United Nations High Seas Treaty nears 2026: A new review exposes troubling gaps

India, Dec. 12 -- The UN High Seas Treaty is set to take effect in January 2026, promising stronger protection for marine biodiversity beyond national borders. But a new global review raises a tough q... Read More

Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier

India, Dec. 12 -- Glacial earthquakes are caused by massive icebergs capsizing as they break off glaciers A new study identifies more than 360 such seismic events in Antarctica between 2010 and 2023 ... Read More

Festivals like SARAS serve as powerful platforms for decentralised empowerment

India, Dec. 12 -- Set against blooming mustard flower beds, this year's SARAS Aajeevika Food Festival, organised by the Union Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, from November 29 to De... Read More

As told to Parliament (December 12, 2025): India unveils its first home-grown CRISPR therapy for affordable sickle cell treatment

India, Dec. 12 -- India has launched a domestically developed CRISPR-based therapy for sickle cell anaemia, aiming for elimination of the disease by 2047. The Centre warned against excessive chemical... Read More

The Aravalli judgement is not erosion by wind or time - it is erasure by bureaucratic language

India, Dec. 12 -- When a mountain is no longer a mountain In December 2025, the Supreme Court of India, acting on recommendations from expert bodies including the Union Ministry of Environment, the F... Read More

African countries transitioning from coal but not doing enough to exploit solar potential: UN Report

India, Dec. 11 -- African countries are witnessing a slowdown in coal power development, mirroring the global shift to the use of clean energy sources such as hydropower and solar, a new United Nation... Read More

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 10, 2025)

India, Dec. 11 -- NGT reprimands the district magistrate, Cuttack, for repeated delays in filing responses in an illegal sand mining case near the Birupa river. Tribunal orders Odisha authorities to ... Read More

Not 'wastelands': Western India's savannas have existed for centuries, medieval Marathi literature reveals

India, Dec. 11 -- Savannas in India are often hiding in plain sight. This open ecosystem has short grasses, scattered thorny trees, and drought-tolerant shrubs and cover nearly a tenth of India's land... Read More

Caribbean coral reefs have halved since 1980s as heat, disease intensify

India, Dec. 11 -- Hard coral cover in the Caribbean has dropped by 48% between 1980 and 2024, new monitoring shows. Repeated mass bleaching events - in 1998, 2005 and 2023-24 - drove major declines. ... Read More

From Bihar's plains to Tibet's high plateau: First tracking study of bar-headed goose reveals new insights

India, Dec. 11 -- In a first-of-its kind study in eastern India, a bar-headed goose fitted with a GSM-GPS transmitter has revealed its migration route and flying pattern. The bird, named 'Gagan', suc... Read More

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