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Nepal's forest user groups are fighting climate change from the ground up

New Delhi, June 25 -- At a time when women are bearing the brunt of climate change across all sectors, more than 20,000 Community Forest User Groups (CFUG) in Nepal are raising funds from a wide array... Read More


Brazil faced its worst forest fires in 2024, more than 62% area burnt

New Delhi, June 25 -- An unprecedented drought fuelled by climate change contributed to the record forest fires in Brazil in 2024, a new analysis has revealed. From January through December in 2024, ... Read More


Agri scientists warn against "premature release" of gene-edited rice

New Delhi, June 24 -- A group of 20 agricultural scientists from across India has expressed serious concerns over the Union agriculture ministry's early May announcement regarding the release of gene-... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker: Hisar records highest daytime and night-time temperature

New Delhi, June 24 -- Data for capital cities of 27 states (data not available for Goa) and 8 union territories. In certain states where data is not available for the capital city, data for one of the... Read More


IBAT Alliance, formed by four largest global conservation organisations, doubled its investment in biodiversity data from 2023 to 2024

New Delhi, June 24 -- The IBAT Alliance, a collaboration between four of the world's largest and most influential conservation organisations announced on June 23, 2025, that its 2024 investment in bio... Read More


UN countries form global science panel on chemical pollution, but fail to back health protections

New Delhi, June 23 -- Countries gathered in Punta del Este, Uruguay, from June 15 to 18 have agreed to establish a new global science-policy panel on chemical pollution. However, they failed to adopt ... Read More


Invisible damage: From stratosphere to marine life, impact of ongoing wars pervasive & long-term

New Delhi, June 23 -- Amid the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe of wars in Ukraine, Palestine, Iran, Russia and Israel, a long-term threat is brewing. As the countries bomb each other, destroying live... Read More


Asia heating up twice as fast as rest of globe, WMO warns

New Delhi, June 23 -- Asia, the continent with the largest land mass and population, is currently warming nearly twice as fast as the global land and ocean average, with widespread and prolonged heat ... Read More


India's apex drug regulator to monitor antibiotic use in livestock for combating AMR

New Delhi, June 23 -- As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emerges as a looming global health crisis, India's apex drug regulator has asked states and Union Territories to begin systematically monitoring... Read More


How India moves: DEVI buses a safe and comfortable ride, Delhi's women tell DTE

New Delhi, June 23 -- Delhi's Chief Minister Rekha Gupta flagged off the first set of 400 DEVI (Delhi Electric Vehicle Interconnector) buses on May 2, 2025, in a bid to improve last mile connectivity ... Read More