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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicForest restoration

Topic: forest restoration

Once a sewage dump, Chennai’s Buckingham Canal is now home to thriving mangrove cluster

New lease of life for Buckingham canal is a result of plantation of saplings under Chennai Project within Green Tamil Nadu Mission, aimed at increasing green cover in the state.

Google Doodle doesn’t tell full story of Chipko Movement. It began well before Gaura Devi

The popular characterisation of the Chipko movement as an ‘eco-feminist movement’ that started on 26 March 1974 is true, but only partially.

India experimented with tree plantation for 200 yrs. Foresters must learn from past mistakes

The success of forest restoration efforts cannot be measured by tree cover alone. Some of the best practices of communities such as Gadchiroli should be studied and scaled up.

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Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.