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Stricter rules to protect European waters: EU Parliament sets stricter standards to curb pollution in rivers, lakes and groundwater

India, April 5 -- The European Union (EU) Parliament on March 26, 2026, approved updated EU water pollution standards. This would help in tackling harmful substances in Europe's rivers, lakes and grou... Read More


UK's broadcasting regulator Ofcom to investigate climate misinformation and bias

India, March 27 -- The United Kingdom's broadcasting regulator Ofcom will investigate complaints of climate change denial on television and radio for the first time since 2017. Ofcom received more th... Read More


Almost 70 per cent of heart failure patients in India lack health insurance: Study

India, March 26 -- Seven of 10 heart failure (HF) patients in India lack financial health protection, according to a new study. HF accounts for 1.8 million hospitalisations in India annually and plac... Read More


Most pandemic viruses jump to humans without prior adaptation: Study

India, March 11 -- Viral adaptation is not a necessary precursor to outbreaks of novel zoonotic viruses, says a new study published in Cell on March 6, 2026. Using a phylogenetic framework to charact... Read More


Portugal fined €10m by the EU Court of Justice for failing to comply with laws to protect biodiversity

India, March 6 -- The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ordered Portugal to pay the European Commission €10 million (£8.7m) for failing to comply with laws requiring it to prote... Read More


Blunder on the Blue Nile? GERD's saddle dam an active geohazard hotspot, warns report

India, Feb. 27 -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)'s saddle dam, the largest and most critical auxiliary dam globally, is an active geohazard hotspot showing critical signs of instability. I... Read More


Nature's renewal has slowed down despite rising temperatures: Study

India, Feb. 12 -- Even though climate change is speeding up, ecosystems are changing more slowly, not faster. Short-term species turnover has slowed in many ecosystems over the past century despite ac... Read More