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FAO evaluates potential and challenges of traditional herbal medicines for wider usage in livestock

India, Sept. 4 -- A new FAO technical brief finds traditional herbal medicines could help reduce antimicrobial use in livestock, but warns that limited evidence on safety, efficacy and quality prevent... Read More


Weakening natural carbon sinks threaten Net Zero plans: Wood Mackenzie

India, Sept. 4 -- Natural carbon sinks absorbed around 40 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions from human activities in 2025, but weakening forests and oceans and inadequate financial incentive... Read More


Green Climate Fund responds to query on seven-year delay in Nepal glacier project, but gives only approval and implementation dates

India, Sept. 4 -- The Green Climate Fund has responded to questions about the seven-year timeline for approving Nepal's $49.9 million glacier flood resilience project, but did not directly explain the... Read More


Why the world can't agree how to tackle drought

India, Sept. 4 -- Delegates from 196 nations plus EU officials have met in Mongolia to discuss how best to tackle drought and desertification. Often overlooked by the larger and busier climate summit... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Heavy rainfall expected across more than 20 states; flash flood threat looms over Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan

India, Sept. 4 -- Summary Heavy rainfall threatens over 20 states, with Madhya Pradesh facing very heavy showers and heightened flash flood risks in vulnerable districts. Uttar Pradesh and eastern R... Read More


Global experience shows why the Ken-Betwa river-linking project needs rethinking

India, Sept. 4 -- The Ken-Betwa Interlinking Project will transfer water from the Ken basin to the Betwa basin through the Daudhan dam and a 231-km canal. Global river-linking projects have faced ser... Read More


Himalayan hazards are becoming more complex. Our warning systems need to catch up

India, Sept. 4 -- The Nepal border disaster reveals how rapidly cascading Himalayan hazards can overwhelm traditional early-warning systems. A rock-ice collapse triggered a debris flow and flood that... Read More


India's vultures need not just conservation programmes but also protected landscapes

India, Sept. 4 -- Thirty years ago, the vulture in India suffered a death knell of sorts to its existence. Diclofenac, a painkiller used for cattle, destroyed the kidneys of Indian vultures. Millions ... Read More


India on e-wheels: 'Personal EVs alone cannot solve India's urban transport problems'

India, Sept. 4 -- India's EV transition must go beyond personal electric vehicles and prioritise shared, public and active mobility, says IISc professor Ashish Verma. Verma says electric buses, subur... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 2, 2026)

India, Sept. 3 -- The National Green Tribunal has flagged serious pollution in Delhi's Kitchener Lake after a DPCC report found faecal coliform, BOD and COD levels above prescribed norms, despite subs... Read More