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Baku to Belem Roadmap to $ 1.3 trillion: Key report on climate finance released ahead of summit

India, Nov. 6 -- The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku was the 'finance COP.' The headline outcome, the New Collectiv... Read More


India recorded highest rise in GHG emissions globally during 2023-24 despite having lowest per capita emission among major economies: UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025

India, Nov. 6 -- The recently published United Nations Emissions Gap Report shows that India was the global topper in absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emission increase from 2023 to 2024. On a percentage... Read More


Centre increases export quota for legal red sanders

India, Nov. 6 -- There is good news for Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) farmers in India. On November 5, 2025, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification to increase th... Read More


UN deputy chief urges nations to align food systems with climate action ahead of COP30

India, Nov. 6 -- UN Deputy Secretary-General calls on COP30 to link food systems with climate action Amina Mohammed highlights paradox of hunger amid vast agricultural labour Doha Political Declarat... Read More


African countries need strong development banks: How they can push back against narratives to weaken them

India, Nov. 6 -- African multilateral development banks are facing challenges to their preferred creditor status, a crucial factor for securing affordable finance. Powerful global financial entities ... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 4, 2025)

India, Nov. 6 -- Air pollution levels in Delhi The Supreme Court on November 3, 2025, directed the Commission for Air Quality Management and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to place on rec... Read More


India's digital thirst: How Bengaluru's tech dreams are colliding with a worsening water crisis

India, Nov. 6 -- Down To Earth investigates how Bengaluru's fast-growing data centre industry is straining scarce water reserves. Karnataka's 2022 Data Centre Policy promises 24x7 water supply to inv... Read More


Turbulence on the backwaters: How Kerala's seaplane dream endangers inland fishers

India, Nov. 6 -- When Kerala first launched its ambitious seaplane project in 2013, the idea sparkled with promise. The vision was picture-perfect: aircraft gliding over calm backwaters, connecting Ko... Read More


Investors recognise climate change as financial risk, but action gaps remain: Report

India, Nov. 6 -- While investors increasingly recognise climate change as a financial risk, there are significant gaps in action and consistency, shows new report. Despite 75 per cent of investors in... Read More


Odisha government issues standard operating procedure to test farm equipment for women farmers

India, Nov. 5 -- An increasing number of women are now involved in agriculture in India. However, the farm equipment they are expected to use have been designed keeping men's bodies in mind - their bo... Read More