‘Great Green Wall’ to come up along coast in Andhra
New Indian Expressby Y Brahmaji·26 Aug 2026
VIJAYAWADA: For the first time in decades, Andhra Pradesh has embarked on an ambitious plan to develop a ‘green fortress’ along its coastline with palm groves as a natural shield against cyclonic...
Drought pushes up sugar and onion prices in Karnataka
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·26 Aug 2026
BENGALURU: Prevailing drought conditions in Karnataka have pushed up the wholesale prices of sugar and onion rates by an average of Rs 15 in Karnataka.
CM Naidu set to launch Veligonda on August 31
New Indian Expressby S Guru Srikanth·26 Aug 2026
VIJAYAWADA: Declaring that a three-decade-old resolve has finally come to fruition, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced on X that he will formally inaugurate Phase-1 of the Poola Subbaiah...
Poor rains hit tapioca harvest in Salem hills, farmers fear lower returns
New Indian Expressby Sneha Sivashanmugam·26 Aug 2026
SALEM: Tapioca farmers in the hill regions of Salem are facing difficulties during the ongoing harvest season, with inadequate rainfall and dry soil making it difficult to uproot the tubers and...
Fears for ‘gregarious’ local celebrity Sammy the elephant seal in Victorian bird flu hotspot
World news | The Guardianby Petra Stock·26 Aug 2026
Since H5 bird flu arrived in Portland, Victoria, the situation has been “pretty grim” with many dead and suffering birds on the beach, and the dilemma of how to dispose of the carcasses, according...
Decades-long water crisis at tribal hamlet finally resolved under 'Project Elephant'
New Indian Expressby P Srinivasan·26 Aug 2026
ERODE: The forest department has resolved the drinking water crisis that had persisted for decades in a tribal hamlet within the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Erode district, under the...
Power bill due hits Rs 58 crore, TWAD blames local bodies
New Indian Expressby Saravanan MP·26 Aug 2026
MADURAI: The accumulated dues of Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board over the past five years (2019-26) have touched Rs 58.36 crore, say officials of the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution...
Ashéninka leader killed while patrolling Indigenous territory in Peru
Mongabay Globalby Rhett Butler·26 Aug 2026
- Ashéninka leader Américo Pascuala Tumisha was shot and killed Aug. 23 while patrolling the territory of the Onconashari Indigenous community in Peru’s Ucayali region.
Court rules tropical island owner can be stripped of lease
ABC News Australiaby Bryn Wakefield·26 Aug 2026
In short: The Queensland Land Court has ruled that an island resort owner can be stripped of its leases after it failed to use the land for tourism and allowed it to fall into disrepair.
What ails Namma Metro? 15 disruptions in 11 months
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·26 Aug 2026
BENGALURU: Namma Metro recorded 15 technical disruptions between September 2025 and July 2026, with signalling, train-control, rolling-stock and power-related failures reported across the network.
Environmental DNA shows some frog species bouncing back from fungus
ABC News Australiaby Holly Richardson·26 Aug 2026
In short: Environmental DNA shows the endangered waterfall frog (Litoria nannotis) and the endangered Australian lace-lid frog (L.
From nuisance to new resource: Prickly pear could support fuels, foods and rural growers
Phys.orgby Karn Dhingra·26 Aug 2026
From nuisance to new resource: Prickly pear could support fuels, foods and rural growers Texans often view prickly pear cactus as a nuisance, but researchers with Texas A&M AgriLife Research are...
Can REDD+ deliver for Philippines’ Iraya Mangyan?
Mongabay Globalby Isabel Esterman·26 Aug 2026
- The Mindoro Forest and Biodiversity Conservation Programme combines Indigenous forest patrols, ancestral-domain support, carbon monitoring and livelihood projects to protect more than 40,000...
Time to take forestry out of the emissions trading scheme - environment watchdog
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·26 Aug 2026
Forestry should be phased out of New Zealand's "rudderless" emissions trading scheme because it is allowing climate pollution to continue, the country's environmental watchdog says.
Historic sulphur emissions the likely cause of damage to Murujuga rock art: new research
The Conversation Australiaby Nicola Armstrong, Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Curtin University·26 Aug 2026
Murujuga is a sacred cultural landscape of land and sea Country across the Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
Cloud seeding start-up uses drones to generate 19 million gallons of water in Alaska
The Independentby Josh Marcus·26 Aug 2026
A Southern California start-up used high-tech drones to enhance a series of clouds in Alaska over the weekend, generating what it said was approximately 19 million gallons of water in three hours.
Musk's SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana
BBC Newsby Osmond Chia·26 Aug 2026
- Published Multi-billionaire Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX has announced that it will build its largest launch site yet in the southern US state of Louisiana.
Fears raised over amendments to Resource Management Act replacement bill
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·26 Aug 2026
Around 20 late amendments to the two far-reaching bills replacing the Resource Management Act are reigniting concerns about the change.
Madras HC halts further works at Periyakulam, Valankulam in Coimbatore as expert report flags wetland bird decline
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
The Madras High Court (HC) has directed that further developmental activities, including ongoing and proposed projects, at Periyakulam (Ukkadam Big Tank) and Valankulam lakes in Coimbatore be...
Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'
PerthNowby Staff Writers·26 Aug 2026
Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' With his trade war with Canada intensifying, US President Donald Trump has floated the idea of renaming Lake Ontario to become "Lake America"...
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