India Conducts First-ever Ganges River Dolphin Tagging in Assam
A historic achievement on December 18. 2024 in wildlife conservation as the first-ever Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) has been…
Nature’s Wonderland: A journey of curiosity strives to rediscover human-nature bond in urban landscapes
The deeper connection between humans and nature, particularly in urban landscapes, is diminishing rapidly. Guwahati, a unique urban landscape and…
Reusing treated wastewater can help ease India’s growing urban water crisis, says new report from CSE
Of the total urban wastewater and sewage generated in India, a mere 28 per cent (20,236 million litre per day…
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change celebrates International Mountain Day 2024
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and G.B. Pant…
Forest Department gears up rhino monitoring, patrolling in LBWLS in Assam
The Laokhowa and Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuaries (LBWLS) provide vital riverine habitat for the greater one-horned rhinoceros, as well as a…
CSIR to Partner with Government of Telangana and Recyclers to Advance Sustainable Recycling and Skill Development
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has facilitated the signing of a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between…
Coal cannot be replaced; it must be ‘displaced’ by clean energy sources: CSE
A ‘green’ transition in India’s energy sector is about reducing energy poverty and mitigating climate change. Renewable energy is critical…
A tale of opportunity lost, obligations diluted and responsibility shirked — says CSE about COP 29
“At COP 29, we lost an opportunity — without a meaningful agreement on climate finance; both in terms of quantity…
Over 1700 students attend “Rhino goes to School “programmes near rhino hub of Pobitora WLS
Over 1700 school students attended a series of ‘Rhino Goes to School’ programmes organised in a few schools located in…
Wildlife Preservation Event by NES promotes Environmental responsibility in Yachuli
On 23rd November 2024, the Nyishi Elite Society (NES) Keyi-Panyor District Unit, in collaboration with the District Administration, organized an…
Global meet set to begin final negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution
As the world gets ready to meet in Busan, South Korea next week for the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee session…
Meghalaya women affected by HEC get training on Mushroom cultivation
Aaranyak in collaboration with the British Asian Trust organised a capacity building training on mushroom cultivation in West Garo Hills…
CSE director general Sunita Narain addresses High Level Ministerial Conference, says prevention is the best bet for countries in the Global South
“Prevention is the most effective way of fighting the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance – especially for low-and middle-income countries…
56th Tiger Reserve of the country notified in Chhattisgarh
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, informed the Nation about the notification of the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor…
Aaranyak’s WeForNature to promote environmental stewardship and human welfare
Aaranyak has launched a special outreach programme ‘WeForNature’ today, through a birdwatching event in Garbhanga Reserve Forest in Guwahati. The…
Manage construction and demolition (C&D) waste better to fight air pollution, says new CSE assessment
CSE assesses 16 C&D waste recycling plants; finds most of them underutilised or economically unviable Ecosystem of waste management and…
Recovery of Tiger Population in Manas National Park
The recent scientific publication by a team lead by Aaranyak detailed the recovery of tigers in Manas National Park, India,…
India has faced more extreme weather events and higher damages in 2024 compared to last year, says CSE
Extreme weather events have been steadily on the rise in India. The report is published every year by Centre for…
Mobility crisis is behind the pollution in Delhi
Despite taking several technology measures to curb pollution from vehicles, vehicular pollution has emerged as the top polluter in the…
Diwali 2024: What is the first smog event of the season like? (A briefing note)
Season’s first smog event quite predictably built up on the Diwali day with a rapid and substantial increase in particulate…
Is the polluter really paying in India’s plastic packaging management ecosystem?
India is taking steps to fight the plastic waste menace, but its efforts will not see fruition unless it gives…
Why is Delhi’s air unbreathable despite a dip in farm fires? CSE’s pre-winter pre-Diwali analysis
A new pre-Diwali and pre-winter analysis of air pollution in Delhi by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found…
Show Us the Money – A briefing by CSE
Climate finance is expected to dominate the discussions at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework…
IUCN award conferred on conservation scientist Bibhab Talukdar
A passionate conservation scientist of global repute from Assam Dr Bibhab Kumar Talukdar has been conferred ‘The Harry Messel Award’…
Presence of ‘Asiatic golden cat’ reconfirmed in Manas National park
A team made up of officials from the Assam Forest Department, conservationists from region’s leading biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak, as…