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Conflict in the backyard: Community patrols cut crop damage in north Bengal, but south Bengal's farmers remain exposed

India, June 6 -- West Bengal is seeing rising human-elephant conflict as herds increasingly raid paddy, corn, mustard, potato and vegetable fields. Farmers in districts such as Jhargram, Bankura, Pas... Read More


Could heat ruin FIFA 2026? Climate change threat to the World Cup

India, June 6 -- Could the 2026 FIFA World Cup be too hot to play? A new analysis warns that 26 of 104 matches could face dangerous heat conditions due to climate change. With host cities already 0.7... Read More


Gen Angry: Why do the youth protest so much and so often?

India, June 6 -- There are waves of protests sweeping across continents, from Asia to Africa to Europe to the Americas. The protesters predominantly are young; and their agendas varied - from regime c... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: In Jharkhand, a single night of elephant raids can wipe out months of farm work

India, June 5 -- Jharkhand's small and marginal farmers are facing large-scale crop and grain losses as elephants, nilgai, wild boars and monkeys raid fields and stored harvests. In Latehar's Katai T... Read More


World Environment Day: Guardians of the commons and the living forests of Odisha's community-led conservation movement

India, June 5 -- Across Odisha, Adivasi and forest-dependent communities are restoring forests through collective governance, cultural memory and everyday stewardship. From sacred groves and Thengapa... Read More


India's framework on weather data collection & sharing needs focus: Experts highlight key issues

India, June 5 -- Experts at a CSE webinar stressed that India's weather data framework is crucial for agriculture but remains fragmented. They called for hyperlocal forecasts, stronger integration le... Read More


World Environment Day: India's rise of bio-composites offers a way to build without deforesting

India, June 5 -- India's growing cities continue to depend heavily on timber and plywood, increasing pressure on forests and natural resources. Bio-composites made from coconut coir fibre and wood re... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: In Himachal, damage from wild animals exceeds natural disasters

India, June 4 -- Farmers and orchardists in Himachal Pradesh say crop losses from wild animals now exceed damage caused by natural disasters in many parts of the state. Monkeys, wild boars, nilgai, b... Read More


Gauhati HC issues notice to ATDC on Adivasi farmers' plea against Kaziranga luxury hotel project

India, June 4 -- Geeta Gowala, an Adivasi farmer in Eastern Assam, woke up on a Saturday morning last week to a no-entry sign. The sign was installed in a three-acre (12 bigha) plot she owned at Ingla... Read More


CSE-DTE launch SOE in Figures 2026 on eve of World Environment Day

India, June 4 -- India's environmental indicators paint a deeply worrying picture, according to the latest annual statistical report released by Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environme... Read More