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Dye Wastewater Treatment: Turmeric-Made Nanoparticles and Biodegradable Fibres Break Down Textile Dyes

Brightly dyed yarn skeins, the kind of textile dyes targeted by new dye wastewater treatment research in India

India | DST, green chemistry, India, INST Mohali, nanotechnology, photocatalysis, PLA, textile dyes, wastewater treatment, zinc oxide

INST Mohali’s dye wastewater treatment filter uses turmeric-made zinc oxide on PLA nanofibres to degrade textile dyes with light and vibration.

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Namami Gange Industrial Pollution: Compliance Up from 39% to 70% Since 2017

The Ganga river at sunset, where Namami Gange industrial pollution compliance work aims to cut effluent at the factory gate

India | CETP, effluent treatment, ganga, India, industrial pollution, Namami Gange, river rejuvenation, Water Pollution, yamuna

Namami Gange industrial pollution compliance rose from 39% to 70% since 2017, and BOD load fell sharply. Here is how the inspection model works.

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Stubble Burning 2026: Haryana Down 53%, but Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan Are Rising

Satellite view of smoke from stubble burning across north India, the focus of stubble burning 2026 crop residue reviews

India | Air Pollution, Bhupender Yadav, Bio CNG, crop residue management, Haryana, India, paddy, Punjab, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, stubble burning

Two Union ministers reviewed stubble burning 2026 in mission mode. Incidents fell 53% in Haryana but rose in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

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Pre-COP31 India: Equal Weight for Adaptation, Mitigation and Finance

Turquoise lagoon, small boats and a concrete jetty on the coast of Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu

India | Bhupender Yadav, CBDR-RC, climate adaptation, Climate Change, climate finance, COP31, India, Pacific Island Countries, PIB, Pre-COP31

With the annual UN climate conference a few weeks away, climate negotiators held their warm-up. Here is what the Pre-COP31

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India Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism: The Rulebook for Carbon Credits Is Out

Row of solar panels beside a dirt track with a grid transmission tower in the background in India

India | Article 6.2, carbon credits, carbon markets, climate finance, India, India Japan, Joint Crediting Mechanism, MOEFCC, Paris Agreement, PIB

Carbon markets are often discussed in the abstract, but a very practical step was announced on 5 October. On 30

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Kuno Cheetah Cubs: Five Born to KJP21, Taking India’s Count to 60

Young cheetah looking at the camera in golden grassland under a blue sky

India | cheetah, India, Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, PIB, Project Cheetah, rewilding, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Week

Four years after the first cheetahs were flown in from Namibia, India’s reintroduction programme has reached a number that would

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Great Indian Bustard Release: Captive-Bred Birds Return to the Thar

Pair of Great Indian Bustards standing in dry grassland at Desert National Park, Rajasthan

India | Desert National Park, grassland conservation, great-indian-bustard, India, PIB, Rajasthan, rewilding, Wildlife Conservation, wildlife institute of india, Wildlife Week

On the morning of 4 October, during Wildlife Week 2026, two male Great Indian Bustards were released into the wild

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National Coastal Mission 2.0 Implementation Guidelines: Components, Funding and Approval Process

National Coastal Mission 2.0 guidelines support mangrove restoration: a mangrove tree rising from the sea at Havelock Island, Andamans

India | blue economy, climate adaptation, coastal ecosystems, coastal resilience, government-report, India, mangroves, MOEFCC, National Coastal Mission, PIB

A detailed guide to the National Coastal Mission 2.0 guidelines: Rs 767 crore, ten funded components, institutions, project approval steps and what they mean for India’s coast.

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National Coastal Mission 2.0: Rs 767 Crore to Make India’s Coastline More Climate-Resilient

Dense mangrove forest along a tidal river in the Sundarbans, a natural coastal buffer for the National Coastal Mission 2.0

India | blue economy, climate adaptation, coastal ecosystems, coastal resilience, India, mangroves, MOEFCC, National Coastal Mission, PIB

The National Coastal Mission now has a rulebook for how its money will be spent. On 30 September 2026, Union

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