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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 23, 2025)

New Delhi, April 24 -- Implementation of Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016 In twelve states and Union Territories, common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facilities (CBWTF) are being us... Read More


Climate crisis fuelling gender-based violence, UN report warns

New Delhi, April 23 -- Climate change is fuelling a global surge in violence against women and girls, with one in 10 cases of intimate partner violence projected to be linked to climate impacts by the... 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


Greening urban road verges could boost butterfly diversity in tropical cities

New Delhi, April 23 -- Road verges may hold the key to rewilding our cities, according to a new study from Singapore that finds these overlooked strips of greenery can boost butterfly populations-even... Read More


Earthen embrace: Rajasthan's thatched mud houses provide cool comfort from scorching heat

New Delhi, April 23 -- Traditional houses in rural Rajasthan are remarkable examples of climate-responsive architecture, evolved over centuries to adapt to the harsh, arid environment of the region. B... 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


Ashwagandha: this ancient herb is trending for its potential health benefits but also comes with risks

New Delhi, April 23 -- Depending on who you follow on social media, you may have come across talk of a little-known herb called ashwagandha over the past year. Celebrities including Meghan Markle, Gwy... Read More


Do cats make good therapy animals? The new trend showing felines may be more complicated than we realise

New Delhi, April 23 -- Dogs are sociable, enthusiastic and widely used to comfort people in settings like hospitals, schools and care homes. But an increasingly popular alternative is emerging: Therap... Read More


Climate change is making the Lesser Goldfinch move from the US Southwest to the Pacific Northwest: Study

New Delhi, April 23 -- Climate change and habitat changes are making the Lesser Goldfinch, a songbird traditionally found in the southwestern United States to shift to the country's cooler Pacific Nor... Read More


Hyenas of the North: Wolverines making a comeback in southern Finland, finds study

New Delhi, April 23 -- Wolverines (Gulo gulo), the mustelid carnivore of the world's boreal forests, are making a comeback in southern Finland after having been wiped out from there due to hunting, a ... Read More