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With Chennai's rapidly growing investment in AI and data center projects, widespread discussion has begun regarding their increasing power and water demands and their impact on the city's environmental sustainability.

At the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) 2026, held in Hamburg, Germany, on June 29-30, 2026, world leaders, senior UN officials, policymakers, and private sector representatives expressed serious concern about growing geopolitical conflicts, the energy crisis, the lack of development finance, and weakening multilateralism.

Climate change and environmental protection are major global concerns today.

Indian scientists have achieved a significant milestone in the field of biodiversity by discovering a new species of wasp. This new species, named Spilomena malabarica, was found in the Kozhikode district of Kerala. This discovery not only highlights India's rich biodiversity but also strengthens the potential for biological pest control in agriculture.

Scientists have discovered two new species of micro-snails in limestone caves in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya. The discovery highlights the undiscovered diversity hidden in India's biodiversity-rich Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. Researchers identified two new species—Georissa meghalayaensis and Acmella bensoni-in the Krem Puri and Arwah cave systems of Meghalaya.

The first-ever video footage of a herd of Mishmi Takin has been recorded in Tingda Reserve Forest in North Sikkim.

Recently, scientists discovered a new species of spider in Mawlyngot village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya.

The Telangana government recently announced a ban on paraquat. This makes Telangana the third state in India to ban the use of this highly toxic herbicide.

The biodiversity of Northeast India is once again in the headlines. Scientists have discovered a new species of butterfly, Chonala albistricta, in the high altitude region of Arunachal Pradesh.

Recently, researchers in the dense forests of West Bengal identified a new species of soil-dwelling termite, named Pseudocapritermes novus.