Environment & Ecology
Climate, biodiversity, pollution control and environmental legislation
SC directs Rajasthan to set up coordination group, river commission to restore polluted rivers
The Supreme Court directed the Rajasthan government to constitute an Integrated Coordination Group, headed by the Chief Secretary, within seven days The Cour...
MNRE weighs support scheme for polysilicon to back 10 GW capacity in solar manufacturing
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is examining a dedicated support scheme to build domestic polysilicon manufacturing capacity of more than 10 ...
What a water-wise city would look like – and how India can get there
A comparative review of global cities highlighted four pillars of "water-wise" urban planning: equitable access for low-income households, demand management ...
Why the Centre is passing on issues raised by Ken-Betwa protesters to State governments | Explained
Protests continued in Bundelkhand (Chhatarpur and Panna districts, Madhya Pradesh) over displacement caused by the Ken-Betwa Link Project, which involves con...
Union Cabinet approves ₹23,371 crore GOBARdhan scheme to fuel CBG sector growth
The Union Cabinet approved GOBARdhan (National Circular Bioenergy Scheme) with a total outlay of ₹23,731 crore The scheme will be implemented from FY2026-27 ...
Residential rooftop solar installations cross 16,300 daily under PM Surya Ghar scheme: Pralhad Joshi
Daily residential rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crossed 16,300 a day in July 2026, more than three times the pace re...
Decoding CAFE-III norms for cars: How technical loopholes weaken the norms and slow down zero-emission transition
Draft CAFE-III (Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency, Phase III) norms for passenger vehicles were circulated, to take effect from April 1, 2027 and run through...
West Bengal Govt failed to protect tribal interests in mining land acquisition, says CAG report
A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit found that land acquisition for coal mining in West Bengal did not adequately protect the statutory entitlement...
The road ahead for the Asiatic lion
Six decades of conservation work have taken the Asiatic lion (*Panthera leo persica*) population from an estimated 100-150 individuals in the mid-20th centur...
Maharashtra’s semi-arid districts face highest risk from rapidly intensifying flash droughts, study says
A 44-year study (1981-2024) published in the journal *Physics and Chemistry of the Earth* analysed drought patterns across Maharashtra's districts The study ...
India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland in 12 years
India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland for non-forest use between 2014-15 and 2025-26, according to official data Nearly 62% of this land...
How will the Supreme Court order impact mining around Ramsar wetland sites? | Explained
The Supreme Court, in continuing proceedings on wetland protection, examined whether a 10-km mining restriction attached to wetland conservation reserves app...
From Belem to Antalya: Why implementation now defines UN climate negotiations
COP30, held in Belem, Brazil, was framed as the "COP of Implementation," marking a deliberate shift in UN climate diplomacy away from negotiating new targets...
New Agasthyamalai eviction orders continue to silence Forest Rights Act
A Supreme Court order (A. John Kennedy and Others v. State of Tamil Nadu, delivered on May 29, 2026, by a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta) di...
East Africa’s iconic snow peaks will soon disappear for good — what will be lost when they melt
The ice caps atop East Africa's three glaciated mountain systems — Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), and the Rwenzori Mountains (Uganda-DRC border) ...
Rooftop solar scheme crosses 50-lakh household mark
The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crossed 50 lakh (5 million) rooftop solar household installations, with a cumulative 14.8 GW of rooftop capacity commiss...
Big clean energy milestone: NPCIL cumulatively generates over 1,000 bn units of N-power, avoids 860 million tons of CO2 emissions
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) crossed a cumulative generation milestone of over 1,000 billion units (BU) of electricity since operat...
Centre’s forest rights letter could weaken Gram Sabha authority, experts warn
A joint letter dated 27 July 2026, issued by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, directs s...
PM Surya Ghar achieves 5 million rooftop solar installations
The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crossed 50 lakh (5 million) rooftop solar installations, with July 2026 recording the highest-ever monthly addition The ...
PM Surya Ghar achieves 5 million rooftop solar installations
The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crossed 5 million (50 lakh) rooftop solar installations nationally The pace of installation rose sharply, from about 5,0...