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Over 100 Odisha Gram Sabhas exercise forest rights, cut out middlemen to sell kendu leaves directly

India, April 30 -- Move helping villagers get better prices, ensuring on gap in collection of leaves from all areas and helping underprivileged tribes More than 100 Gram Sabhas in southern Odisha hav... Read More


Ludhiana's Giaspura gas leak remains unsolved

India, April 30 -- An earlier report by MoEFCC, CPCB & IIT-Delhi didn't rule out the possibility of acidic effluent being discharged into the sewer A year has passed since a gas leak on April 30, 202... Read More


Naya's women patuas are preserving a traditional artform while also securing a livelihood & identity

India, April 30 -- The first generation women patachitra artists of the village sell their work online & are recognised world over, encouraging future generations to stay in the profession In West Be... Read More


Environment in elections: Drought not on poll agenda even as north Karnataka records 3rd-lowest rainfall in over 100 years

India, April 30 -- Region's people feel things can't remain same even as other parts of Karnatakahave no waterproblems Political parties in the northern part of Karnataka, a perpetually drought-prone... Read More


Environment in elections: Droughts fail to make it to poll issues in Jharkhand

India, April 30 -- Severe drought conditions in the state over the past two years ignored by politicians during campaigns, say farmers In the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaigns across Jharkhand, polit... Read More


Bird flu has been circulating among cows in US for months: Genome study reveals multiple mutations

India, April 30 -- Genomic analysis shows occasional jumping back of virus from infected cows to birds and cats, suggesting multi-host outbreak Bird flu or H5N1, a strain of the highly pathogenic avi... Read More


A year since Giaspura: Ludhiana's gas leak remains unsolved; activists say tragedy like this could happen again

India, April 30 -- No improvements have been made to the sewer system since the incident and the cleaning was last done six months ago, residents told DTE A year has passed since a gas leak on April ... Read More


CSE-DTE at Ottawa: Poor progress at INC-4 as it fails to address the elephant in the room

India, April 30 -- Manyprovisions of substantive elements do not make it to textual negotiations; like-minded groupsdominate Closing Plenary The zero draft presented during third meeting of the Inter... Read More


In 2024, India to be among top 4 contributors of microplastics released into waterbodies

India, April 30 -- After China, India will release highest volume of microplastics & chemical additives into waterways As many as 217 countries will release 3,153,813 tonnes of microplastics into the... Read More


What is the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on Climate Finance and why is it so important?

India, April 29 -- Finance is a key facilitator of climate action. Developing countries, small island nations, and the world's least developed countries are bearing the brunt of climate change caused ... Read More