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India to host Global Big Cat Summit in 2026

New Delhi, Nov 18 (UNI) India will host Global Big Cats Summit in 2026 and has linked Big Cat Conservation directly with Climate Mitigation, Adaptation and Ecosystem Resilience.
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav in his address at the High-Level Ministerial Segment on International Big Cat Allaince (IBCA) at UNFCCC CoP30, at Belém, Brazil, on Monday reiterated India’s global leadership on Big Cat Conservation and said wildlife conservation is climate action in its most Natural Form.
He called for renewed global cooperation to protect big cat species and their habitats as part of integrated climate and biodiversity action, an official spokesman said here on Tuesday.
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13 Dec 2025 | 10:45 PM

New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) The Delhi government has issued directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, mandating that all government offices under the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and all private offices operating within the National Capital Territory of Delhi function with 50 percent staff strength.

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Goa nightclub ran operations despite repeated police warnings

13 Dec 2025 | 10:38 PM

New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Sources close to the investigation into Goa’s 'Birch by Romeo Lane Club' fire tragedy have claimed that Ajay Gupta, one of the arrested accused, handled the entire operation and that the club was his brainchild.

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Delhi jumps from GRAP-3 to 4 in a day; work from home, online classes back

13 Dec 2025 | 10:38 PM

New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) As air quality in the national capital deteriorated sharply, slipping from ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ and then close to the ‘severe-plus’ category within a single day, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday invoked Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), in less than 12 hours after announcing Stage 3 measures, triggering the strictest emergency curbs to contain worsening pollution levels across Delhi and the NCR.

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ABVP seeks fair probe into Delhi University student harassment case

13 Dec 2025 | 9:24 PM

New Delhi, December 13 (UNI): Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Friday demanded a fair, transparent, and independent investigation into an alleged student harassment case at Delhi University that recently came to light through social media.

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