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A global analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health has presented maternal mortality figures for 2023. India recorded roughly 24,700 maternal deaths that year, among the highest counts in...
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus): A New Priority for Migratory ConservationThe Snowy Owl has officially been granted international protection under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)...
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...
EU Water Policy Update: Tackling the Challenge of Forever ChemicalsIn a major regulatory move to protect public health and the environment, the European Union (EU) has officially added PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Subs...
Protests in Leh and Kargil have pressed for statehood, Sixth Schedule status, a Public Service Commission and greater representation for Ladakh. Ladakh became a Union Territory without a legislature under the Jammu and K...
Overview In February 2026, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced the addition of three new wetlands in Tamil Nadu to the list of Ramsar sites. This recognition highlights the state's succ...
Growing freshwater inflow is upsetting the ecology of Lonar Lake in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India's only meteor impact crater lake in basalt rock, formed about 50,000 years ago when a meteorite struck the Deccan...
Spain joined India's Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and handed its declaration of accession to the External Affairs Minister. India launched IPOI in 2019 under its SAGAR vision. It is a voluntary, non-treaty platf...
Ecologist Madhav Gadgil has died. He was born in 1942. He wrote the concept plan for the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India's first biosphere reserve under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme, and founded the Centre f...
Overview The Chhattisgarh government has intensified efforts to secure UNESCO World Heritage Site status for the Kanger Valley National Park. If successful, this protected forest area would become the first site from Chh...
