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Global Plastic Profiles 2025: Article 11, on the means of implementation, is a complex and unresolved area of the Treaty text

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Summary The global treaty to end plastic pollution faces challenges in its financial mechanism, with developing countries advocating for a dedicated fund to ensure developed natio... Read More


Global Plastic Profiles 2025: Where countries stand on capacity building, technical assistance and technology transfer

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Summary Developing countries and negotiating blocs are pushing for binding commitments from developed nations to provide financial, technical, and technological support for a glob... Read More


Scorched Amazon forests remain overheated for decades, study finds

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Summary Amazon forests in Brazil burned by fires remain up to 2.6 degrees C hotter than intact forests, with heat persisting for at least 30 years. Burned forests show fundamenta... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker: Panjim, Raipur see 3 degrees C jump in maximum temperatures

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Note: Data for capital cities of 27 states (data not available for Goa) and 8 union territories. In certain states where data is not available for the capital city, data for one o... Read More


Gujarat village Ukarda elects first-ever sarpanch, secures Rs 3 lakh grant under Samras model

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Summary Ukarda, a new panchayat in Banaskantha district, elected its first Sarpanch without a contest Pushpa Ben Mohan Bhai Nagos became Sarpanch; the panchayat received Rs 3 lak... Read More


Odisha releases new roadmap to bring landraces under formal seed systems

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Summary Odisha has launched a new SOP to integrate traditional seed varieties, known as landraces, into formal seed systems. This initiative aims to conserve agrobiodiversity and... Read More


All in the name

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Summary A proposed UN resolution aimed at reducing non-communicable diseases could inadvertently harm nutrition in developing countries. Experts warn that the call to eliminate t... Read More


Mistaken identity

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Summary A Central Zoo Authority report reveals a mix-up in identifying the Alpine musk deer for conservation breeding, mistakenly initiating programs for the Himalayan musk deer i... Read More


Can indigenous territories and protected areas save the Amazon?

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Summary Indigenous Territories and Protected Areas (ITPA) are crucial for preserving the Amazon rainforest. But they are under threat from human activities like deforestation and... Read More


Tigers turning maneaters? Why do big cats hunt and eat humans in the country of the 18 tides?

New Delhi, July 31 -- Summary In the Sundarbans, tigers are notorious for attacking and consuming humans, a behavior not seen in other regions. Experts suggest environmental factors like brackish wat... Read More