The world has spent 35 years funding biodiversity. Why is nature still losing?

India, June 8 -- The Global Environment Facility (GEF), the world's largest multilateral environmental fund, held a series of meetings in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, between May 31, 2026 and June 5, 2026, ... Read More

Rural India's energy crisis: Why dung cakes still fuel kitchens in Uttar Pradesh villages

India, June 8 -- In rural Uttar Pradesh, nearly 44 per cent of households use LPG and natural gas for cooking, National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5). At the same time, the state records the highest u... Read More

Climate change may expand chikungunya risk in North America, Europe and Asia, study says

India, June 8 -- Climate change could expand chikungunya risk into parts of North America, Europe and East Asia by the end of the century, a new study says. The mosquito-borne disease is currently co... Read More

Hindu Kush Himalaya countries need $12 trillion in climate finance, with India's share at $2.69 trillion: ICIMOD

India, June 8 -- Countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region need $12.07tn in climate finance to meet adaptation and mitigation goals, an ICIMOD report says. India's climate finance requirement is es... Read More

Andaman and Nicobar Islands record India's lowest fertility rate in NFHS-6

India, June 8 -- Andaman and Nicobar Islands have recorded India's lowest total fertility rate in NFHS-6, at 0.9. The Union Territory's fertility rate is less than half the replacement rate of 2.1, i... Read More

Rural workers' groups demand halt to VB-GRAMG Act rollout

India, June 8 -- The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha has demanded an immediate halt to the implementation of the VB-GRAMG Act, which is set to replace MGNREGA. The workers' platform says the new rural employm... Read More

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

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