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Empowerment through CFRR: How Chhattisgarh's Karlajhar village was able to stop forest fires

New Delhi, July 29 -- Residents of Karlajhar became alert when flames were seen in the forest near the Chhattisgarh village at 10 pm on March 13, 2025. Karan Singh Nag gathered about 15 people and imm... Read More


Tigers turning maneaters? Uncovering a deadly trail

New Delhi, July 28 -- This is the first of a 5-part series For the communities in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, May 27 was a dark day. In the morning, came news of 45-year-old Sanjeevani Maikalw... Read More


Jharkhand: Why have snakebite deaths spiked in the state of late?

New Delhi, July 28 -- Premshankar Chaurasia of Narsinghpur Pathra village under Chainpur block of Medininagar (Palamu) district in Jharkhand was sleeping with his family on the night of July 10-11. Th... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker: At 38 degrees C, New Delhi hottest among cities with above-minimum temperatures

New Delhi, July 28 -- 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 ... Read More


Gujarat's Samras model: Unopposed 761 Panchayats get Rs 3-13 lakh each

New Delhi, July 28 -- In June 2025, elections were scheduled in 4,564 Gram Panchayats across Gujarat. But in 761 villages, there was no voting at all. Instead, these panchayats were declared 'Samras' ... Read More


Atlas identifies areas rich in mycorrhizal fungi, some 90% of them are outside protected areas

New Delhi, July 25 -- Summary The Underground Atlas by SPUN reveals that over 90 per cent of mycorrhizal fungi hotspots are outside protected areas This highlights the need for their inclusion in cli... Read More


As told to Parliament (July 25, 2025): Rs 4,391 crore allocated under PM E-Drive scheme

New Delhi, July 25 -- An amount of Rs 4,391 crore has been allocated towards deployment of 14,028 e-buses under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme. This will result in significant reduction in emissions, Bhupathir... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 24, 2025)

New Delhi, July 25 -- Summary Ancient Parijat trees in Uttar Pradesh face risk of extinction due to climate change and overharvesting; NGT seeks responses from MoEFCC, BSI and local authorities. Wate... Read More


Trump administration's grand AI action plan threatens water & energy security, opens doors to fossil fuel exploitation: Experts

New Delhi, July 24 -- Summary The Trump administration's AI action plan aims to bolster US dominance in artificial intelligence It aims to do this by by removing regulatory barriers and building AI i... Read More


Africa witnesses rise in climate litigation amid its deadliest disasters

New Delhi, July 24 -- Summary 14 of Africa's 23 known climate lawsuits were filed between 2021-2025, the continent's most climate-disaster-prone period. Over 221 million people in Africa were affecte... Read More