The Panzath Nag festival in Kashmir is a centuries-old, community-led spring cleaning tradition. Locals remove weeds and silt using wicker baskets while catching fish, ensuring sustainable water supply for dozens of villages and agricultural lands.
Click to View MoreBotanists discovered Melanoseris pendryi, a rare flowering plant in the Sikkim Himalayas above 4,000m. Proposed as Critically Endangered due to climate change and tourism, this discovery highlights the fragile alpine ecosystem's rich biodiversity and its vulnerability to warming.
Click to View MoreRecent marine discoveries like the Lutjanus arakan snapper highlight India's rich marine biodiversity. However, escalating threats to coastal ecosystems necessitate urgent conservation efforts. The CMFRI Red Data Book classifies threatened marine species, emphasizing strict protection under the Wildlife Protection Act.
Click to View MoreIndia aims to five hundred gigawatts of non-fossil capacity by 2030. Achieving this demands overcoming grid integration gaps, scaling battery storage, boosting green hydrogen demand, and ensuring the financial health of distribution companies through targeted policies and continuous infrastructure reforms.
Click to View MoreIndia advances its ethanol transition with draft rules for E85 and E100 fuels. This shift promotes flex-fuel vehicles, aims to reduce crude oil imports, boosts farmers' income, and ensures energy security, despite significant infrastructural and technical challenges ahead.
Click to View MoreBotanists from Gauhati University discovered a new plant species, Osbeckia zubeengargiana, in the grasslands of Manas National Park, Assam. Named after legendary singer Zubeen Garg, this perennial shrub features pinkish-purple flowers and reaches heights of 3.5 metres.
Click to View MoreIndia struggles to manage growing sludge from rapid urbanization. With most areas depending on on-site sanitation, a strong Fecal Sludge and Septage Management framework is vital. Despite supportive policies, gaps in infrastructure, technology, and regulation remain. Adopting a circular economy can turn sludge into a valuable resource.
Click to View MoreIUCN’s latest Red List warns that climate change and deforestation are accelerating biodiversity loss. Rapid Arctic melting endangers Hooded Seals, while habitat destruction drives 61% of bird species into decline, urging immediate global action to protect critical wildlife.
Click to View MoreThe IUCN Global Land Outlook warns that human activities fragment one-third of Earth’s land, degrade 40% of ecosystems, and threaten food security for half of humanity. Nations must restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030 to secure carbon, livelihoods, and resilience.
Click to View MoreThe India Cooling Action Plan addresses growing cooling demands sustainably, integrating technology, skills, and policy reforms, aligning with global climate commitments, while overcoming challenges through stakeholder engagement and international collaboration, positioning India as a global leader in environmentally responsible cooling.
Click to View MoreA new study warns rising greenhouse gas emissions could cut India’s solar output by 10%, especially in southern, central, and eastern regions, urging developers to address regional climate variability and adopt resilient, hybrid systems to safeguard India’s clean energy mission.
Click to View MoreThe Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), led by Brazil, proposes a $125 billion blended-finance fund to provide permanent, performance-based payments for tropical forest conservation, prioritizing Indigenous communities, and ensuring predictable climate finance. It will be launched at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
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