A new global study reveals that forest conservation and poverty reduction are deeply interconnected. Forests near communities dependent on fuelwood often experience biodiversity loss, highlighting the need for clean energy, sustainable livelihoods, and community-led conservation to protect ecosystems and improve human well-being.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF), the world’s largest environmental funding mechanism, is facing a major biodiversity funding crunch after a 36% reduction in its conservation pool. The crisis is accelerating the shift toward private finance, innovative green investments, and community-led conservation models.
The recent deaths of Asiatic lions in Gujarat’s Gir landscape due to a suspected Babesiosis outbreak have highlighted the risks of maintaining a single wild population and the urgent need for stronger disease surveillance and alternative habitats.
The Government has launched ₹82.5 crore bamboo development projects in Northeast India to strengthen artisan clusters, promote engineered bamboo products, generate employment, boost rural livelihoods, and support sustainable green growth.
Volcanic eruptions release ash, gases, and aerosols into the atmosphere, influencing climate, air quality, rainfall, and ozone levels. Their effects can cause global cooling, monsoon disruption, and major environmental changes.
India’s ₹37,500 crore coal gasification package aims to convert domestic coal into cleaner fuels, fertilizers, and chemicals, boosting energy security, reducing imports, and driving industrial self-reliance.
Controversy over Section 39A in Goa highlights tensions between rapid land conversion and sustainable urban planning. Critics warn of infrastructure strain, aquifer depletion, and weakened transparency, raising concerns over governance, ecology, and public accountability.
Failure of Western Disturbances in 2025–26 has caused a dry winter in Northwest India, affecting agriculture, groundwater recharge and Himalayan ecosystems.
Himalayan Black Bears are becoming increasingly aggressive in Uttarakhand as climate change disrupts their hibernation cycles, escalating human–wildlife conflicts.
India launches its first digital, geo-tagged Marine Fisheries Census 2025 to map fisher livelihoods and boost sustainable blue economy planning.
The recent U.S.–Iran understanding has brought Uranium Downblending into global
Recent Supreme Court and Bombay High Court judgments have clarified
Seventy-five years after its enactment, the First Constitutional Amendment Act,
A new global study reveals that forest conservation and poverty
A U.S. court has struck down the proposed $100,000 H-1B
Pakistan’s recent air strikes in Kunar, Khost and Paktika have
