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Warming oceans and drying air driving ecological droughts across India's forests and croplands

India, Oct. 30 -- Warming oceans and rising atmospheric dryness are intensifying ecological droughts across India's forests and croplands. Forests in the Himalayas, Northeast, Central India and the W... Read More


Supreme Court upholds Calcutta High Court order directing Centre to resume MGNREGS in West Bengal

India, Oct. 27 -- The Supreme Court of India on October 27, 2025 upheld the Calcutta High Court's June judgment directing the Union government to resume works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural E... Read More


Scientists find suspected bird flu cases in Southern Ocean island near Australia

India, Oct. 25 -- Australian scientists have found suspected cases of H5 avian influenza, commonly known as 'bird flu', among wildlife during their visit to the sub-Antarctic Heard Island. The island... Read More


High Court order on Adani-operated mine a 'mockery' of Forest Rights Act: Hasdeo activists

India, Oct. 25 -- The Hasdeo Aranya Bachao Sangharsh Samiti (HABSS) has challenged the revocation of the Community Forest Rights (CFRs) title granted to Ghatbarra village in Chhattisgarh, terming it '... Read More


IUCN Congress flags wildlife pet trade and environmental crimes as major global threats

India, Oct. 18 -- IUCN recognises the commercial wildlife pet trade as a major threat driving species decline and extinction. Calls for shift from a "negative list" to a "positive list" approach to r... Read More


Rainforests in Australia's tropical north become first to shift regime from carbon sink to source

India, Oct. 17 -- Driven by climate change, forests in Australia's tropical north have become the first in the world to transform from carbon sink to a source of emission, a study has found. The stud... Read More


Unwilling to share?

India, Oct. 16 -- A statutory body created to ensure that local communities get compensated for their traditional knowledge and products by entities that use them for commercial purposes has fallen mi... Read More


Bone dry to soaking wet

India, Oct. 16 -- The canals and barrages in the village were absolutely dry this summer. But rain in August and September overwhelmed the Sindphana river," says Ganesh Ghodake, a farmer from Kurla vi... Read More


391 million hectares of world's tropical forest at high risk of loss: UN report

India, Oct. 15 -- Summary Some 391 million hectares of tropical forests, crucial for 53 million people, are at high risk of deforestation. These forests, vital for carbon storage and ecosystem servic... Read More


Non-communicable diseases surge: Heart disease, diabetes cause two-thirds of global deaths in 2023, surpassing infections

India, Oct. 14 -- Summary NCDs like heart disease and diabetes now cause two-thirds of global deaths. Anxiety and depression have surged by 63% and 26% respectively. Environmental heat-related death... Read More