Bezos Earth Fund’s $26 million FireSat could detect 15-by-15-foot fires anywhere on Earth within 20 mins: Lauren Sánchez Bezos says, ‘I watched friends and family lose everything’FireSat is a new satellite network designed to detect wildfires early and provide timely data. This constellation, backed by Jeff Bezos, ai...
02 Oct, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Countries still way behind on UN biodiversity targets, research showsResearch indicates that governments may not meet the UN's 30 by 30 biodiversity conservation target by 2030. Despite some progress, only 20...
23 Sep, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
New York has already restored 200 million oysters. Now it wants 1 billion back in its harborNew York Harbor is the focal point of an extraordinary ecological restoration project known as the Billion Oyster Project. The aim is to tr...
17 Sep, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
In 1993, Doris Duke left behind a 2,700-acre New Jersey estate; 30 years later, the property is being transformed into a laboratory for restoring wetlands, forests and wildlifeDuke Farms in New Jersey is a 2,700-acre living laboratory for conservation. The estate is testing nature restoration and clean energy stra...
14 Sep, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
UN warns global warming will exceed 1.5C and must be reversedWarming is projected to peak around 1.8C in the best-case scenario. This necessitates a new goal of "overshoot, peak and decline" for clima...
03 Sep, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
Adani Green adopts TNFD framework, shifts towards nature-positive renewable energy developmentAdani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has integrated the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework into its sustainability...
08 Dec, 2025, 11.37 AM IST
UN body calls for urgent action on biodiversity crisisA new UN report stresses the urgent need for transformative, system-wide change to address the biodiversity crisis. Delaying action will do...
19 Dec, 2024, 12.08 AM IST
Biodiversity is 'old oil'Global biodiversity loss, the third most prominent long-term risk, significantly impacts economies and livelihoods. Developing countries fa...
11 Nov, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
India commits to 30 per cent protected areas in updated biodiversity planIndia's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan aims to protect 30 percent of its land, inland water, and coastal and marine...
01 Nov, 2024, 09.51 AM IST
India calls for urgent delivery of financial resources to help countries achieve biodiversity goalsIndia has called on developed nations to provide financial and technological support to help developing countries meet biodiversity goals. ...
30 Oct, 2024, 02.06 PM IST
Historic biodiversity deal clinched at COP15 summit"This is a historic moment," said Huang Runqiu, China's environment minister and president of COP15. "Today is the end of a long journey th...
20 Dec, 2022, 12.38 AM IST
COP15 reaches 30-by-30 climate deal to halt decline in nature by 2030. Here are all the key takeawaysThe countries attending the U.N.-backed COP15 biodiversity conference had been negotiating a text proposed on Sunday and talks addressing t...
19 Dec, 2022, 07.03 PM IST
Area-based targets for biodiversity conservation not acceptable: IndiaArea-based targets for biodiversity conservation are a one-size-fits-all approach that is not acceptable, India has said at the UN biodiver...
17 Dec, 2022, 10.33 AM IST
COP15: Over 3 million sign petition for protection of 50 per cent of world's biodiversity"We are already well beyond 30 per cent conservation of the planet, if only our governments recognise the rights of Indigenous peoples and ...
16 Dec, 2022, 11.29 AM IST
India joins global coalition to protect 30% of the Earth by 203007 Oct, 2021, 10.51 PM IST
India slips two spots to rank 117 on 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted as 2030 agenda: ReportIndia ranks below four South Asian countries -- Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, it said. The overall SDG score of India is 61.9 ou...
06 Jun, 2021, 02.28 PM IST