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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


Global organisations release guiding document for schools to educate children on AMR

New Delhi, March 28 -- In March 2025, six global organisations - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Educational, ... Read More


India's coastal crisis: How light fishing threatens marine life and traditional livelihoods

New Delhi, March 27 -- India's 7,500-kilometre coastline - rich in biodiversity and home to millions of fishers is under increasing threat from an outlawed fishing practice that continues with impunit... Read More


Expect 'double heatwave' in northwestern states this year as IMD shares weather outlook for summer season

New Delhi, March 27 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that northwestern parts of the country are likely to endure a much hotter summer this year, with nearly twice the usual numb... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 26, 2025)

New Delhi, March 27 -- NGT directs MoEFCC to respond on rising ozone pollution in urban India The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest an... Read More


Chinese doctors transplant pig liver in human in a first

New Delhi, March 27 -- Doctors in China have transplanted a pig's liver in a human being in what is being described as a 'medical breakthrough'. The liver, from a miniature pig, had six edited genes.... Read More


World facing tree seed shortage: FAO

New Delhi, March 27 -- Several countries across the world have reported a lack of enough high-quality seeds to meet their reforestation targets, according to The Second Report on the State of the Worl... Read More


Kosi floodplains: Survey reveals glaring issues in Bihar's flood management, 62% respondents neglected by relief measures

New Delhi, March 27 -- A recent survey has revealed glaring deficiencies in flood relief and rehabilitation measures in Bihar's Kosi region. The study, conducted by Kosi Nav Nirman Manch, covered 1,0... Read More


Diclofenac is freely available in Hispanophone & Lusophone South America, signaling risk to region's avian scavengers, finds study

New Delhi, March 27 -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) like diclofenac and flunixin are freely available throughout the continent of South America, signaling a risk to the avian scavenger... Read More