UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2026: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the 17th edition of its flagship Emissions Gap Report (EGR) 2026, titled “The Point of Return: Urgent emissions cuts needed to come back from overshoot of 1.5°C”. The report notes that the opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5°C with “no […]
Day: October 25, 2026
India-Poland Relations
India-Poland Relations: The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland paid an official visit to India. During the visit, high-level bilateral talks were held to review and impart fresh momentum to the India-Poland Strategic Partnership, which was established during the Indian Prime Minister’s landmark visit to Warsaw in August 2024. India and Poland are deepening […]
AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026
AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026: The 7th AgriVoltaics World Conference (AWC) 2026 was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, under the theme “Powering the Global South.” It marked the first time the conference was hosted in the Global South. India hosted the conference for the first time in the Global South. Agrivoltaics refers to the dual […]
France Reports 1st Human Case of Shamonda Virus
France Reports 1st Human Case of Shamonda Virus: France documented the world’s first-ever human fatality caused by the Shamonda virus, a pathogen previously known to infect only livestock, prompting health investigations by the World Health Organization (WHO). Shamonda virus is a vector-borne virus belonging to the genus Orthobunyavirus (under the family Peribunyaviridae) and is part […]
Green Diwali Campaign 2026
Green Diwali Campaign 2026: WWF-India’s Environment Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) Programme Centre–Resource Partner (PC-RP), supported by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), launched the nationwide Green Diwali Campaign to promote cracker-free and environmentally responsible celebrations under Mission LiFE. The campaign aims to encourage environmentally responsible celebrations and […]
Japan’s MMX Mars Mission
Japan’s MMX Mars Mission: Japan’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, led by JAXA, was launched aboard an H3 launch vehicle to study Mars’s moons, Phobos and Deimos, and return material from Phobos to Earth.MMX will study the origin, composition, gravity, internal structure and surface of Phobos, while also observing Deimos, Mars’s only two natural satellites.It […]
Ukraine Strikes Oil Infrastructure in St. Petersburg
Ukraine Strikes Oil Infrastructure in St. Petersburg: Ukraine launched a major long-range drone offensive against Russia, with strikes causing fires at an oil-export terminal and depot in St. Petersburg, Russia.St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg is a major port city in northwestern Russia, situated on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland, which […]
