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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicEnvironment conservation

Topic: Environment conservation

US President-elect Donald Trump’s take on climate change: ‘Green scam, not our problem’

Trump’s return is likely to have consequences for global efforts to mitigate climate change & protect the environment. In his 1st term, he had pulled US out of the Paris accord.

India 176 of 180 in 1st-ever Nature Conservation Index, marine conservation affects rank

India scored 0/100 in management of marine protected areas and protection of marine species, in index compiled by Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability & Climate Change and BioDB.com.

Karnataka is ignoring Western Ghats UNESCO tag and 6 central notices—to build, build, build

The Western Ghats has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site for over a decade. But for the Karnataka government, it has become a millstone around the neck.

Union Minister launches green campaign in Dhanbad

Vriksharopan Abhiyan 2024 aims to plant 15,350 hectares of green cover.

India to host first-ever focused working group discussions on regulating tourism in Antarctica

The discussions will focus on the regulation of tourism in a way that preserves the ecological integrity of Antarctica.

India losing its status as a conservation leader. Our laws aren’t stopping march to decline

Environmental concerns are often neglected, if not entirely absent, from the national agenda. They’re rarely a talking point in election campaigns, says conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra.

Protecting wildlife, curbing plastic use — IAS officer on a quest to make Tamil Nadu cleaner, greener

Addt'l chief secretary, environment climate change & forests, Supriya Sahu has introduced cloth bag ATMs in the state & initiatives to curb illegal poaching & smuggling.

Why it’s time to say goodbye to the polluting recycling model

7.7 million tons of plastic end up in landfills. And another 2.4 million tons are discarded irregularly, in open-air dumps.

Seaweed is the new solution to climate crisis. A UK startup is on it

Carbon Kapture’s seaweed farm can scale up to 250 hectares and grow around 11,000 tonnes of seaweed per year, which will boost biodiversity & water quality.

Ditch fossil fuels, end ‘senseless war against creation,’ Pope says in plea over climate change

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The world must rapidly ditch fossil fuels and end "the senseless war against creation", Pope Francis said on Thursday, in a fresh plea over climate change that called on

On Camera

Giorgio Armani brought a feminine touch to men’s tailoring — and taught them how to suit up

Armani built a multibillion-dollar global brand from something as simple as an unstructured jacket, and broke down the walls between formal and casual.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.