​It is that day of the year, once again. June 5 is here, a day when all of us renew our pledge to protect the environment. But this year, the day has come with more meaning for us in India. A new government is preparing to take charge in the country, and we believe it is time to recommit to an agenda of development - one which is inclusive and affordable and hence, sustainable for all. And June 5 is the appropriate date to make that commitment once again.

Southwest Monsoon has set in over Kerala and advanced into most parts of northeast India including Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and most parts of Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam.

The maximum temperature over Delhi NCR varied from 45.2° to 49.1°C in different parts of the city. Mungeshpur reported 52.9°C in last week, as an outlier compared to other stations.

The Israeli embassy in India has launched a project to increase the country's green cover by promoting the Miyawaki technique, in the capital and later in tier two and three cities.

Countries often inflate their emissions forecasts on which they base their climate pledges, new research from Vienna University of Economics and Business has found.

With the increased number of man-animal conflicts in different parts of the country, nature conservationists are wondering how the increasing population of pachyderms would cope with expanding urbanisation that has vastly reduced their natural habitat. Leopards, tigers, and tuskers are frequently entering urban areas and attacking humans.