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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 6, 2025)

India, Feb. 7 -- Clearing Dharma Talab in Rajasthan of encroachments Of the total encroached area of 0.86 hectares, encroachments have been successfully cleared from 0.44 hectares in and around Dharma... Read More


Step forward in cancer reversal: Korean scientists develop system for focused intervention at transition point of tumorigenesis

India, Feb. 7 -- Cancer research has come a long way from killing malignant tumours or stopping the advance of the disease to entirely reversing the state of the cell into normal ones, as illustrated ... Read More


WHO to release guidelines to improve care for FGM survivors, prevent new cases

India, Feb. 7 -- As the world marked the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on February 6, 2025, global organisations highlighted the need for continued efforts to... Read More


As told to Parliament (February 6, 2025): Mangroves make up 0.15% of India's total geographical area

India, Feb. 7 -- India's total mangrove cover stands at 4,991.68 square kilometres (sq km), making up 0.15 per cent of the country's total geographical area as per India State of Forest Report 2023 (I... Read More


North Bengal's wooden forest quarters: A nostalgic reminder of a bygone era

India, Feb. 7 -- Nestled amid the towering sal trees of Sukna, just 10 kilometres from Siliguri, the gateway to the Northeast, lie the wooden staff quarters of West Bengal's forest department. These s... Read More


GBS outbreaks across India may have been caused by large-scale water contamination as seen at Kumbh Mela: Expert

India, Feb. 7 -- The Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) outbreak reported in Pune and other parts of India could indicate unhygienic water contamination on a very large scale - and a current potential exam... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 7, 2025)

India, Feb. 7 -- Illegal coal mining in Assam's Tipam Hills The Gauhati High Court on February 4, 2025, directed the Assam government as well as concerned authorities to monitor and supervise the Tip... Read More


Green School Awards 2025: CSE celebrates environmental stewardship of India's educational institutions

India, Feb. 7 -- The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) once again set the stage for recognising India's most environmentally responsible schools at the Green Schools Carnival, held as part of i... Read More


No revision of funds for demand-driven MGNREGS

India, Feb. 7 -- The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) saw no revised allocation of funds for the first time in at least five years. The funds for the financial year (F... Read More


Crocodile River: How many muggers does the Vishwamitri river of Vadodara currently have? We will soon find out

India, Feb. 7 -- A two-day-long counting exercise to estimate the number of crocodiles in the Vishwamitri river of Gujarat's Vadodara city concluded on February 6, 2025. The data is being analysed. H... Read More