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Global Plastic Profile 2025: Article 14, on national plans, is contentious among countries

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Summary Article 14 of the draft plastics treaty emphasizes the creation of national plans to implement treaty objectives, but countries are divided on whether these should be mand... Read More


With two months of monsoon left, will Himachal create new records of natural disasters?

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Summary Himachal Pradesh faces severe monsoon challenges, with 184 lives lost and Rs 1,714 crore in damages due to heavy rains. The Supreme Court's warning highlights administrat... Read More


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