India, in focus.
Karnataka's Assembly has unanimously rejected the Kasturirangan Report's ESA recommendations, but pressure is mounting as other Western Ghats States negotiate with the Centre.
Tuvalu, the Maldives and Kiribati told the UN General Assembly that climate change imperils their survival and sovereignty, urging faster global action.
A Wayne State University economist's research links high-pollen days to a 7.4% rise in suicides, projecting 1,200 extra deaths a year as warming boosts pollen.
The Forest department has refiled its chargesheet in the Muttil tree-felling case after the magistrate court returned the earlier version citing errors and missing documents.
Environmental groups in Kannur protested alleged illegal laterite mining, warning of threats to groundwater and biodiversity, while officials cited enforcement action and procedural delays.
Environmentalists and residents in Karnataka's Western Ghats districts are campaigning for the Kasturirangan report's Ecologically Sensitive Area, disputing politicians' claims.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi accused Karnataka of hiding financial mismanagement and failing to share drought-related data while seeking central aid.
Jenu Kuruba representatives from Karnataka joined indigenous delegates from 16 countries in Nairobi, where a new alliance demanded the return of ancestral lands.
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan told organisations in Kattappana that no village has been entirely included in the ESA list and only forest areas will be covered.
Al Gore says 2026 could mark a positive climate tipping point as renewables overtake fossil fuels, but warns the crisis is still accelerating.
CM V.D. Satheesan chaired a high-level meeting in Idukki, announcing a special counsel for the CHR case, revocation of two construction-ban orders, and faster title deed distribution.
Idukki district administration will resume dismantling illegal fences obstructing elephant corridors, even as farmers' groups and church leaders demand the order be withdrawn.
A 7-8 month old tiger cub that wandered into Khaparkhai village near Similipal Tiger Reserve was rescued after 15 hours and will be rehabilitated before release.
Former Minister for Zoos J. Chinchurani has opposed the relocation of the Thiruvananthapuram zoo, calling for its in-situ development and citing zoonotic disease risks.
Five cheetah cubs born at Prague Zoo in June are healthy despite storms and their mother's illness, though keepers say survival is not yet assured.
Church leaders in Kerala want urgent government action and a special assembly session over the ESA draft affecting 131 Western Ghats villages.
Africa's aggressive cement plant construction could drive a sharp increase in energy demand, with the continent already holding 42% of global capacity under construction.
Pope Leo XIV met President Macron at the Élysée Palace, opening the first papal state visit to France in 18 years.
Indian cities are tackling plastic waste through cloth-bag drives, buy-back schemes, recovery centres and recycling units, backed by Swachh Bharat Mission systems.
Nitin Gadkari says Nagpur generates 28 tonnes of CNG daily from waste, with about 4,000 similar projects underway across India.