Environment & Ecology
Climate, biodiversity, pollution control and environmental legislation
Oil price surge just one symptom of supply chain network that isn't fit for this age of global tensions
Coordinated US-Israeli strikes on Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure on 28 February 2026 triggered a sharp rise in global oil prices, with Brent cru...
ADB to channel $1.2 bn into India’s clean transition in 2026
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced plans to channel $1.2 billion into India's clean energy transition in calendar year 2026, continuing its role as I...
Cuddalore’s Silver Beach, developed under Blue Flag certification programme, ready for inauguration
The first phase of improvement works and eco-restoration infrastructure at Silver Beach, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) has been completed at a cost of approximately...
How landscape memory, hysteresis shape the way Indian cities flood
New research highlights how two interconnected concepts — landscape memory and hydrological hysteresis — fundamentally shape the way Indian cities flood, and...
NGT finds Ratle hydro project contractor dumped muck in Chenab, orders assessment of damage and restoration costs
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), the contractor for the 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Power Proje...
Assess environmental compensation from those responsible for pollution of Kadambrayar: NGT tells PCB
The Supreme Court of India upheld the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) enhanced environmental compensation imposed on two Pune-based real estate developers fo...
NITI Aayog Conducts National Workshop on Natural Farming under State Support Mission
NITI Aayog organized a two-day National Workshop on Natural Farming under its State Support Mission, bringing together farmers, policymakers, scientists, sta...
Deadly cassava virus threatens food security across Africa
Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD), caused by two related ipomoviruses, is spreading rapidly beyond its historic East African coastal range and now threaten...
From crude to basmati: Iran war threatens India’s energy and trade stability
The escalating US-Israel military conflict with Iran in late February–early March 2026 has triggered multi-dimensional economic risks for India beyond just o...
Night traffic banned on key routes through Pilibhit Tiger Reserve to protect wildlife
The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) administration imposed a complete ban on vehicular movement during nighttime hours on major roads passing through core fores...
Madhya Pradesh CM Yadav releases gharials, turtles at Kuno National Park
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav personally released 53 baby gharials (28 males and 25 females) and 25 three-striped roofed turtles into the Kuno ri...
Access to cooling matter of health for all, not privilege of rich, says top UNEP official
A senior UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) official stated that access to cooling — air conditioning, fans, cold storage for food and medicine — mu...
Indian airlines cancel 350 flights on Sunday
Indian airlines cancelled approximately 350 flights on a single day as UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar closed their airspace to all civil aviation following ...
V-P launches remote-controlled drone-based tranquillizer system in Thrissur
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar launched a remote-controlled drone-based tranquillizer system in Thrissur, Kerala — a new wildlife management technology deve...
New fuel emission norms: Govt to take consensual view before implementation for automakers
The Indian government announced it will take a "consensual view" by consulting all stakeholders — automobile manufacturers, consumer groups, and industry bod...
Access to cooling matter of health for all, not privilege of rich, says top UNEP official
A senior United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) official has stated that access to cooling is a matter of health and a fundamental right for all people,...
From Botswana to India: Kuno Park adds 9 more cheetahs to an expanding coalition
Nine African cheetahs (six females and three males) from Botswana arrived at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district on February 28, 20...
How climate-smart villages are building rural resilience in India
Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) across India are demonstrating measurable reductions in carbon emissions and fossil fuel dependence through shifts to solar-pow...
AI in oil palm - the small percentage shift that can save India billions
A policy analysis highlights how artificial intelligence (AI), combined with regenerative agriculture practices and circular processing, could transform Indi...
India braces for hotter-than-normal summer, more heatwave days expected
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast above-normal maximum temperatures and more-than-usual heatwave days across most of India during March–...