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India submits 7th biodiversity report, but will it meet its 2030 targets?

India, March 5 -- India has submitted its 7th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity, assessing progress towards global biodiversity goals set for 2030. The report finds only two o... Read More


Oil & gas surge as Israel-Iran war disrupts Gulf energy supplies, threatens Strait of Hormuz

India, March 5 -- Oil and gas markets have been thrown into turmoil as escalating military exchanges between the United States (US) and Israel on one side and Iran on the other threaten critical energ... Read More


Asian utilities face investor heat over capital allocation and climate gaps

India, March 5 -- Asia's largest power utilities are under growing pressure from investors to strengthen emissions reduction strategies, realign capital spending and address mounting climate risks, ac... Read More


Heatwave cuts working hours for 90 per cent of Delhi street vendors, survey finds

India, March 5 -- A new WIEGO survey finds 90% of Delhi's street vendors cut their working hours during the 2025 heatwave as extreme temperatures made outdoor work unbearable. 96% reported a sharp fa... Read More


Nature's rhythms deteriorating: Climate change is altering the flowering 'calendar'

India, March 5 -- Nature has its own rhythm. Flowers bloom, bees arrive, fruits grow, and then life moves on. But with the changing climate, this rhythm is now being disrupted. Clearly, the impact of ... Read More


Eczema and asthma in children: How household fuels are harming health in poor South African homes

India, March 5 -- Children in South Africa's Mabopane and Soshanguve townships face heightened risks of eczema and severe asthma from indoor air pollution caused by gas, paraffin, wood and coal used d... Read More


As Kerala marks 50 years of the Idukki Hydroelectric Project, there are new questions facing hydropower in the state

India, March 5 -- As the Idukki Hydroelectric Project completes fifty years of power generation this year, Kerala finds itself reflecting on one of the most transformative engineering undertakings in ... Read More


Andhra Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan launches ambitious Project HANUMAN to tackle human-wildlife conflict

India, March 5 -- On World Wildlife Day 2026, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan launched Project HANUMAN to tackle the growing problem of human-wildlife conflict in the state. The pro... Read More


Israel-Iran war hits India's basmati exports; exporters seek immediate relief

India, March 5 -- Around 400,000 tonnes of basmati rice stuck at ports or mid-transit due to shipping disruptions Freight rates on Asia-Middle East routes surge to $3,500-$4,500 per container Middle... Read More


India's net-zero pathway demands honest reckoning with industrial trade-offs

India, March 5 -- India's pledge to reach net-zero by 2070 is a landmark political commitment - but commitments are only as just as the pathways used to realise goals. The central question is not mere... Read More