Global wildlife plummets but India is a success story, says WWF’s Living Planet Report 2026
India needs to look closely on conservation of animals beyond protected areas and man – animal conflicts, reminded experts
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Air pollution served hot in US kitchens, study shows
- by The Plurals News Network
- October 7, 2026
Heat and pollution affect an estimated 5 million of workers in commercial kitchens in the US; all-electric kitchens show significantly lower levels of pollutants
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Buxa tiger reserve all set to have tiger back after decades, experts flag concerns
- by The Plurals News Network
- October 1, 2026
The three years old tigress, brought from Valmiki Tiger Reserve of Bihar, will be kept in an expanded enclosure after being released
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Kolkata, during Durga puja, should showcase a novel plastic waste management model
- by Ashok Kumar Nayak
- September 23, 2026
The volume of single use plastic waste calls for a public action
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The planet is at risk as 7 out of 9 planetary boundaries breached safe limits
- by The Plurals News Network
- September 22, 2026
India, one of the worst affected, cannot afford to ignore the planet’s warning signs and needs to embed climate risk into every infrastructure and fiscal decision; say experts
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Emissions from wildfires and heat waves are making air quality poorer: World Meteorological Organization
- by The Plurals News Network
- September 11, 2026
Extreme fire-smoke events have tripled globally since the 1990; India shows PM2.5 spike while China reduces the fine particulate matter
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During peak monsoon, four-fifths of Indian cities record higher pollution values than WHO guidelines
- by The Plurals News Network
- September 4, 2026
Most cities, including all metros, however, comply with the national limit, according to a global report
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Today’s Nepal may be tomorrow’s North Bengal; activist’s repeated warnings ignored by Bengal govt
- by The Plurals News Network
- August 31, 2026
Environmentalist alerts state to the dangers of unplanned development in north Bengal; makes recommendations
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Scientists mull several reasons as trigger to the devastating Nepal flood that killed over 270 so far
- by The Plurals News Network
- August 27, 2026
With a blockage still lodged upstream on Indo-Nepal border, authorities warn a second flood and evacuation is now in place
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Hooghly dairy unit slapped with closure and penalty by WBPCB for water pollution
- by The Plurals News Network
- August 22, 2026
The complainant nonprofit demanded that the penalty amount should be used to improve the environmental quality of the area