Delhi Declaration 2025: The Delhi Declaration on Local Action for Global Climate Goals, adopted at the ARISE Cities Forum 2025 in New Delhi, is set to be presented at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. It serves as a landmark commitment from cities of the Global South to shape climate action through multilevel governance. The Delhi Declaration […]
Category: Environment Current Affairs
China Challenges India’s EV Subsidies at WTO
China Challenges India’s EV Subsidies at WTO: China has approached the World Trade Organization (WTO) against India, alleging that the country’s electric vehicle (EV) and battery subsidies provide an “unfair competitive advantage” to domestic manufacturers. China claims India’s subsidies breach WTO obligations, including the national treatment principle (requiring that imported goods be treated no less […]
Carabid Beetle
Carabid Beetle: Researchers found that carabid ground beetles act as potential bioindicators to track soil microplastics. They are commonly known as ground beetles due to their habitat and behavior. Ground beetles (Carabidae) are an important family of invertebrates known to strongly influence food web structure, often as key predators or prey species. It belongs to […]
Tuvalu Becomes 90th Member of IUCN Amid Climate Crisis
Tuvalu Becomes 90th Member of IUCN Amid Climate Crisis: Tuvalu, one of the world’s smallest and most climate-vulnerable nations, has officially joined the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as its 90th State Member. The move marks a significant step for the island nation in strengthening its environmental governance and global engagement in conservation […]
‘23for23’ Initiative
‘23for23’ Initiative: India celebrated International Snow Leopard Day (October 23, 2025) with the nationwide ‘#23for23’ campaign.Government also unveiled the first-ever national Snow Leopard Census, recording 718 individuals across the Indian Himalayas.It is a nationwide awareness campaign launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to engage citizens in snow leopard conservation through […]
State Mining Readiness Index
State Mining Readiness Index: The Ministry of Mines released the State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI) It serves as a tool for benchmarking State performance and encouraging healthy competition, accelerating the pace of mining reforms and sustainable resource management across India. Published by Ministry of Mines The index evaluates States on parameters like: auction performance, early […]
Blackbuck
Blackbuck: Over the last five years, the Chhattisgarh government has successfully reintroduced the blackbuck back into the state’s forests through its five-year reintroduction plan. Blackbuck is a species of antelope native to India and Nepal. Scientific Name: Antilope cervicapra It is widespread in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and other […]
State of Finance for Forests (SFF) 2025 Report
State of Finance for Forests (SFF) 2025 Report: The first State of Finance for Forests (SFF) 2025 Report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) highlights that global investments in forests must triple by 2030 to achieve climate, biodiversity, and land restoration goals. Only US billion was invested in forests in 2023—91% public, 9% private—while US […]
COP30 and Global Climate Diplomacy
COP30 and Global Climate Diplomacy: The upcoming 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) to the UNFCCC, scheduled for November 2025 in Belém, Brazil, comes amid heightened climate anxiety — the 1.5°C target slipping away, the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, and growing scepticism over multilateral climate processes. COP30 marks a shift from target-setting to implementation […]
Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25
Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25: After over a year’s delay, the Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25 results were released in Dehradun by the Union Environment Ministry and Wildlife Institute of India (WII), reporting 22,446 elephants across India. SAIEE is India’s nationwide synchronized census of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) conducted every five […]
