IUCN Flags Indian Heritage Sites As Ecologically Vulnerable
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its World Heritage Outlook 4 Report has flagged India’s World Heritage…
Category: Environment
Is Punjab’s Stubble Burning Problem Really Declining?
With the onset of the paddy harvest season in Punjab, cases of stubble burning have once again drawn attention. Background…
Should India Take Global Leadership On Climate Change?
Ahead of COP30 (Conference of the Parties) to be held in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025, global climate leadership appears…
Rakchham-Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary
An international bird-watching event was recently held in the picturesque Rakchham region of the Rakchham-Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh…
Unreliable Air And Noise Data
Recent reports have exposed serious flaws in India’s real-time environmental monitoring systems, including Delhi’s Air Quality Network and Lucknow’s Noise…
Zombie Deer Disease
Health officials in Florida (USA) have recently confirmed new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), popularly called Zombie Deer Disease,…
DNA-Based Elephant Census
The Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25 report was recently released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate…
Cop30 And India’s Climate Strategy
The upcoming COP30 Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, comes at a time when global climate action is losing momentum. Background…
Blackbuck
The Chhattisgarh government has successfully reintroduced blackbucks into the state’s natural habitats after a five-year conservation and reintroduction plan, marking…
Sustainable Aquaculture In Mangrove Ecosystems (SAIME) Initiative
The SAIME Initiative, developed in the Sundarbans by the Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS), has received Global Technical Recognition…