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A viral monkey, his plushie & a 70-year-old experiment: What Punch tells us about attachment theory

India, Feb. 24 -- Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, has captured global attention by clinging to an orangutan plushie after being abandoned by his mother. This mirrors Harry Harlow's 1950s ... Read More


Putting farmers first: How Bharat-VISTAAR turns digital infrastructure into real-world decisions for Indian agriculture

India, Feb. 24 -- The Government of India's launch of Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources) marks a significant evolution in India's Digital Public Infrastructu... Read More


Can African penguins be brought back from the brink? Better designed no-fishing zones could help

India, Feb. 24 -- South Africa holds 88% of the world's remaining African penguins New research maps where penguins and fishing fleets compete for the same fish A 2025 court ruling has created a 20k... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 23, 2026)

India, Feb. 24 -- Garwa Ghat reconstruction in Varanasi The proposed reconstruction of the Garwa Ghat is not affecting the flow of the Ganga, the report filed by Varanasi's district magistrate on Feb... Read More


Women's economic-opportunity laws only half-enforced globally: World Bank

India, Feb. 24 -- World Bank says women's economic-opportunity laws are only half-enforced globally Just 4% of women live in economies with nearly full legal equality Safety from violence, childcare... Read More


Clean electricity transition spreads across Indian states, but gaps in utilities, policy execution remain

India, Feb. 23 -- India's clean electricity transition is progressing across major states, though unevenly due to structural differences, according to a report by IEEFA and Ember. While some states l... Read More


Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026

India, Feb. 23 -- The Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026 is a three-day capacity-building and networking conclave for environmental journalists, organized by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at th... Read More


Road to Yerevan: Parties to Convention on Biological Diversity flag gaps ahead of next round

India, Feb. 23 -- Biodiversity implementation meeting ends without consensus on key issues Agrifood systems highlighted as central to meeting global biodiversity targets Only four parties submit nat... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 20, 2026)

India, Feb. 23 -- Pollution by plastic bottle caps The National Green Tribunal (NGT), February 20, 2026, heard the application on the issue of pollution caused by the plastic bottle caps used extensi... Read More


Zimbabwe launches long-acting HIV-prevention injection, Lenacapavir

India, Feb. 23 -- Zimbabwe has started rolling out Lenacapavir, the new long-acting injectable HIV-prevention drug, becoming one of the first countries in the world to do so. Lenacapavir is the first... Read More