Environment & Ecology
Climate, biodiversity, pollution control and environmental legislation
India no longer inclined to host COP33 climate event in 2028
India has confirmed it is "no longer inclined" to host COP33 — the United Nations Climate Change Conference — in 2028, following its informal communication o...
India’s solar energy capacity crosses 150 GW
India's cumulative solar power installed capacity crossed 150 GW in March 2026, reaching 150.26 GW In FY2025-26 alone, solar installations totalled 44.61 GW ...
India’s clean energy ambitions face critical minerals crunch
India's accelerating clean energy transition — driven by electric vehicles (EVs), battery storage, and renewable power — is creating a surge in demand for cr...
India withdraws bid to host COP 33 in 2028: Report
India formally withdrew its proposal to host COP33 (the UN Climate Change Conference) in 2028, citing a "review of its commitments for the year 2028" as the ...
Cabinet approves two hydro-electric projects in Arunachal Pradesh with a total outlay exceeding ₹40,000 crore
The Union Cabinet approved two major hydroelectric projects in Arunachal Pradesh with a combined investment of over Rs 40,175 crore, positioning the northeas...
Indian Ocean Dipole may hold key to El Nino’s impact on this year’s monsoon
Forecasters have flagged the possible development of a "Super El Niño" in 2026, comparable in intensity to the strong El Niño events of 1982, 1997, and 2015 ...
On India’s updated climate pledges
India announced revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for the period 2031–2035, approved by the Union Cabinet and submitted to the UNFCCC Key re...
India’s data centre electricity demand makes planners go back to drawing board to map new energy security playbook
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is revising its national electricity demand forecasts after discovering that concentrated data centre development in ...
Several villagers, police personnel injured in clash in Odisha amid protests against mining of bauxite
Violent clashes erupted between tribal villagers and security forces in Rayagada district, Odisha, over protests against a proposed bauxite mining project at...
On India’s updated climate pledges
On March 25, 2026, the Union Cabinet approved India's updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the period 2031–2035, submitting it to the UN Fram...
Sugar exports may be capped, surplus diverted to ethanol
The government is considering capping sugar exports if the approved export quota of 1.5 million tonnes for the current season is not fully utilised due to po...
India likely to see weaker monsoon in 2026, Skymet forecasts
Skymet Weather Services has forecast a below-normal southwest monsoon for India in 2026, predicting total seasonal rainfall at 94% of the Long Period Average...
40 police personnel among 60 injured as protests break out over bauxite mining project in Odisha
Violent clashes broke out at Shagabari village in Kashipur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, when tribal villagers attempted to block construction of a three...
Uttarakhand HC stays felling of oak trees in Mussoorie: Why these matter for Himalayan ecology
The Uttarakhand High Court issued an interim order restraining the Mussoorie Municipality from felling any trees without prior mandatory permission from the ...
EV sales surge 25% to 24.52 lakh units in FY26
India's total electric vehicle (EV) retail sales across all segments surged approximately 24.6–25% year-on-year to around 24.52 lakh units in FY2025-26. Elec...
Shorebird from Australia spotted over 7,400 km away on island in Andamans: Expert
A tagged Sanderling (a shorebird) photographed on Narcondam Island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago has been confirmed to have flown 7,472 km from its ...
Up to 15% of Sundarbans losing ability to recover from climate stress over 25 years, research shows
New research published in 2026 in Communications Earth & Environment reveals that 10–15% of the Sundarbans mangrove area (approximately 610–990 km²) is under...
India’s Green Pathway
A detailed analysis examines India's green energy transition — the trajectory of solar, wind, and green hydrogen development, the targets set under national ...
Living with oil risk in 2026: Why India and the Global South need fossil-fuel intensity metric
Amid the ongoing West Asia conflict and crude oil prices crossing $115/barrel in March 2026, analysts have argued that the existing framework for measuring e...
Centre proposes rules to manage environmentally hazardous tar balls, space tech to be used for surveillance and detection of oil-spills
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has proposed the draft Tar Balls Management Rules, 2026, marking the first time India will ha...