The Environment https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html India quietly pulls out of race to host COP33 in 2028 New Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 comes into effect NHAI launches ‘Arogya Van’ to plant medicinal trees along national highways IIT Roorkee leads Carbon Credit initiative across western Uttar Pradesh Banned plastics till rampant across Indian cities despite SUP ban: Study Saudi Arabia restored one million hectares of degraded land India cuts GST rates to strengthen green growth NDMC carries sanitation campaign to make New Delhi green and dust free Wind energy stakeholders calls for Smarter Grid Systems to boost wind energy integration in India Environment experts call for urgent action to protect Himalaya’s fragile ecosystem MoEFCC, Railways intensify efforts to reduce wildlife deaths on Railway tracks Ubifly Technologies partners with HENSOLDT to power e200X eVTOL with advanced avionics Women on the frontlines of disaster resilience Heavy particulate pollution is key driver behind winter fog over North India: IIT Madras India submits 7th National Report to convention on biological diversity  India submits its first national report on Nagoya Protocol on Biological Diversity India’s Cheetah count rises to 53 as Namibian cheetah gives birth to five cubs at Kuno World Wildlife Day 2026: India reaffirms commitment to biodiversity conservation Congress slams centre over India’s withdrawal from hosting COP33 in 2028 NGT upholds great Nicobar project clearance, cites strategic need while mandating strict environmental safeguards Australia recorded its fourth warmest January Hansgrohe sets strong emissions reduction goals of 77 per cent by 2030 Zero Prize launches India’s first results based National Environmental Award Tamil Nadu set to launch its ‘State Determined Contributions’ to fight climate change India welcome three cheetah cubs, taking big cat number to 38 IMD’s doppler weather radar network covers 92% of India IIT Roorkee study flags major shift in western disturbances, raising climate concerns in Himalayas China tightens governance of nature reserves with revised regulations India celebrates World Wetlands Day 2026, emphasises community centric conservation Centre notifies new solid waste management norms India committed to equitable climate action, Net-Zero by 2070: Kirti Vardhan singh in Rajya Sabha Dugong population thriving in Tamil Nadu, with 270 dugongs supported along the coast China completes over 8 million hectares of land greening in 2025 National Biodiversity Authority disburses 45 lakh for biodiversity conservation Bhupender Yadav flags funding and research gaps in tiger conservation, Calls comprehensive review of all policy decisions ADB to move $1 million to finance green projects in Morocco Cheetah Aasha gives Birth to five cubs at Kuno, India’s Cheetah count rises to 35 Sunbeams and Purpose chart pathways for long haul freight decarbonisation Wildlife protected areas rising from 981 in 2020 to 1,134 in 2025: Kirti Vardhan Singh Mongolia and UNCCD announce theme for COP17: “Restoring Land, Restoring Hope” IIT Madras study charts renewable energy pathway for Zero-Emission Trucking Digital portal launched for e-issuance certificates of origin for cultivated medicinal plants Budget 2026: Swachh Bharat allocation reduces by 26 per cent, urban sanitation hit hard Wetlands Day calls to preserve the most threatened ecosystems on Earth India, Nepal sign MoU to boost cooperation on Forests, Wildlife and Climate Action Centre proposes an outlay of Rs. 20,000 crore for CCUS to achieve net-zero India adds two more wetlands to Ramsar list, tally reaches to 98 Italy adds two wetlands of international importance under Ramsar convention NBA releases ₹17 lakh for biodiversity benefit sharing in Maharashtra Home