil faced its worst forest fires in 2024, more than 62% area burnt

New Delhi, June 25 -- An unprecedented drought fuelled by climate change contributed to the record forest fires in Brazil in 2024, a new analysis has revealed. From January through December in 2024, ... Read More


How India moves: Ludhiana's migrant workers struggle to reach workplace as traffic, pollution and poor infrastructure pose hurdles

New Delhi, June 2 -- Chandrama Prasad, a migrant labourer in an auto parts manufacturing unit in Ludhiana, has been cycling to work for the past 18 years. Since 2007, his daily commute includes a dist... Read More


Frequent wildfires under warming climate turning forests into super carbon emitters

New Delhi, May 27 -- Canada's record-breaking wildfires last year released nearly three times more carbon than the country's entire economy - yet such emissions are barely accounted for in climate pol... Read More


How India moves: In Chandigarh, more vehicles than people undermine a visionary design

New Delhi, May 23 -- Two decades ago, Chandigarh's broad avenues and sparse traffic left many wondering if the city had been overbuilt. Fast forward to in 2025, the narrative has reversed. The number ... Read More


MGNREGA struggles to deliver jobs despite surge in registrations: Report

New Delhi, May 20 -- Despite a rise in household registrations under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the rural jobs scheme failed to generate adequate employment ... Read More