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Solar panels installed on a building rooftop — Bradfield City biosolar roof

August 13, 2026

Biosolar Roof at Sydney’s First Building Outperforms by 23%

A biosolar roof at Bradfield City's First Building in Sydney combines 319 solar panels with 14,000 native plants, outperforming conventional rooftops by 23 percent during heat waves. UTS research show

Atlantic bottlenose dolphin leaping above ocean surface - Hervey Bay shelling study context

Sustainability·Wildlife

Dolphins Shell Fish in Hervey Bay — East Coast First

Uni of Sunshine Coast researchers document first east coast shelling by dolphins at Hervey Bay. Two females use seashells to catch fish, a calf mimics mother suggesting maternal social transmission -

August 13, 2026

India Halts Ethanol Push to Salvage Sugar at Record Prices

Agriculture·Business·Energy·India·Policy

Sugar mills abandoned ethanol as 2026 prices hit records, diverting only 10 percent of output to fuel. Export bans and stock limits reversed incentives,

Dangerous Buckles — Inside the Stellantis Recall

Environment·Sustainability·Technology

Stellantis recalls nearly 50,000 2024-2026 Dodge Hornets and Alfa Romeo Tonales for defective rear seat belt retractors. Separate Ram 1500 investigation reveals 1.5M additional

Green and ripening rice fields under cultivation.

Agriculture·Environment

Rice Farming Sterile Tillers: Control Methods Boost Yields 15-20%—ICAR Recommendations

Sterile tillers in rice crops reduce effective yields despite healthy plant appearance. ICAR recommendations include balanced NPK fertilizer, micronutrient application, and intermittent flooding to reduce sterile tiller incidence and optimize yields.

Rahul Somvanshi

August 5, 2026

Indian farmer working in a crop field with standing crops.

Agriculture·Business

PM-Kisan Expansion Targets 80M Farm Households—₹6,000 Annual Support Addresses Input Inflation

PM-Kisan scheme expansion targets approximately 80-85 million agricultural households with ₹6,000 annual direct income support. Expansion emphasizes marginal farming communities pressured by input cost inflation and commodity price volatility.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 5, 2026

Agriculture·India·Policy

PM-Kisan 24th Installment 2026: Over 11 Crore Farmers to Receive ₹2,000 Direct Payment

The PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme's 24th installment will transfer ₹2,000 directly to more than 11 crore registered farmers across India under the Direct Benefit Transfer system.

Sunita Somvanshi

July 31, 2026

Agriculture·Australia·Climate

El Niño Australia 2026: BOM Forecasts Drier, Hotter Season — What Farmers Need to Know

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed El Niño conditions for 2026, signalling a drier and hotter season for farmers and communities across eastern and southern Australia.

Karmactive Team

July 31, 2026

Syngenta Gramoxone 1-litre paraquat herbicide bottle standing between irrigated crop furrows in a farm field, representing the phase-out of paraquat sales in Australia by May 2027

Agriculture·Australia·Business·Environment·Policy

Syngenta Ends Paraquat Sales: Australian Farmers Seek Herbicide Alternatives

Syngenta stops paraquat sales in Australia by May 2027 due to regulatory costs. 1-in-5 paddocks face glyphosate resistance. Glufosinate emerges as primary alternative. GRDC funds herbicide research trials.

Tejal Somvanshi

July 26, 2026

Agriculture·India·Latest·Weather

Haryana Monsoon Alert: Weak for 3 Days Before Heavy Rainfall Returns July 27-28, IMD Warns

Six districts in Haryana received rainfall in the past 24 hours, providing some relief in an uneven monsoon season. But the India Meteorological Department has warned that the monsoon will remain weak

Karmactive Team

July 25, 2026

Agriculture·Climate·India·Latest

Godzilla El Niño Looms Over India’s Monsoon: Drought Alert Issued Despite Current Cloud Cover

A potentially powerful El Niño is developing in the tropical Pacific, and meteorologists are watching its impact on India’s monsoon with growing concern. Despite widespread cloud cover across India right now, the

Rahul Somvanshi

July 25, 2026

Disposable clear plastic cup with lid and straw on a table, illustrating single-use plastic packaging commonly associated with polypropylene waste streams and recycling challenges.

Plastic·Sustainability

Just 1 Percent of This Plastic Ever Got Recycled — Until a 90-Job Indonesian Plant Changed That

European First · September 2025 The Plastic Nobody Could Recycle for 50 Years Just Passed Europe’s Toughest Food Safety Test 500MPP cups/year the initiative aims to keep out of the ocean 1%Post-consumer

Sunita Somvanshi

June 22, 2026

Business·Carbon·Sustainability

SBTi Trend Tracker 2025: 40% Surge in Climate Targets, 239 Companies Cut, and Asia Leads the Charge

SBTi Trend Tracker 2025: Corporate Climate Targets Hit 10,000 Milestone Climate Finance Corporate Climate Targets Hit 10,000 — Asia Is Now Driving the Surge The SBTi Trend Tracker 2025 confirms a 40%

Sunita Somvanshi

April 10, 2026

Close-up view of an anchovy gill arch system illustrating layered biological filtration structures used as inspiration for a microplastic washing machine filter.

Plastic·Sustainability

Fish gill filter catches 99.6% of microplastics washing machines send into sewage systems

Fish-Inspired Microplastic Filter 🔬 BIOMIMICRY SOLUTION Fish Gills Solve the Microplastic Washing Machine Problem Wastewater from washing machines is a major source of microplastics—tiny plastic particles suspected of harming human and animal

Rahul Somvanshi

December 21, 2025

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