What happens to the human body after death? While burial and cremation remain the most familiar choices, a new alternative is gaining attention: human composting. New South Wales has become the first Australian state to pass legislation allowing the process, legally called terramation. But how does it work, how long does it take, and is it more environmentally friendly than traditional funerals? Key Highlights New South Wales (NSW) has become the first Australian state to pas

India’s National Biodiversity Authority has disbursed ₹1.19 crore to 29 State Biodiversity Boards and one Union Territory Biodiversity Council under the Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism. The development highlights a fundamental question in biodiversity governance: when companies, researchers or other organisations benefit from a country’s biological resources and traditional knowledge, who should receive a share of those benefits? The Nagoya Protocol provides an internati