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Asia’s Carbon Capture Plans Threaten Climate Goals

Recent reports show growing support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in Asia. This trend could add nearly 25 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases by 2050. Such...

October 8, 2025

Lucknow Launches First Animal Birth Control Training Centre

The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has recently inaugurated India’s first dedicated Animal Birth Control (ABC) Training Centre in Jarhara. This initiative aims to enhance the management and sterilisation...

October 8, 2025

India’s First Red List Unveiled At IUCN Congress

India’s inaugural Red List of Endangered Species will be officially launched at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress. The event is scheduled from...

October 7, 2025

Rajasthan’s Namo Biodiversity Park

Rajasthan’s first biodiversity park, named Namo Biodiversity Park or ‘NAMO VAN’, was inaugurated at Pratap Bandh, Alwar. The event featured a symbolic tree plantation and was led by...

October 7, 2025

Pulicat Lake Ecosystem Faces Critical Fishing Crisis

Pulicat Lake, the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, is currently facing severe ecological and economic challenges. The estuary connecting the lake to the sea is blocked...

October 6, 2025

Painted Storks Return To Kaziranga After Four Years

The recent sighting of painted storks in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) marks a hopeful moment for conservation. After a four-year gap, these near-threatened birds have...

October 6, 2025

Baratang Mud Volcano Erupts After Two Decades

The Baratang mud volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands erupted violently on 2 October 2025. This eruption ended over twenty years of dormancy. The event was marked...

October 6, 2025

Cyclone Shakhti Highlights Arabian Sea Warming Trend

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed the formation of Cyclone Shakhti over the northeast Arabian Sea on 3 October 2025. The cyclone is expected to intensify rapidly and...

October 6, 2025

Himachal Pradesh Snow Leopard Population Surges Significantly

Recent surveys have revealed a remarkable increase in the snow leopard population across Himachal Pradesh. The Wildlife Wing of the state’s Forest Department reported an increase from 51...

October 4, 2025

Amazon Flying Rivers Threatened by Deforestation Impact

The Amazon rainforest faces increasing droughts and ecological stress in 2025. Scientists link these changes to the disruption of flying rivers — atmospheric water flows that carry moisture...

October 4, 2025

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