Anti-environment businesses can lead to extinction of biodiversity, warns global report
All businesses depend on and impact nature; funding in biodiversity-negative businesses far outweigh biodiversity-positive businesses
ECONOMY
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OPINION
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New mega institute is welcome, but mental healthcare begins at the primary health centre, near home
- by Ratnaboli Ray
- February 5, 2026
Budgetary allotments should be about building a mental healthcare system consistent with legal rights, not just mere buildings
HEALTH
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Enhanced health budget ignores crying need of public healthcare, say experts
- by Jayanta Basu and Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
- February 4, 2026
Budget boosts biopharma but continued underinvestment creates public health crises
ECONOMY
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Union budget announces three development projects for poll-bound Bengal, triggers debate
- by Jayanta Basu
- February 2, 2026
No finance boost for tea industry in north Bengal and Metro lines in Kolkata
ECONOMY
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Economic Survey 2025-2026 highlights energy transition, lack of adaptation funds and agriculture shift
- by The Plurals News Network
- January 31, 2026
Coal continues to be the major energy source; greater cultivation of maize for ethanol blending can threaten food security
ENVIRONMENT
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CSE’s landmark green school programme awards 433 schools across India as “greenest”
- by The Plurals News Network
- January 30, 2026
Punjab bags the greenest state award in environmental education
CLIMATE CHANGE
LEAD STORY
Extreme heat to affect 3.8 billion by 2050, highest in India: Oxford study
- by The Plurals News Network
- January 29, 2026
India to face elevated threats to health, agriculture and economy, increasing inequality
CLIMATE CHANGE
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Prakash Ganga, India’s renewable energy tableau, showcased during Republic Day parade
- by The Plurals News Network
- January 28, 2026
Gap between solar installed capacity and power generation remains high despite clean energy surge
ECONOMY
LEAD STORY
‘Mother of all deals’, the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, promises climate-trade convergence
- by The Plurals News Network
- January 27, 2026
Deal signifies strategic realignment for India away from tariff-related volatility due to US policy
ECONOMY
LEAD STORY
Climate related risks cloud India’s infrastructural development: Report
- by The Plurals News Network
- January 24, 2026
Some of the infrastructure projects with large investments are located in the country’s most vulnerable regions