Environment & Ecology
Climate, biodiversity, pollution control and environmental legislation
Fourth Coal Mine Near Bandhavgarh-Achanakmar Tiger Corridor Cleared Since July
The Union environment ministry's Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) recommended clearance for an underground coal mining project in Umaria district, Madhya...
India-Bhutan Transboundary Rhino Conservation at Manas
On World Rhino Day (22 September), attention turned to the recovery of the greater one-horned rhino population in Manas Tiger Reserve, Assam, which had been...
Groundwater Over-Exploitation in Punjab and the Economics of Free Power
A recent assessment highlighted that groundwater extraction in Punjab has crossed unsustainable levels, driven largely by free electricity for agricultural...
Karnataka to Conduct Ground-Level Verification of Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area Notification
The Karnataka government announced it will conduct a village and survey-number-level physical verification of areas covered by the Kasturirangan report...
Planetary Health Check 2026: Seven of Nine Planetary Boundaries Now Breached
The Planetary Health Check 2026 assessment finds that seven of the nine planetary boundaries have been transgressed from their safe operating limits, with...
Karnataka Assembly Rejects Kasturirangan Report on Western Ghats ESA, Seeks Ground Survey
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution rejecting the Kasturirangan Committee report on Western Ghats conservation 'in its...
Industrial Effluent Contaminates Groundwater in 25 Villages Near SIPCOT Perundurai, Tamil Nadu
Groundwater in 25 villages around the SIPCOT (State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu) Industrial Growth Centre at Perundurai, in Tamil Nadu's...
Fourth Straight Year of Global Glacier Mass Loss: WMO Water Resources Report
The World Meteorological Organization's State of Global Water Resources 2025 report finds that glaciers worldwide lost 408 ± 132 gigatonnes of mass in the...
Punjab's Groundwater Depletion Is Widening a Social and Economic Divide
A study finds that 76.47% of Punjab's groundwater assessment blocks are classified as 'over-exploited' — the highest share among all Indian states. Punjab's...
New Checklist Records 3,261 Flowering Plant Species in Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
A research team compiled a new checklist of flowering plants (angiosperms) of the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, recording 3,261 species along with 26...
What Does "Circular Economy" Actually Mean? Unpacking a Contested Concept
An analysis traced how the meaning of 'circular economy' has drifted since the term's origin, showing that despite its wide use in policy and industry...
₹10,000-Crore Weather Forecasting Push: Mission Mausam and India's Early-Warning Architecture
The Ministry of Earth Sciences has proposed a ₹10,000-crore initiative to modernise India's weather forecasting infrastructure The finance ministry is...
Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area Notification: Karnataka's Special Session and Centre-State Consultation
Karnataka's state government constituted an all-party delegation of legislators to formally place the state's position before the Union government on the...
GOBARdhan National CBG Scheme: Assured Offtake and 10-Year Price Support
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued operational guidelines (dated September 15, 2026) rolling out the Rs 23,731-crore GOBARdhan scheme as...
Delhi's Pre-Winter Pollution Plan: Hotspot Mapping and GRAP Preparedness
Ahead of the winter pollution season, district authorities in Delhi have been directed to map pollution hotspots using data from air quality monitoring...
Scientists Flag Risk of a "Super" El Nino, Urge Ecological Preparedness
Over 180 scientists and ecologists in India have signed a joint appeal urging researchers and field practitioners to strengthen monitoring and research on...
Kasturirangan Report Consultations: Karnataka Directs Forest Department Against Eviction Notices to Traditional Cultivators
The Karnataka state government held a public consultation in Tirthahalli (Shivamogga district) to hear concerns from residents, farmers, and environmental...
Sustaining E20 Ethanol Blending: From a Capacity Problem to an Economics Problem
India has reached the 20% ethanol blending (E20) milestone in petrol, but analysts for Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2026-27 flagged that sustaining this blend...
'Red Entry' Clause Proposed in Land Revenue Records to Deter Stubble Burning in Delhi-NCR
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued draft rules proposing a 'red entry' in the land revenue records of farmers whose fields are...
Permission Granted to Fell Over 1.56 Lakh Sal Trees in Madhya Pradesh to Contain Borer Outbreak
The central government has approved the felling of sal (Shorea robusta) trees infested by the sal heartwood borer insect in the Amarkantak region of Madhya...