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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


Making old buildings energy-efficient can help achieve net-zero goals

New Delhi, March 27 -- Given the global push towards sustainability, buildings play a major role in the efforts towards decarbonisation. They account for 30 percent of global energy consumption and 21... Read More


Wealthy nations owe climate debt to Africa funds that could help cities grow

New Delhi, March 27 -- Wealthy nations fuelled their industrial growth and urbanisation by burning fossil fuels. This was the biggest cause of climate change, which now affects every country in the wo... Read More


Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about by dumping debris into thriving midwater zone

New Delhi, March 27 -- Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet - where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure. This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosy... Read More


Is ADB-funded Assam solar park 'green grabbing' indigenous land?

New Delhi, March 27 -- Simson Ingti, a young law graduate who hails from Bokajan in Assam's autonomous hill district of Karbi Anglong, is livid. He has been joined by 300 other protestors at Diphu, th... Read More