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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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Topic: environment

Environment funds collected by pollution board in past 5 yrs largely unused, reveals govt response

According to the response, the CPCB received Rs. 422.56 crore as EPC funds between 2019 and 2024. Of this, Rs. 99.29 crore has been utilised for environmental protection activities.

New fish found off Madagascar—remarkable long-nosed skate discovered in the deep ocean

The brown longnose skate has a long, stiff snout. It has not been recorded anywhere else in the world, which raises the concern that it may be threatened with extinction.

Coal Ministry Extends Deadline for Star Rating Self-Evaluation

Evaluation to Consider Mining Operations, Environment, and Safety

World breaks hottest day record for second day in a row

The record had last been set for four consecutive days in a row in early July 2023. Before that, the hottest day was in August 2016.

Heavy rains disrupt over 2 dozen flights at Mumbai Airport

Runway operations suspended due to torrential rains and low visibility, said the Mumbai airport in a statement.

2024 may be world’s hottest year ever as June breaks records, says EU

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some

India at 176 among 180 countries in Environment Performance Index 2024, high emissions flagged again

EPI 2022, which placed Indian at bottom, was rejected by the Centre. Bad air quality, high projected emissions & low biodiversity-habitat scores behind poor rank this year.

PK’s poll predictions are out of this world & the candidate who pirouettes for change

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

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.

Biden administration pledges to protect Antarctic Region and promote international cooperation

The new policy outlines a comprehensive vision for cooperation in the areas of climate science, environmental protection, and sustainable development.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.