Environment & Ecology
Climate, biodiversity, pollution control and environmental legislation
Jammu & Kashmir has lost 315 lakes since 1967
A CAG Performance Audit found that 315 out of 697 identified lakes in Jammu & Kashmir have completely disappeared since 1967, while 518 lakes in total have e...
Polluter pays principle: Centre proposes first-ever tar balls management rules to tackle marine pollution
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) proposed India's first-ever draft Tar Balls Management Rules, 2026, to tackle oil-derived mar...
Climate change reshaping disease patterns, straining health systems, finds report
A new report finds that extreme weather events in India are increasing in frequency and intensity, creating both immediate and long-term public health risks....
Elastic rules: On the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026
The Government of India notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026, introducing mandatory use of recycled plastic content in packaging by ...
Toothless ban: Single-use plastic rules 84% of surveyed sites in four cities
A study by Toxics Link, a New Delhi-based environmental research and advocacy organisation, surveyed 560 locations across Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Guwahati, and M...
Experts slam India’s colonial mindset in tiger protection policy
Wildlife conservation experts have sharply criticised India's tiger protection policy for perpetuating a "colonial mindset" — one that treats forests as excl...
Natural farming offers hedge against fertiliser supply risks for Kharif 2026
Analysts and agricultural policy experts are arguing that natural farming provides a practical hedge against fertiliser supply disruptions threatening India'...
Centre’s claim of no displacement of tribals a lie: Congress on Great Nicobar project
Congress leaders, including Jairam Ramesh, challenged the Centre's claim that the Rs 81,000 crore Great Nicobar Island Development Project would not displace...
Treat Western Ghats to coast as one ecosystem, says policy document
A coalition of environmental organisations released "From Forest to Sea: Kerala People's Environmental Charter" on March 11, 2026, in Thiruvananthapuram, urg...
From ethanol to bio-isobutanol: India’s next leap
India is exploring isobutanol as the next frontier in biofuel blending after experiments with direct ethanol-diesel blending proved unsuccessful due to poor ...
India keeps plastic waste targets intact, but eases path to compliance
India has amended its plastic waste management rules to introduce new compliance flexibility provisions while retaining the core Extended Producer Responsibi...
Climate change strikes North India’s ‘mango hub’ as Malihabad’s orchards lie desolate and farmers suffer from declining yields, rising costs
Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh, India's premier mango-growing belt accounting for roughly 34% of national mango production across approximately 11,500 hectares, ...
U.S. agencies to monitor drinking water for microplastics, pharmaceuticals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) that, for the first time, includes microplastics an...
Under global spotlight, Australia plays hardball on social media ban
Australia is standing firm on its world-first social media ban for children under 16, resisting pressure from major technology platforms despite early enforc...
Petroleum Secretary met State Chief Secretaries, addressed concerns about LPG for autos, migrant workers
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas convened a review meeting with Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries (Food and Civil Supplies) of ...
Education Ministry notifies NCERT as deemed university
The Ministry of Education formally notified the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) as an "Institute Deemed to be University," mark...
Trump fires Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general, White House official says
US President Donald Trump dismissed Pam Bondi as Attorney General on April 2, 2026 — only about two months after she took office in January 2026 following Se...
Six ISRO launches remain unfulfilled as March ‘deadline’ passes
At least six planned ISRO launches remain unexecuted as the self-imposed March 2026 deadline passed, reflecting a broader pattern of mission delays that has ...
Jal Shakti Minister’s remarks on Kaleshwaram trigger row in Rajya Sabha
Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil sparked a major controversy in the Rajya Sabha by declaring that over ₹1 lakh crore spent on Telangana's Kaleshwaram Lift ...
Vande Bharat Sleeper train: Indo-Russian JV ‘Kinet Railway Solutions’ completes first car body, prototype soon
Kinet Railway Solutions, the Indo-Russian joint venture between Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and Russia's Transmashholding (TMH), has completed the protot...