India debuts hydrogen-powered train as part of sustainability drive
India joins a handful of countries that have successfully deployed the zero-emission technology in their rail networks.
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One million Syrian refugees returned home since al-Assad’s fall, UN says
According to UNHCR, more than seven million Syrians remain displaced inside the country.
Treaty failure is not the end of the fight against plastic pollution
Culture change, business innovation and bold policy can curb plastic exposure without waiting for stalled global talks.
Abandoned houses in one of the villages in the Indus delta [Israr Ahmed Khan/AFP]
Haji Karam Jat, a fisherman, uses bamboo sticks to build his new house in Keti Bandar town. [Asif Hassan/AFP]
A boy walks past an abandoned house in one of the villages of Kharo Chan town. [Asif Hassan/AFP]
Haji Karam Jat (R) and his family members walk along an embankment in Keti Bandar town. [Asif Hassan/AFP]
A fisherman rides a makeshift raft as he returns after collecting mangrove wood near the Arabian Sea in the coastal region of Karachi. [Asif Hassan/AFP]
More than 1.2 million people have been displaced from the overall Indus delta region in the last two decades, according to a study published in March by the Jinnah Institute. [Asif Hassan/AFP]
Local residents walk to the boats that bring drinkable water to one of the island villages of Kharo Chan town. [Asif Hassan/AFP]
Fatima Majeed (R), a climate activist, speaks with fishermen in the town of Ibrahim Hyderi. [Asif Hassan/AFP]
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Lithuania to save Baltic seals as ice sheets recede due to climate change
The seal population has increased from about 4,000, considered nearly extinct, in the late 1980s to about 50,000.
From: People & Power
Water For Data
What’s the environmental cost of our increasing data usage?
Published On 3 Jul 2025
‘The Caspian Sea is shrinking. It is visible with the naked eye’
Kazakh ecologists and environmental activists worry that the Caspian Sea’s levels are set to decline further.
From: Al Jazeera World
The Golan: A Battle For Power
Syrian farmers in the occupied Golan Heights oppose an Israeli energy company’s plans for wind turbines on their land.
Published On 3 Jun 2025
From: earthrise
Restoring the Balance
earthrise follows the progress of Al-Mizan, an Islamic Covenant for the Earth, in the year after its launch.
Published On 3 Jun 2025
German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s climate case against RWE
Judge rules that companies ‘may be obligated to take preventive measures’ to counter their emissions.
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French farmers protest in Paris for law loosening environmental regulations
Farmers demonstrate against changes to legislation that would ease restrictions on pesticide and water use in farming.
