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survey of around 19,000 respondents conducted in 19 countries shows that 80 per cent support cutting plastic production to save biodiversity and the climate. Around 80 per cent of the participants are concerned about the impact of plastic on the health of loved ones, according to the survey conducted by the independent environmental network Greenpeace International in January and February. The survey collected responses from 19,088 participants from the UK, the UAE, Canada, India, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, China, Malaysia, Austria, Norway and the US. The survey shows strong support for cutting the production of plastic, with more than eight in 10 people (82 per cent), and for protecting biodiversity and the climate by reducing plastic production (80 per cent).

Congress on Saturday listed the Narendra Modi government's «failures» on environmental issues, claiming that its «global talk is not backed by local walk» and when the INDIA bloc «takes over in June», the regressive steps of the current regime will be rolled back. The party's general secretary and former Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh alleged that the last 10 years of the Modi government have been a disaster, not just for India's people and democracy, but also for the environment and those who depend on it. «The prime minister, who famously said that the 'climate is not changing, we are changing', has systematically destroyed protections for the environment in India,» he alleged. Ramesh claimed that the key patterns are to strip local communities of any power over their forests and make it easier to hand forest land over to the Modi government's «crony corporate friends».

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Brazilian executives that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both parties

A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponed

rare variant of the giant panda, known not for the conventional black-and-white but for an unusual brown-and-white fur, inhabits just a single mountain range in China. This unique trait, previously shrouded in mystery, has been potentially unraveled by recent scientific research. This research involved the genetic analysis of numerous pandas both in the wild and in captivity, revealing that the rare brown-and-white coloration is likely due to natural genetic variation rather than the result of inbreeding, as was once speculated, a CNN report said. Dandan, the first brown panda identified in 1985 in the Qinling Mountains of Shaanxi province, sparked curiosity and subsequent sightings have been recorded, totaling eleven over the years. These sightings have led researchers to believe that the brown coloration could be inheritable, though its genetic basis remained elusive until now.

global warming and other human threats like underwater noise, pollution and disrupted food sources, according to a new stocktake of their population. Researchers found the greatest genetic differences among the blue whale populations in the eastern Pacific, Antarctic subspecies and the pygmy subspecies of the eastern Indian and western Pacific. Blue whales average about 27 metres in length. Natural selection could be one of the reasons behind these differences, they said. «Each of these groups need to be conserved to maintain biodiversity in the species, and there are indications that natural selection in different environments contributed to driving genetic differences between the high-level groups,» said Catherine Attard, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Australia. He is the first author of the study published in the journal Animal Conservation.

Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda on Monday said the government has launched a mission to boost production of oilseeds and reduce imports of cooking oils. The minister virtually inaugurated administrative-cum-academic building, Manas Guest House, Subansiri Girls Hostel and Brahmaputra Boys Hostel at IARI, Dirpai Chapori, Gogamukh, Assam. Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary was present at the inaugural event and visited an exhibition stall at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Assam. According to an official statement, Munda said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has special emphasis on the development of the Northeastern region.

The European Union is on the brink of approving a major plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc after protests from farmers and opposition from the biggest party in parliament led it to be diluted

Across the EU, those battling climate change and defending the environment feel they are ever more on the defensive

idli, chana masala and rajma featured in the top 20 dishes with the highest biodiversity footprint, along with chicken jalfrezi and chicken chaat, according to a new study analysing 151 popular local dishes from around the world. However, researchers found that dishes with beef as the main ingredient such as fraldinha — beef cut dish originating from Brazil — formed the bulk of the top 20. Chili con carne (spicy stew with chili peppers, beef and beans) and beef tartare were other such dishes. The scientists from National University of Singapore analysed lists of popular dishes taken from CNN.com and TasteAtlas.com to estimate their biodiversity footprints when globally and locally produced. The researchers found that dishes made from ingredients like beef, legumes and rice encroaching on biodiversity hotspots with already very high agricultural pressure such as India end up having a high biodiversity footprint.

But for a nation racing to adopt renewable energy, the land is prime for something else: solar panels. The sun shines strong, the terrain is flat and high-voltage transmission lines are in place from a decommissioned coal plant. Energy collected here could speed to major metropolitan regions across the West, part of a colossal wave of clean power needed to stave off the worst effects of global warming. Animals need humans to solve climate change. But they also need places to live. Loss of habitat is the top driver of a staggering global decline in biodiversity, the variety of life on Earth. The boom in solar power, set to be the fastest-growing energy source in the United States, is predicted to fence off millions of acres across the nation, blanketing them in rows of glassy squares.

The News Minute, in October 2016, reported that people in Thiruvananthapuram went on a “reckless killing spree by beating 27 strays to death" after a 90-year-old man died from a dog attack. And in May 2018, Hindustan Times reported that villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur killed eight dogs in retaliation after some strays attacked locals.

₹5,000 crore worth of 30-year bonds with another similar tranche likely by the end of the month. That will complete the plan to issue ₹20,000 crore worth of sovereign green bonds for the current fiscal year. The government had issued five-year sovereign green bonds worth ₹5,000 crore in November and 10-year paper worth ₹5,000 crore in December.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by half last year, according to figures released Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government bolstered environmental policing to crack down on surging destruction. However, the news was far less bright from the crucial Cerrado savanna below the rainforest, where clear-cutting hit a new annual record last year, rising by 43 percent from 2022, according to the national space research agency's DETER surveillance program. Satellite monitoring detected 5,152 square kilometers (nearly 2,000 square miles) of forest cover destroyed in the Brazilian Amazon last year, down 50 percent from 2022. That still represented a loss 29 times the size of Washington DC in Brazil's share of the world's biggest rainforest, whose carbon-absorbing trees play a vital role in curbing climate change. Meanwhile, the Cerrado, a biodiversity hotspot whose ecosystems are intricately linked with the Amazon's, lost over 7,800 square kilometers of native vegetation last year, the highest since monitoring began in 2018. «We saw some important victories on the environment in 2023. The significant reduction in deforestation in the Amazon was a highlight,» said Mariana Napolitano of environmental group WWF-Brasil. «But unfortunately we aren't seeing the same trend in the Cerrado… That is harming the biome and the extremely important ecosystem services it provides.

Snorkeling Snorkelling at Agatti Island, one of the islands in Lakshadweep, offers an enchanting experience for water enthusiasts. The crystal-clear turquoise waters surrounding Agatti unveil a vibrant underwater world teeming with colourful coral reefs and diverse marine life. PM Modi in a post on X wrote, “For those who wish to embrace the adventurer in them, Lakshadweep has to be on your list.

'Despite biodiversity emerging as one of the key areas for investment, the data available for investors remains inadequate,' said Patricia Torres, Bloomberg's global head of sustainable finance solutions.

The Xtrackers World Biodiversity Focus SRI UCITS ETF, Xtrackers Europe Biodiversity Focus SRI UCITS ETF and Xtrackers USA Biodiversity Focus SRI UCITS ETF were listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 3 November.

Volvo Cars has consistently positioned itself as a torchbearer of this movement by taking ambitious strides toward sustainability. To that end, it aims to make 50% of its sales from purely electric models by 2025 and has committed to becoming a fully electric car company by 2030. However, electrification is not enough. Volvo Cars is also actively working towards reducing all of its direct and indirect emissions by tackling CO2 within its supply chain and operations, indicating its commitment to embracing the circular economy. As an interim step towards achieving its goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2040, Volvo Cars aims to reduce the carbon footprint lifecycle per vehicle by 40% between 2018 and 2025. While Volvo Cars is internally working towards greener milestones, it is also combining its commitment to eco-consciousness with its dedication to social responsibility. The latest demonstration of this commitment comes in the form of Volvo Car India’s #PoweringLife initiative, through which Volvo Car India is donating solar panels to hospitals and biodiversity parks across the Delhi NCR. Watch how the #PoweringLife initiative is leveraging solar panels to light up hospitals and biodiversity parks across Delhi NCR.

Investors overseeing $23.6 trillion of funds have kick-started a campaign to pressure 100 companies to ramp up the fight against biodiversity loss.

NEW DELHI: During a speech commemorating World Elephant Day, Bhupender Yadav, the union minister of environment, forest, and climate change, as well as labour and employment, voiced support for the incorporation of biodiversity preservation into India's economic progress. This integration, he stated, would be pivotal in maintaining ecological balance and ensuring sustained prosperity. Yadav highlighted India's significant role as the guardian of the world's largest population of wild Asian elephants.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reaffirmed India’s unwavering commitment to biodiversity conservation, climate action, and environmental protection while addressing the G20 environment and climate ministers‘ meeting in Chennai via video message. Emphasizing the global responsibility to protect the Earth, the prime minister said climate action was a fundamental duty that had been ignored for too long.