Environment

Wildlife protected areas rising from 981 in 2020 to 1,134 in 2025: Kirti Vardhan Singh

New Delhi: India’s protected area network has expanded significantly over the past five years, with the number of wildlife protected…

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Dugong population thriving in Tamil Nadu, with 270 dugongs supported along the coast

Chennai: In a major boost for marine wildlife conservation in India, a comprehensive population estimation of dugongs conducted by the…

5 months ago

Mongolia and UNCCD announce theme for COP17: “Restoring Land, Restoring Hope”

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: Mongolia and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) have officially announced the theme of the 17th…

5 months ago

Digital portal launched for e-issuance certificates of origin for cultivated medicinal plants

New Delhi: In a significant step towards streamlining Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) compliance, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), has…

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India celebrates World Wetlands Day 2026, emphasises community centric conservation

New Delhi: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav highlighted the vital role of wetlands in sustaining…

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Wetlands Day calls to preserve the most threatened ecosystems on Earth

Wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests and are Earth’s most threatened ecosystem. In just 50 years, since 1970-…

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Budget 2026: Swachh Bharat allocation reduces by 26 per cent, urban sanitation hit hard

New Delhi: The Union Budget 2026–27 has reduced the allocation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship Swachh Bharat Mission by…

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Centre proposes an outlay of Rs. 20,000 crore for CCUS to achieve net-zero

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an outlay of ₹20,000 crore over the next five years for Carbon…

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India adds two more wetlands to Ramsar list, tally reaches to 98

New Delhi: Ahead of World Wetlands Day on February 2, India has added two more sites to the Ramsar list…

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Centre notifies new solid waste management norms

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, replacing…

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