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Insufficient compensation for downgraded protected areas poses global biodiversity threat, study finds

India, Oct. 3 -- Efforts to safeguard biodiversity and combat climate change are being undermined by insufficient compensation for downgraded or lost protected areas, according to a new study. Publish... Read More


Daily Court Digest Major environment orders (October 1, 2024)

India, Oct. 3 -- Rehabilitate people removed around Baliapanda dumpyard: NGT People who would be removed from the site of the dumping yard at Baliapanda, Puri, Odisha should be rehabilitated, said the... Read More


Kingfisher oil project hasn't delivered promised jobs and economic development in Uganda, says Brad Adams

India, Oct. 2 -- A massive oil project in Uganda co-owned by French group TotalEnergies and China's CNOOC is mired in controversy. It's not only become a major escalator of sexual violence, forced ev... Read More


Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute being resolved is a step forward towards establishment of a Mauritian Marine Protected Area, says Vinitha Revi

India, Oct. 2 -- the United Kingdom stated that it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The islands are located in the heart of the Indian Ocean, where the UK has jointly operat... Read More


Why we need to talk about older people and climate change in Africa

India, Oct. 1 -- Africa is often viewed as a relatively young continent, with less than 7 per cent of the population over 60. But this is set to change. Declining fertility rates and increasing life e... Read More


Cholera takes an ugly turn

India, Oct. 1 -- The monsoon season, though unusually protracted this year, has ended. But the fear of contracting cholera persists across the coastal district of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal. In ... Read More


Notional coverage

India, Oct. 1 -- The Union government has recently announced that it will extend the benefits of the publicly funded national health insurance programme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), to a... Read More


Uttarakhand's Terai forest yields first-ever honey badger recording on camera

India, Oct. 1 -- A honey badger, also known as the Ratel, has been captured on camera for the first time in the Terai East Forest Division (TEFD) of Uttarakhand. The discovery of the rare species in t... Read More


Upto $1.87 million worth biodiversity credits sold as businesses, banks recognise importance of consevation efforts: Survey

India, Oct. 1 -- A new report by the Pollination Group, an advisory firm based in London, United Kingdom, showed that voluntary biodiversity credit markets are growing quickly. This suggests that more... Read More


Why this race to the bottom?

India, Sept. 30 -- The global car industry is going through a churn like never before. The entry of the electric vehicle is set to depose the internal combustion (IC) engine, but this is also destabil... Read More