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Pune Plans India’s First Low Emission Zone

Pune is set to establish India’s first Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in Shivajinagar, a densely polluted area in the central business district. The initiative is being developed by...

May 11, 2026

Delhi Uses Legacy Waste for Waterlogged Land Reclamation

Delhi has used processed legacy waste from the Bhalswa landfill to fill low-lying waterlogged areas in Roop Vihar and Sharma Colony in North-West Delhi. The work is linked...

May 8, 2026

Timor Green Pigeon Faces Extinction Risk

The Timor Green Pigeon (Treron psittaceus) is an endemic bird species of Timor Island and nearby islands such as Rote, Semau, Atauro and Jaco. A study published in...

May 8, 2026

Buff-tip Moth Threatens Ladakh Farm Economy

Phalera cf. bucephala, commonly called the buff-tip moth, is a moth species in the order Lepidoptera. The species has been linked with agricultural concern in Ladakh, a high-altitude...

May 8, 2026

Delhi Faces Ground-Level Ozone Pollution

Ground-level ozone has emerged as a pollution concern in Delhi, where it is formed near the Earth’s surface through chemical reactions involving nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds...

May 6, 2026

Mayon Volcano Eruption Triggers Evacuations in Albay province in Philippines

Mayon Volcano in Albay province, south of Manila in the Philippines, recorded renewed volcanic activity on 3 May 2026. Authorities evacuated thousands of residents and kept Alert Level...

May 3, 2026

Indian Skimmer Conservationist Wins Whitley Award 2026

Indian conservationist Parveen Shaikh has been honoured with the prestigious Whitley Award 2026 for her efforts to protect the endangered Indian skimmer through a community-led conservation model. The...

May 1, 2026

India Submits New Climate Targets to UN

India has formally submitted its new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for the 2031–35 period to the United Nations climate body under the Paris Agreement. The updated pledges focus...

April 28, 2026

Two New Jumping Spider Species Found in India

Researchers have discovered two new species of jumping spiders in India, highlighting the country’s rich but still underexplored biodiversity. The newly identified species, named “Mogrus shushka” and “Mogrus...

April 27, 2026

China to Send Giant Pandas to Atlanta Again

China has announced that it will send two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta in the United States, continuing its long-standing panda diplomacy programme. The move comes despite ongoing...

April 24, 2026

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