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Climate change may expand chikungunya risk in North America, Europe and Asia, study says

India, June 8 -- Climate change could expand chikungunya risk into parts of North America, Europe and East Asia by the end of the century, a new study says. The mosquito-borne disease is currently co... Read More


Rural workers' groups demand halt to VB-GRAMG Act rollout

India, June 8 -- The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha has demanded an immediate halt to the implementation of the VB-GRAMG Act, which is set to replace MGNREGA. The workers' platform says the new rural employm... Read More


2025 wildfires were costliest on record despite smaller global burn area, study says

India, June 2 -- Wildfires in 2025 were the costliest on record, even though the global area burned was 16% below the long-term average, a new review says. The review found that 335 million hectares ... Read More


Rethinking conservation: India's tiger story must move beyond rising numbers and expanding protected areas

India, June 2 -- During a routine patrol in Madhya Pradesh's Kanha Tiger Reserve in May, the state's forest department team came across an adult tiger carcass. This was the third such case reported fr... Read More


Adivasi campaigners seek dissolution of FRA task forces, alleging institutional bypass and parallel governance

India, June 1 -- Adivasi and forest rights groups have called for the dissolution of task forces on FRA and PESA in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The Campaign for Survival and Dignity alleges that... Read More


Eight dead, 17 on the way to recovery as tick infection spreads among world's only Asiatic lion population

India, May 31 -- Eight Asiatic lions have died, and 17 others have been infected by an outbreak of Babesia disease in the past few days in the Gir forest, the species' last refuge in Gujarat. Babesia... Read More


In Europe, forests may still be standing, but climate change is making it harder for them to reproduce

India, May 26 -- A 34-year study has found that viable seed production in five major European forest tree species has fallen by more than 30%. Researchers said warmer summers were consistently linked... Read More


Centre issues draft rules for VB-GRAMG

India, May 23 -- The central government has issued draft rules for implementation of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-GRAMG. The new rural employment and liv... Read More


Heat stress disrupts ventilation system in corals, proves fatal at 37degC: Study

India, May 22 -- Rising ocean temperatures due to climate change may be disrupting the vital ventilation system among corals, leading to their total collapse. Corals are often considered as static or... Read More


India issues Ebola advisory for travellers from affected regions

India, May 21 -- India has issued an advisory for families and travellers linked to Ebola-affected African nations. The alert came after a major Bundibugyo strain outbreak in Uganda and DR Congo, pro... Read More