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Biodiversity loss and land degradation fuel climate feedback loop, UN report warns

India, Dec. 15 -- Biodiversity loss and land degradation are intensifying climate change, a UN report says. Key ecosystems are shifting from absorbing carbon to releasing it. Parts of the Amazon fac... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 12, 2025)

India, Dec. 15 -- Meghalaya says desilting of the Myntdu river has begun and will be completed by March 2026 after damage linked to the Jowai Bypass project An NGT-appointed committee flagged lapses ... Read More


Sharks and rays get a major win with new international trade limits for 70+ species

India, Dec. 15 -- In a significant move for marine conservation, over 70 species of sharks and rays have been added to an international wildlife trade treaty for protection. This decision aims to cur... Read More


West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers' interests

India, Dec. 15 -- An 18-year-old Palestinian was allegedly kidnapped and abused by Israeli settlers in the West Bank in December 2025 United Nations data shows settler violence has reached record lev... Read More


New wage programme set to replace MGNREGA no longer demand-driven, critics warn

India, Dec. 15 -- The government plans to replace MGNREGA with a new rural wage programme. Critics say the proposal ends the demand-driven right to work. States may face higher financial burdens und... Read More


New nuclear law rewrites liability rules, opens private investment as India bets on atomic power for clean energy transition

India, Dec. 15 -- The government's Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025, introduced in Parliament on December 15, seeks to fundamentally recast In... Read More


30,000 live animals seized in global wildlife crime crackdown by Interpol

India, Dec. 14 -- More than 30,000 live animals were seized during a month-long global crackdown. The operation involved enforcement agencies in 134 countries. Authorities intercepted ivory, pangoli... Read More


UN Environmental Assembly drops resolution on strengthening UNEP Nairobi headquarters

India, Dec. 14 -- UNEA-7 dropped a draft resolution to strengthen UNEP's Nairobi headquarters without explanation. The proposal had aimed to consolidate future environmental treaty secretariats under... Read More


What is GRAP-IV, now in force in Delhi and the National Capital Region?

India, Dec. 14 -- Authorities in Delhi and the National Capital Region (Delhi-NCR) invoked the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-IV on December 13, 2025, as air quality worsened to hazardous levels. ... Read More


Kolkata gets tree ambulance to treat plants under distress; dial 18001236219 to avail facility

India, Dec. 14 -- Kolkata got its first tree ambulance last week. It is now one of the few Indian cities and the first major city of eastern India to have the facility. The ambulance has been set up ... Read More