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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 4, 2025)

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Revenue cannot be earned at the cost of environment: Supreme Court A recent order passed by the Supreme Court lambasted the government of Himachal Pradesh and the Union government... Read More


Modern technological approaches help scientists track biodiversity like never before

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Summary Modern technological tools like eDNA analysis and global databases are revolutionising biodiversity conservation. They are enabling scientists to track species in inacces... Read More


Global Plastic Profiles 2025: Article 9 points to legacy polymer waste, but lacks ambition

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Summary Article 9 of the Global Plastic Profiles 2025 draft addresses legacy plastic pollution but lacks ambition, focusing on individual actions rather than transboundary coopera... Read More


Global Plastic Profiles 2025: Article 10 aims at just transition, but still falls short

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Summary Article 10 of the treaty introduces Just Transition, aiming for socially equitable environmental governance. However, its impact is limited by non-binding language and la... Read More


Global Plastic Profiles 2025: Article 11, on the means of implementation, is a complex and unresolved area of the Treaty text

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Summary The global treaty to end plastic pollution faces challenges in its financial mechanism, with developing countries advocating for a dedicated fund to ensure developed natio... Read More


Global Plastic Profiles 2025: Where countries stand on capacity building, technical assistance and technology transfer

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Summary Developing countries and negotiating blocs are pushing for binding commitments from developed nations to provide financial, technical, and technological support for a glob... Read More


Scorched Amazon forests remain overheated for decades, study finds

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Summary Amazon forests in Brazil burned by fires remain up to 2.6 degrees C hotter than intact forests, with heat persisting for at least 30 years. Burned forests show fundamenta... Read More


Daily Heat Tracker: Panjim, Raipur see 3 degrees C jump in maximum temperatures

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Note: 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 o... Read More


Gujarat village Ukarda elects first-ever sarpanch, secures Rs 3 lakh grant under Samras model

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Summary Ukarda, a new panchayat in Banaskantha district, elected its first Sarpanch without a contest Pushpa Ben Mohan Bhai Nagos became Sarpanch; the panchayat received Rs 3 lak... Read More


Odisha releases new roadmap to bring landraces under formal seed systems

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Summary Odisha has launched a new SOP to integrate traditional seed varieties, known as landraces, into formal seed systems. This initiative aims to conserve agrobiodiversity and... Read More