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'Utter disregard for the risk to human life': Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI safety

India, June 2 -- Florida has filed a landmark lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. The complainant accuses them of putting profit over public safety by marketing ChatGPT as safe while allegedly... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: In Karnataka, the forest has entered the field

India, June 2 -- Madhava Gowda no longer greets the day by its first light. He now senses its arrival through sound. His life changed irreversibly on the morning of October 16, 2025, when he entered h... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: Is 'Fortress Conservation' at the root of Kerala's human-wildlife clashes?

India, June 2 -- For generations, people in Wayanad, Kerala, have lived alongside wild animals. They learned to read their movements and adapted to the rhythms of the forest, adjusting to changing sea... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 1, 2026)

India, June 2 -- A joint inspection report found that the Bakriyanwali dump site in Sirsa lacks a proper system for drainage, collection, treatment and disposal of leachate. The report flagged legacy... Read More


Novel antibiotic Zaynich brings relief to the drought in antibiotic innovation

India, June 2 -- Wockhardt's Zaynich has got US FDA approval and Indian CDSCO marketing authorisation for treating complicated urinary tract infections. It is a novel injectable antibiotic combining ... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: In Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand, crop-raiding animals now bigger worry than drought

India, June 1 -- Farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region say repeated crop raids by nilgai, wild boar and stray cattle are making agriculture unviable. Many farmers now spend nights in makeshi... Read More


Soil biological health - a blind-spot in Indian agriculture: Experts call for urgent attention

India, June 1 -- Experts at a CSE webinar warn that soil biological health remains a critical blind spot in Indian agriculture. Evidence shows degradation due to pesticides, monocropping, residue bur... Read More


EU carbon tariff could influence climate policies beyond its borders: Study

India, June 1 -- EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could boost global emissions cuts by 73 per cent compared with EU climate policy alone, a study claims. Net global emissions decline to... Read More


Western coast to get wetter and hotter; reduced monsoon rainfall over coastal Odisha and West Bengal by 2040, warns a new study

India, June 1 -- A new study on climate projections has set the alarm bells ringing all along the 11,000-km coastline of India, from Gujarat in western India to the Sundarbans delta in eastern India. ... Read More


NFHS-6: Madhya Pradesh's development gains hide deep child nutrition crisis, one in three children is still stunted

India, June 1 -- NFHS-6 shows Madhya Pradesh has improved on institutional deliveries, vaccination and women's internet access. But nearly one in three children under five in the state is still stunt... Read More