Extreme heat emerging as major threat to global food systems, FAO-WMO report warns

India, July 7 -- A joint FAO-WMO report warns that extreme heat is rapidly becoming one of the biggest threats to global food production. Temperatures above 30C are already reducing yields of major c... Read More

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 6, 2026)

India, July 7 -- CPCB submits report on plastic waste management As of June 25, 2026, a total of 62,175 PIBOs (producers, importers, and brand owners) that handle plastic in the country have been reg... Read More

'Haldi Halwa' is all about the therapeutic wonders of turmeric

India, July 7 -- My mother used to make turmeric halwa, but I didn't like it and rarely ate it. Since asthma runs in our family, I used to catch colds and coughs very easily. I clearly remember that a... Read More

Leopards can still make a comeback in sub-Saharan Africa if appropriate conservation steps are taken: Study

India, July 7 -- A slew of targeted conservation efforts can help boost leopard numbers in sub-Saharan Africa; a new study has found. Conservation scientists at Nottingham Trent University in the Uni... Read More

Africa's wildlife laws follow a colonial model which separates people and animals: Why it's not working

India, July 7 -- Africa's protected areas still follow a colonial-era model that separates people from nature, rooted in the 1933 London Convention and the Yellowstone template. This system displaces... Read More

Known unknowns: Recycled ocean plastic has value only when society is willing to pay for it, says Grinson George

India, July 7 -- Marine litter along India's coastline is influenced by tides, currents, wind, shipping, tourism, industry and land-based waste, says CMFRI Director Grinson George. CMFRI surveys acro... Read More

New virus catalogue reveals which pathogens pose the greatest threat

India, July 7 -- In a typical year, scientists discover two or three viruses that have never been seen in people before. The number fluctuates, but the trend has been fairly steady since the 1960s. M... Read More

Farm incomes in rich countries could be 20 times higher than South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa by 2035, report says

India, July 7 -- Farm workers in high-income countries are projected to earn about 20 times more than those in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa by 2035, according to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook... Read More

Flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir's Chenab Valley stall Kwar hydroelectric project, close Doda-Kishtwar highway

India, July 6 -- Flash floods and landslides struck Jammu and Kashmir's Chenab Valley on July 6, hitting parts of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts. Debris flows entered the 540MW Kwar Hydroelectri... Read More

More biodiversity funding is reaching Indigenous communities. But who decides how it is spent?

India, July 6 -- More biodiversity finance is beginning to reach Indigenous Peoples and local communities, but experts say control over how the money is spent remains the central question. At recent ... Read More

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