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Maharashtra saw at least one farmer die by suicide every 3 hours in first quarter of 2025

New Delhi, July 3 -- State rehabilitation minister Makrand Patil told the Maharashtra legislative assembly on July 1, 2025 that 767 farmer suicides were reported between January and March this year. T... Read More


H5N1 avian flu: In first surge after almost a decade, Cambodia sees 11 cases in 2025

New Delhi, July 3 -- Cambodia has reported a fresh case of human Highly Pathogenic Human Influenza, H5N1 avian flu, on July 2, 2025, the health ministry has reported. The infection was diagnosed in a ... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 2, 2025)

New Delhi, July 3 -- Land levelled unlawfully for stone crusher in Mandwara The National Green Tribunal (NGT) July 2, 2025 directed the Member Secretary of the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control... Read More


How India moves: Gangtok shows how to commute with clean air and quieter roads

New Delhi, July 3 -- Perched on the eastern Himalayas, Gangtok is quietly scripting a story that few Indian capitals can tell, one of clean air, reduced traffic and people-first planning. In 2024, it ... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker: 11 cities record above-normal day-time temp, 13 see warmer-than-usual nights

New Delhi, July 2 -- 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


FfD4 Seville: Tax on private jets proposed for premium flyers at UN's development finance conference

New Delhi, July 2 -- A group of countries has called for new taxes on premium air travel, including private jets and business-class tickets, as part of efforts to fund climate action and sustainable d... Read More


Debt's climate link: Who gains from ballooning debt?

New Delhi, July 2 -- As the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) kicks off in Seville, Spain, we look at how a massive debt burden on developing countries is holding the... Read More


Central government issues regulatory framework for promoting agroforestry

New Delhi, July 1 -- The Indian government has issued model rules to promote agroforestry and improve business environment for farmers. In a notification dated June 18, 2025, the Union Ministry of E... Read More


Yet another washout: UN Ocean Conference sees limited progress

New Delhi, July 1 -- A picturesque coastal neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is surrounded by the Kosasthalaiyar river on two sides and the Bay of Bengal on the third. Once rich in mangroves and w... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker: Itanagar, Srinagar see highest rise in maximum temperature

New Delhi, July 1 -- 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