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Maharashtra's downgrading of legal protection for leopards symbolic, aims to facilitate Vantara: experts

India, March 13 -- Experts say that Maharashtra's move to reclassify the leopard (Panthera pardus) from Schedule I to Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 or WLPA is setting a wrong prec... Read More


Extreme heat severely limits daily activity for more people in India than anywhere else: Study

India, March 13 -- A study highlights that India faces severe limitations on daily activities due to extreme heat, affecting both younger and older adults. The Indo-Gangetic Plain and eastern lowland... Read More


Oil tops $100 as conflict disrupts supply; IEA announces record release; India moves to stabilise LPG supply

India, March 12 -- Global oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel due to escalating Gulf conflicts disrupting supply chains This is despite IEA's historic release of 400 million barrels from strate... Read More


Africa's tyre waste crisis: Tech exists, scale doesn't

India, March 12 -- Africa faces a growing environmental challenge with millions of waste tyres accumulating annually. It poses health risks and contributes to pollution. Small-scale recycling effort... Read More


Women still shut out of global political power; only 1 in 7 countries led by women, UN data shows

India, March 12 -- Only 28 countries are currently led by a woman, while 101 have never had a female head of state or government New UN Women and IPU data shows women hold just 22.4% of cabinet posts... Read More


Cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo polluting air and displacing communities: Report

India, March 12 -- The CMOC Group Limited, the world's largest producer of cobalt, has caused serious environmental and public health damage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a n... Read More


Africa needs 50 million new homes, but building is bad for the environment: how to finance 'green' solutions

India, March 12 -- Construction accounts for 39% of global carbon emissions, with concrete alone producing about 8% of the world's greenhouse gases. Africa faces a housing deficit of around 50 millio... Read More


Dry winter and rising temperatures leave Kashmir's lifeline Jhelum river at historic low

India, March 12 -- The Kashmir Valley is witnessing one of its most unusual early springs in decades, with the river Jhelum, its lifeline, dropping below the zero-gauge level while temperatures surge ... Read More


The spotted hyenas of Mekelle: Meet the accidental eco-warriors of Ethiopia's second-largest city

India, March 12 -- The enigmatic spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), the second-largest land carnivore in Africa after the African lion, has emerged as an unlikely 'eco-warrior' in Ethiopia's second-larg... Read More


In this Kerala town, ponds, farms and commons shaped its plans for the future

India, March 12 -- Residents of a small Kerala town rejected a state-led development blueprint they feared would destroy farms, water systems and livelihoods. Instead of going to court, the municipal... Read More