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Kolkata gets tree ambulance to treat plants under distress; dial 18001236219 to avail facility
Environment

Kolkata gets tree ambulance to treat plants under distress; dial 18001236219 to avail facility

Jayanta Basu
4 min read
Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s facility key for metro with lowest greenery; survey shows significant number of trees run high risk of being uprooted   
Nearly 10,500 butterflies, spiders and insects, many protected under CITES, were seized around the world
Wildlife & Biodiversity

30,000 live animals seized in global wildlife crime crackdown by Interpol

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Operation Thunder 2025 targets trafficking networks across 134 countries; seizures highlight rising trade in smaller species, including insects and plants.
A view of the dais during the closing plenary.
Africa

UN Environmental Assembly drops resolution on strengthening UNEP Nairobi headquarters

Maina Waruru
4 min read
Delegates and civil society groups say the move weakens global environmental governance
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Kolkata gets tree ambulance to treat plants under distress; dial 18001236219 to avail facility
Environment
Kolkata gets tree ambulance to treat plants under distress; dial 18001236219 to avail facility
By
Jayanta Basu
4 min read
Nearly 10,500 butterflies, spiders and insects, many protected under CITES, were seized around the world
Wildlife & Biodiversity
30,000 live animals seized in global wildlife crime crackdown by Interpol
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
A view of the dais during the closing plenary.
Africa
UN Environmental Assembly drops resolution on strengthening UNEP Nairobi headquarters
By
Maina Waruru
4 min read
What is GRAP-IV, now in force in Delhi and the National Capital Region?
Air
What is GRAP-IV, now in force in Delhi and the National Capital Region?
By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Nagaland: Tourists visiting protected area in Kohima district trigger major fire mishap
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Nagaland: Trekkers visiting protected area in Kohima district trigger fire mishap
By
Ketholeno Neihu
2 min read
How many to cut? Controversy and opposition grow over tree felling to widen Uttarakhand’s Gangotri Highway
Governance
How many to cut? Controversy and opposition grow over tree felling to widen Uttarakhand’s Gangotri Highway
By
Deepak Purohit
4 min read
Rajasthan: Construction of plant billed ‘Asia’s largest ethanol project’ halted in Hanumangarh after violent protests
Energy
Rajasthan: Construction of plant billed ‘Asia’s largest ethanol project’ halted in Hanumangarh after violent protests
By
Amarpal Singh Verma
4 min read
UNEA President Abdullah Bin Ali Al-Amri opening the meet.
Waste
Japan to host informal sessions to find common ground on plastics treaty at UNEA-7
By
Maina Waruru
3 min read
As told to Parliament (December 12, 2025): India unveils its first home-grown CRISPR therapy for affordable sickle cell treatment
Governance
As told to Parliament (December 12, 2025): India unveils its first home-grown CRISPR therapy for affordable sickle cell treatment
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis)
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Scientists warn Cyclone Senyar may have pushed Tapanuli orangutan closer to extinction
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Investing in global energy and food system transitions could prevent nine million premature deaths by 2050, largely from reduced air pollution, the UN said.
Climate Change
UN report warns world has entered ‘uncharted territory’ as future warming set to exceed earlier estimates
By
Jayanta Basu
4 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 11, 2025)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 11, 2025)
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
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