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- Climate & Nature
Kuno cheetah population reaches 38 after Gamini births three cubs
Three cheetah cubs born to South African female Gamini at Kuno National Park on February 18, 2026 raised India's cheetah count to 38 under Project Cheetah. The milestone strengthens India's species-re…
- Climate & Nature
India Curtailed 2.3 TWh Solar in 2025 as Grid Flexibility Lags
India curtailed 2.3 terawatt-hours of solar power between May and December 2025, enough to supply nearly 400,000 homes for a year, as grid flexibility failed to keep pace with record renewable additio…
- Climate & Nature
India Steel Plants Lack SO2 Standards, Costing Children Health
India has no national sulphur dioxide emission standards for key steel plant units, including sinter plants and refractory material facilities, according to a health impact assessment by the Centre fo…
- Climate & Nature
Youth Eco-Anxiety Rises as 88 Percent Report Visible Climate Shifts
A survey by the Centre for Science and Environment and Down To Earth found that 88 per cent of Indian youth aged 16 to 25 perceive climate change around them, with 67 per cent saying it already affect…
- Climate & Nature
India and Nepal sign biodiversity conservation MoU on transboundary wildlife
On February 25, 2026 in New Delhi, India and Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a legal framework for cross-border cooperation on forest and wildlife management. The agreement sig…
- Climate & Nature
Novel Climate Regimes Emerge in India as Heat Intensifies Drought
New and historically unprecedented climate conditions are forming across India as rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns combine to create drought conditions outside known historical …
- Climate & Nature
Climate Change Made Western Mediterranean Storms 36 Percent More Intense
Nine named storms between January 16 and February 17, 2026 brought extreme rainfall to Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, with observational analysis showing climate change increased rainfall intensity by …
- Standards & Frameworks
UK Releases Final Sustainability Reporting Standards Based on ISSB Framework
The UK government has published the finalized UK Sustainability Reporting Standards, based on the IFRS Foundation's ISSB standards, covering both sustainability-related and climate-related financial d…
- Climate & Nature
Indian Landmass Warmed 0.9C, Cyclone Intensity Up 40 Percent
The Indian landmass was on average 0.9 degrees Celsius warmer during 2015-2024 compared to the early 20th century baseline, with parts of north India warming at 0.2 degrees per decade over the past th…
- Climate & Nature
Invasive Species Alter Western Ghats Hydrology and Soil Structure
Invasive alien species are influencing vegetation expansion in India's Western Ghats, potentially altering local hydrological cycles and soil biogeochemistry in ways that affect regions hundreds of ki…
- Climate & Nature
Zimbabwe rolls out twice-yearly injectable PrEP Lenacapavir nationally
On February 19, 2026, Zimbabwe launched a national rollout of Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable PrEP, beginning with 46,000 doses across 24 priority sites for high-risk populations. Backed by the…
- Climate & Nature
Godrej Enterprises expands community water conservation across water-stressed Indian states
Godrej Enterprises Group expanded its community-led water conservation programme across water-stressed districts in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and other regions, focusing on groundwater recha…
- Climate & Nature
Monsoon Moist Heatwaves Predictable Two to Four Weeks in Advance
Moist heatwaves during India's southwest monsoon season are controlled by the active and break phases of the monsoon and can be predicted two to four weeks in advance, offering critical lead time for …
- Climate & Nature
Deutsche Telekom Achieves Company-Wide Climate Neutrality Across Global Operations
German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom has announced that it has achieved company-wide climate neutrality across its operations, meeting its 2025 net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions target. The…
- Climate & Nature
Indian Forests Greening but Carbon Uptake Efficiency Declining
India's forests have been increasing in greenness, contributing roughly 7 per cent to global carbon sinks despite covering only 2 per cent of global forest area, but their ability to translate that gr…
- Climate & Nature
India Tiger Population Hits 3,682 but Reserves Reach Carrying Capacity
India now has an estimated 3,682 tigers across five major landscapes, up from around 1,400 in the early 2000s, but wildlife biologist Qamar Qureshi warned at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026 that many r…
- Climate & Nature
SOE 2026 Finds Seven of Nine Planetary Boundaries Now Breached
Seven of nine planetary boundaries identified by researchers have now been breached, with ocean acidification joining climate change, biosphere integrity, land system change, freshwater change, modifi…
- Climate & Nature
Former SC Judge Warns Courts Retreating on Environmental Protection
Former Supreme Court judge Deepak Gupta has said Indian courts are no longer as proactive in protecting the environment as they once were, with procedural compliance increasingly used to justify proje…
- Standards & Frameworks
GRI research finds only 34% of large companies report air pollutants
The Global Reporting Initiative published "The Air Pollution Reporting Gap," finding only 34% of the 200 largest global companies report at least one non-greenhouse-gas air pollutant. Coupled with the…
- Climate & Nature
India outlines circular-economy roadmap for 350 million tonnes agricultural waste
The Government of India, via the Press Information Bureau, detailed a waste-to-wealth roadmap to convert the 350 million tonnes of agricultural waste generated annually into resources through biomass …
- Climate & Nature
PESA at 30 Years: Gram Sabha Powers Remain Nominal Across Scheduled Areas
Nearly three decades after its enactment, the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996 remains unevenly implemented across India's tenth states and 77,564 villages in Fifth Schedule Areas, w…
- Regulations
EU Approves €400 Million Greek Aid Scheme for Cleantech Manufacturing Capacity
The European Commission has approved a €400 million Greek state aid scheme to support investments in cleantech manufacturing capacity, under the new Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework adopted i…
- Climate & Nature
Nike Japan Achieves 100% Renewable Electricity via Mitsui Solar Power Deal
Nike Japan and Mitsui and Co. have signed a virtual power purchase agreement covering renewable energy certificates from 16 domestic solar power plants in Japan, enabling Nike Japan to source 100% of …
- Sustainable Finance
Norway study shows raising groundwater turns peat farmland into carbon sink
A 2022–2023 Norwegian field study at the Svanhovd research station found that raising groundwater levels to 25–50 cm below the surface sharply cut CO2 emissions, turning drained peat farmland into a n…