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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


Millions of insect species remain undiscovered despite global decline, says a new study

India, July 6 -- A new study reveals that the planet could hold 14.2 million to 20.3 million insect species, far above the long-accepted figure of about 6 million. The findings published in the journ... Read More


Climate change driving more local extinctions in temperate species than tropical ones, study finds

India, July 6 -- Climate change is causing more local extinctions among temperate species than tropical ones, challenging earlier expectations that tropical biodiversity would be more vulnerable. A n... Read More


Food crops to remain backbone of global biofuel production through 2035, OECD-FAO report finds

India, July 6 -- Food-based biofuels will remain the backbone of global biofuel production through 2035. First-generation ethanol and biodiesel from maize, sugarcane and vegetable oils will continue ... Read More


Two markets, one cost curve: What BESS demand means for India's EV prices

India, July 6 -- On July 1, Delhi's newly notified Electric Vehicle Policy 2026-2030 came into force, with staged mandates to electrify two-wheelers, three-wheelers and goods carriers over the next fo... Read More