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Conflict in the backyard: Government schemes fail to stop crop raids by stray cattle and wild animals in Uttar Pradesh

India, June 2 -- Farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand say gaushalas have reduced some crop damage from abandoned cattle, but have not solved the wider problem. Nilgai and wild boar continue to raid... Read More


Record night warming in Delhi worsening heat stress. Here are some policy suggestions

India, June 2 -- Delhi's nights are warming rapidly, with the city recording its hottest night in 14 years at 32.4degC. This signals a sharp decline in post-sunset cooling. A CSE report links this t... Read More


2025 wildfires were costliest on record despite smaller global burn area, study says

India, June 2 -- Wildfires in 2025 were the costliest on record, even though the global area burned was 16% below the long-term average, a new review says. The review found that 335 million hectares ... Read More


Almost 76 per cent of Delhi is persistently heat-stressed in summers, says new CSE report

India, June 2 -- Almost 76 per cent of the national capital is persistently heat-stressed, a condition worsened by the dramatic shrinking of the city's green cover, according to a new report released ... Read More


'Utter disregard for the risk to human life': Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI safety

India, June 2 -- Florida has filed a landmark lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. The complainant accuses them of putting profit over public safety by marketing ChatGPT as safe while allegedly... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: In Karnataka, the forest has entered the field

India, June 2 -- Madhava Gowda no longer greets the day by its first light. He now senses its arrival through sound. His life changed irreversibly on the morning of October 16, 2025, when he entered h... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: Is 'Fortress Conservation' at the root of Kerala's human-wildlife clashes?

India, June 2 -- For generations, people in Wayanad, Kerala, have lived alongside wild animals. They learned to read their movements and adapted to the rhythms of the forest, adjusting to changing sea... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 1, 2026)

India, June 2 -- A joint inspection report found that the Bakriyanwali dump site in Sirsa lacks a proper system for drainage, collection, treatment and disposal of leachate. The report flagged legacy... Read More


Novel antibiotic Zaynich brings relief to the drought in antibiotic innovation

India, June 2 -- Wockhardt's Zaynich has got US FDA approval and Indian CDSCO marketing authorisation for treating complicated urinary tract infections. It is a novel injectable antibiotic combining ... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: In Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand, crop-raiding animals now bigger worry than drought

India, June 1 -- Farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region say repeated crop raids by nilgai, wild boar and stray cattle are making agriculture unviable. Many farmers now spend nights in makeshi... Read More