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Beyond timber and tendu: How Gram Sabhas in Odisha's Kalahandi reclaimed forests, livelihoods and self-rule

India, Dec. 23 -- In the forest villages of Odisha's Kalahandi district, tribal communities are asserting rights long guaranteed by law but denied in practice. Under the Forest Rights Act, Gram Sabha... Read More


Women in Bihar are transitioning from programme participants to co-creators of rural value chains, study shows

India, Dec. 23 -- Women farmers in Bihar are emerging as leaders in the state's rural value chains, a new study has found. The seven-year Personal Transformation Index (PTI) study tracked over 1,200 ... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 22, 2025)

India, Dec. 23 -- The National Green Tribunal has sought responses from authorities over the alleged destruction of centuries-old ponds in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. In a separate matter, the tribunal ... Read More


Great apes are humans' closest relatives, but many are endangered by illegal trading. Here's what needs to be done

India, Dec. 23 -- Great apes share up to 98.8% of human DNA, yet five of seven species are now critically endangered Illegal trade fuels their decline, with infants trafficked alive and adults killed... Read More


Increasing demand for minerals used in renewables could further worsen mining-related deforestation in future: Study

India, Dec. 23 -- Growing emphasis on renewable energy could be an "underlying driver of intensified deforestation", according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications on December 21,... Read More


Ecological myopia: the blind spot holding back climate action

India, Dec. 23 -- Ecological myopia, the tendency to view climate change as a standalone issue, hinders effective climate action. This narrow perspective overlooks the interconnectedness of politics,... Read More


The Aravalli range is Delhi's shield against the Thar; it is something the SC should have taken note of

India, Dec. 23 -- As the debate regarding the Supreme Court's December 20, 2025, verdict on the Aravalli hill range gets sharper, one of the main arguments put forth by critics is the fact that the lo... Read More


Lightning an understated disaster in India: Experts call for deeper understanding of atmospheric electricity

India, Dec. 23 -- Lightning kills more people in India than any other natural disaster, yet remains an understated threat because it is a dispersed extreme weather event, experts said at a recent nati... Read More


South Africa's insect labs have answers to the future of food security

India, Dec. 22 -- "If I could, I would probably eat them every day. I used to have 50 grams of cricket powder daily, as a topping on my smoothie." This was not a thought-out answer but a quick reacti... Read More


IIT Madras & Australian researchers develop precision nanoinjection platform for breast cancer drug delivery

India, Dec. 22 -- Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), Monash University and Deakin University, Australia, have developed a cutting-edge nanoinjection drug delivery pla... Read More