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Sahara vs Great Green Wall: An 8,000-km green belt is being built across Africa's Sahel region; aims to stop desert expansion- Enrol under PM Fasal Bima Yojana by July 31: Maharashtra agriculture minister to farmers
- Thailand promoted Leucaena trees for fodder and reforestation, but scientists found that the fast-growing species is suppressing the natural regeneration of native forests
- New Zealand in the 1850s planted millions of pines for timber, but today scientists are spending millions trying to stop them from overrunning native mountainsNew Zealand's high country is battling an invasion of non-native pine trees, introduced generations ago for forestry. These 'wilding conife...04 Jul, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
- MP govt releases Rs 500 crore to expedite land acquisition for stalled dam projectsMadhya Pradesh has released ₹500 crore to expedite land acquisition for three crucial Narmada river projects, previously stalled by compens...04 Jul, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
- Singapore announces Greater Sentosa plan with new tourist attractionsSingapore is set to transform Sentosa and Brani Island into a "Greater Sentosa" over the next two decades. This ambitious master plan aims ...04 Jul, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
- Chile in the 1970s planted millions of Monterey pine and eucalyptus trees for timber, but scientists now say many native forests have been replaced, while streams and wildlife have declinedChile's biodiversity hotspot has witnessed a dramatic native forest decline since 1960, replaced by fast-growing pine plantations. Driven b...03 Jul, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
- The 'little boy' in the Pacific, India's monsoon and the big test aheadIndia's crucial monsoon season has begun sluggishly, with a significant rainfall deficit raising concerns for the farm economy. Delayed sow...03 Jul, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
- Assam flood update: CM met Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and discussed flood relief, recovery effortsAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju and discussed flood...03 Jul, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
- Big wildfires hit southern FranceSouthern France battled a fierce wildfire on Wednesday, forcing evacuations as hundreds of firefighters tackled the blaze. Fueled by drough...02 Jul, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
- Clouds over kharif sowing: Met sees below-normal rain in JulyJuly brings a worrying forecast for India as monsoon rains are predicted to be below normal, falling short of 94% of the long-term average....02 Jul, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
- Soybean sowing tops 28.9 lakh hectares, says SOPASoybean sowing has significantly surpassed official estimates, with the Soybean Processors Association of India reporting 28.923 lakh hecta...01 Jul, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
- Bengal: Malda mango exports touch 10 tonnes in one week; 100-tonne shipment expected this seasonMalda district in West Bengal has successfully exported 10 tonnes of premium mangoes to West Asia and Italy in the past week, with expectat...01 Jul, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
- West Bengal notifies rural jobs scheme to replace MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G from July 1West Bengal is launching the VB-G RAM G rural employment scheme on July 1, replacing MGNREGA. This new initiative promises 125 days of wage...01 Jul, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
- Assam flood update: Over 46,000 affected, 3,809 hectares of crop land floodedAssam grapples with escalating floods as 46,000 people in six districts face inundation, with Dhemaji bearing the brunt. The Brahmaputra an...01 Jul, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
- Andhra Pradesh secured Rs 11.77 lakh crore investments in two years, says TG BharathAndhra Pradesh has secured investments totaling Rs 11.77 lakh crore over two years, projected to create over 10 lakh jobs. Minister TG Bhar...01 Jul, 2026, 10.09 AM IST
- Kharif sowing drops 22.7% as weak monsoon delays planting across IndiaPaddy (rice), the main kharif crop, saw a decline of 25.17% to 2.57 million hectares. Despite the government's push to plant legumes and oi...30 Jun, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
- Over 5,100 forest fires affected 11,580 hectares in Maharashtra in 2023-24: Minister NaikMaharashtra witnessed over 5,100 forest fires in 2023-24, impacting nearly 11,600 hectares. Gadchiroli alone reported over 7,000 incidents....25 Jun, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
- Delayed rains likely to hit sowing of kharif crops, advance preparations underway: ChouhanDelayed monsoon and deficient rainfall, with 315 districts potentially affected, are raising concerns for the upcoming kharif crop sowing. ...23 Jun, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
- China's anti-desertification drive restores 10 million hectares in five years, targets 6.7 million more by 2030China has restored over 10 million hectares of desertified land and nearly 2 million hectares of rocky desertification during the 14th Five...19 Jun, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
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