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Delhi winter pollution action plan 2026-27
Delhi's government has launched its Winter Action Plan 2026-27, introducing a phased ban on construction, a 50% work-from-home mandate, doubled parking
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Soil & chemicals on Smog and Soot: lead, cadmium, mercury, Pesticide residue, PFAS and Industrial legacy sites.
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Delhi Sits on Unused ₹1,154 Crore Pollution Fund
Nearly 60% of Delhi's environmental compensation charge, meant for anti-pollution projects, remains unspent as winter approaches, an RTI reply reveals.
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Red-naped ibises in Udaipur carry
A study of red-naped ibises in Udaipur found diverse and multidrug-resistant bacteria in their faeces, with 40% of tested isolates showing resistance to at
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Supreme Court Directs FGD Petition to Green Tribunal
India's Supreme Court has directed a petitioner to take his plea for faster installation of pollution-control systems in major thermal power plants to the
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Philippines mining expansion threatens Indigenous lands
A new executive order aims to accelerate critical mineral mining across up to 9 million hectares, raising fears of environmental damage and undermining
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Female Indian Legislators Boost Forest Cover in Reserved
A study finds electing a female MLA increased annual forest-cover growth by about six percentage points in constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes and
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Delhi's 25,000 stray cattle overwhelm
Delhi's civic body says over 25,000 cattle roam the streets, with existing shelters over capacity, and is urgently seeking five new large facilities to
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Shrimp farms drive wild harvest of India's
India's booming shrimp aquaculture industry is driving large-scale harvesting of wild polychaete worms, with east coast hatcheries alone demanding 400 kg
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Nepal glacier flood kills 900
A massive debris flood triggered by a collapsing glacier mass in Nepal has killed over 900 people, with nearly 5,000 missing.
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UNESCO Sites Face Climate Risks
A new dataset maps 386 coastal UNESCO World Heritage Sites threatened by climate change, erosion, and flooding, covering over 235 million hectares.
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Tantra Foundation Library opens in Delhi
A public library dedicated to Tantra and religious studies has opened within a scholar's farmhouse in Chhattarpur, Delhi, blending academic access with
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Supreme Court orders elephant corridor
India's Supreme Court has ordered a new survey of elephant corridors and a report on banning fireballs used to scare elephants.
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Mariana Mazzucato on the Importance of Culture in the Green Transition
Mariana Mazzucato argues that culture is fundamental to tackling the climate crisis and that a green transition must be people-centric