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Global Forest Resources Assessment (GFRA) Report 2025 – India Ranks 9th in Forest Area and 5th in Carbon Sinks

India has recorded major progress in forest conservation and climate action, advancing to the 9th position worldwide in total forest area and maintaining its 3rd rank in annual...

October 24, 2025

Wake Up and Smell the Deforestation” Report Highlights Brazil’s Coffee Paradox

As Brazil prepares to host COP30, a new report has exposed a deep environmental paradox — the very crop that sustains Brazil’s economy is destroying the forests and...

October 24, 2025

NGT Orders Pollution Report on Markanda River

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has mandated detailed reports from Himachal Pradesh and Haryana’s Pollution Control Boards and the Sirmaur deputy commissioner regarding water pollution in the Markanda...

October 21, 2025

Bamboo Project Launched for Kolam Tribe in Adilabad under Green India Challenge

A pilot bamboo plantation project has been launched in Mullagutta 2 village, Adilabad district (Telangana), to support the Kolam tribal community. The initiative, part of the Green India...

October 21, 2025

Taftan Volcano Shows Signs of Awakening After 710,000 Years

Recent satellite data has revealed that the Taftan volcano in southern Iran, long thought extinct, is showing signs of renewed activity. Between July 2023 and May 2024, the...

October 18, 2025

Chhattisgarh Successfully Revives Blackbuck Population

The blackbuck, once extinct locally in Chhattisgarh for nearly 50 years, has been successfully reintroduced. Since 2018, the Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary has seen a remarkable comeback of this...

October 18, 2025

Vivek Menon First Asian Chair of IUCN Species Survival Commission

Indian wildlife conservationist Vivek Menon was elected Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC). He is the first Asian to hold...

October 17, 2025

UN Reports Record CO2 Rise in 2024

Greenhouse gas levels reached unprecedented highs in 2024, according to the United Nations. Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide all set new records. The World Meteorological Organization...

October 17, 2025

New Tilari Hairy Snail Species Discovered

The discovery of a new snail species named Tilari hairy snail has been announced by researchers from the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation. This species was found in the semi-evergreen...

October 17, 2025

Six New Dragonfly Species Found in Silent Valley Park

Recent surveys in Silent Valley National Park have revealed six new species of dragonflies and damselflies. Conducted from 10 to 12 October, this odonate survey recorded a total...

October 17, 2025

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