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Dr. Sonali Ghosh Wins Kenton R. Miller Award -First Indian Honoree

Oct 22, 2025
  • Categories: Environment / Awards 2025 Current Affairs.
  • Grant: Kenton R. Miller Award in Innovation in the Management of Protected Areas.
  • Recipient: Dr. Sonali Ghosh
  • Job Title: Director, Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, Assam.
  • Event Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Co-Recipient: Roque Simón Sevilla Larrea (Ecuador)

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Tuvalu Joins IUCN as 90th Member State

Oct 21, 2025

 

  • The Government of Tuvalu has officially become the 90th State Member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with its Ministry of Environment serving as the liaison with the IUCN Secretariat.

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Trump Opposes IMO’s Global Shipping Carbon Tax

Oct 21, 2025

 

  • The United States has strongly opposed the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) proposal for a global carbon emissions tax on shipping. President Donald Trump described the measure as a “Global Green New Scam Tax” and announced that the US will not comply, warning of potential retaliatory actions.

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IEA Predicts Quadrupling of Sustainable Fuel Use by 2035

Oct 21, 2025

 

  • The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that global use of sustainable fuels could quadruple by 2035, driven by existing policies, investment incentives, and international cooperation. The findings were released ahead of Brazil’s COP30 presidency in the report Delivering Sustainable Fuels: Pathways to 2035.

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WHO Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 Highlights Escalating AMR Crisis

Oct 21, 2025

 

  • The World Health Organization (WHO) released the Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 on 13 October 2025, providing the most comprehensive global assessment of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) under the GLASS framework. The report analysed over 23 million infections across 104 countries, covering roughly 70% of the world’s population, and examined eight key bacterial pathogens against 22 antibiotics.

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