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The Kankaria Coaching Depot in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, has become the first railway depot in India to achieve 'water neutral' status.Savings: Roughly 1.60 lakh litres of water are saved daily through treatment and reuse.Meth...
Jammu and Kashmir Lake Depletion: A Severe Environmental Alarm A recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has brought to light a massive ecological crisis in Jammu and Kashmir, revealing a sign...
Tar Balls Management 2026: Tackling Marine Oil Pollution The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released the draft Tar Balls Management Rules, 2026, to address the increasing threat of oil-b...
Under the Weather: Analyzing India’s Climate-Health NexusA groundbreaking report titled “Under the Weather: India’s Climate-Health Intersections and Pathways to Resilience,” released by Dasra and the ClimateRISE Alliance...
The 'Green Nobel': Honoring Grassroots Climate Activism The Goldman Environmental Foundation has awarded the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize to an all-women cohort for the first time in its history. Often referred to as...
Bhavasagara: India’s Scientific Hub for Deep-Sea BiodiversityThe Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has officially designated the “Bhavasagara” Referral Centre at the Centre for Marine Living Res...
CMS COP15: Strengthening the Global Shield for Migratory WildlifeThe 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP15), held in Campo Grande, Brazil, concluded in late March 2026 with a hi...
UNESCO has expressed concern over the Aghanashini-Vedavathi river linking project and its likely effect on the Western Ghats ecosystem. The project proposes to divert about 35 TMC ft of water from the Aghanashini River t...
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has released ‘Changing Dynamics of Glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region from 1990 to 2020’.Glaciers in the region shrank by around 12% of their...
Two days were observed on 21 March:International Colour Day: Celebrated every year around the world to recognise the importance of colours in art, science and everyday life.World Day for Glaciers: Observed to draw attent...
Researchers have documented a rare instance of gynandromorphy – an animal showing both male and female characteristics – in a freshwater crab in Silent Valley National Park, Kerala.The crab belongs to the species Vela ca...
The International Day of Action for Rivers is observed on March 14 to underline the importance of conserving rivers for clean water, biodiversity and human survival. It was adopted in 1997 at an international meeting hel...
