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Kenya court hears unusual case involving illegal trafficking of live ants

New Delhi, April 24 -- A court in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, has drawn international attention as it presides over a case involving the illegal trafficking of live ants. On April 15, 2025, two Be... Read More


About 242 million hectares of world's agricultural land contaminated by toxic heavy metal pollution: Study

New Delhi, April 23 -- A new study published in Science on April 17, 2025, has revealed that soil pollution from toxic heavy metals and metalloids is significantly reducing crop yields and contaminati... Read More


Study links climate change to rising arsenic levels in rice, increasing health risks

New Delhi, April 17 -- Warmer temperatures and higher carbon dioxide levels could increase arsenic concentrations in rice, according to a new study published in Lancet Planetary Health on April 16, 20... Read More


Newly built dams in low-income countries failing increasingly: Study

New Delhi, March 25 -- A study published in Nature Water estimated that 23 large 'dam failures' could occur worldwide by 2035. With 4.4 per cent of large dams facing a failure probability above 1/10,0... Read More


Targeted conservation efforts pulled hundreds of species back from the brink, study finds

India, March 21 -- A major global study has revealed that targeted conservation efforts have helped hundreds of animal species avoid extinction-though far more are still in decline. Researchers revie... Read More


German court begins hearing lawsuit filed by Peruvian farmer against energy major RWE

India, March 18 -- Peruvian farmer and mountain guide Saul Luciano Lliuya reached the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) for his climate lawsuit hearing against energy com... Read More


Rich countries driving biodiversity loss in other nations through agricultural, forestry imports

India, Feb. 21 -- Consumption of products by developed countries was responsible for biodiversity loss in other countries, a new study published in Nature on February 12, 2025, has shown. The study, ... Read More


People living in Australian cities are at a higher risk of dying from heatwaves than those in rural areas

India, Feb. 19 -- A study carried out in Australia revealed that urban residents face a greater risk of death during extreme temperature events. Researchers from the University of Queensland and Grif... Read More


Peatlands hold more carbon than all the world's forests, yet are dangerously underprotected

India, Feb. 18 -- A recent study has cautioned that peatlands, crucial carbon reservoirs, are severely underprotected, and their ongoing destruction could jeopardise climate change goals. Peatlands, ... Read More


Climate group to escalate legal battle against Shell in Dutch Supreme Court over specific carbon reduction targets

India, Feb. 13 -- Climate group Friends of the Earth Netherlands (FOE) is set to escalate its legal battle against British multinational oil and gas company Shell to the Netherlands' Supreme Court. Th... Read More