Environment & Ecology
Climate, biodiversity, pollution control and environmental legislation
One day of extreme heat causes 3,400 excess deaths across India, study estimates
A peer-reviewed study published in *Frontiers in Environmental Health* by researchers Piyush Narang and Ashok Gadgil of the India Energy and Climate Center (...
IMD makes downward revision in monsoon forecast, India headed for driest year in a decade
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued its second-stage (updated) forecast for the 2026 Southwest Monsoon season (June–September), revising project...
Explained | El Niño, La Niña and changing weather patterns
The planet recently exited the first "triple-dip" La Niña of the 21st century — a rare event in which La Niña conditions persisted for three consecutive year...
IMD lowers monsoon forecast, raises spectre of drought
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) revised its Southwest Monsoon (SWM) forecast for 2026 downward to 90% of the Long Period Average (LPA), the thresho...
One day of extreme heat causes 3,400 excess deaths across India, study estimates
A peer-reviewed study published in *Frontiers in Environmental Health* estimates that a single day of extreme heat causes approximately 3,400 excess deaths a...
El Nino developing: Rainfall in India may see 11-year low in 2026
El Niño conditions are developing in the equatorial Pacific ahead of India's Southwest Monsoon season (June–September 2026), with IMD assigning a 92% probabi...
Gujarat’s Banni grasslands: A heap of broken images, where the sun beats
A proposal to establish a large solar energy installation within the Banni grassland ecosystem of Kachchh district, Gujarat, has sparked conservation concern...
Adivasis demand halt to tiger safari push, evictions in south India forests
Indigenous communities from Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu — whose ancestral homelands straddle forests shared across state boundaries — convened at Nagar...
Global temperatures likely to remain near record high levels until 2030, says WMO report
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released a near-term climate outlook on May 28, 2026, projecting that global temperatures will continue at or nea...
Global temperatures to reach near-record highs in next five years, report finds
Annual global mean near-surface temperatures during 2026–2030 are predicted to range between 1.3°C and 1.9°C above the 1850–1900 pre-industrial average, acco...
India's energy investment to hit $170 billion in 2026 on solar, grid and refining push: International Energy Agency
India's total energy investment is projected to reach a record $170 billion in 2026, according to the International Energy Agency's World Energy Investment 2...
How much ethanol can your car handle? You may get to choose soon at a fuel station
The government has directed public sector oil marketing companies — Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), and Hindustan Petrole...
Air pollution cut India’s solar power output by 9.6% in 2023, study says
A recent scientific study found that air pollution reduced India's solar power output by 9.6% in 2023, making India's loss one of the highest in the world, w...
New coal mine cleared in ‘high conservation zone’ Hasdeo forest
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recommended forest clearance for the Kente Extension ...
Tariffs to carbon, the new rules shaping India’s trade
From 1 January 2026, the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered its full enforcement phase, requiring importers to purchase CBAM ...
Supreme Court constitutes panel under Home Secretary to draw up action plan to clean Yamuna
The Supreme Court constituted a high-powered committee chaired by the Union Home Secretary, directing it to prepare a comprehensive Yamuna Action Plan within...
Jairam Ramesh flags violation of FRA in clearance of Great Nicobar Island Project, urges action from Ministry of Tribal Affairs
A formal letter was sent to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs flagging what was described as "flagrant violations" of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 in the e...
North Korea fires unidentified projectile, South Korea military says
North Korea fired a close-range ballistic missile from Jongju (a city near its west coast) into the sea, along with additional weapons systems including mult...
Supreme Court to examine if law is diluting India’s wetland count
A bench of the Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 — notified under the Environment (Protectio...
Quad expands critical minerals, maritime cooperation amid China’s growing Indo-Pacific posturing
At the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, the grouping formally launched two major new initiatives: the Quad Critical Minerals Framework and ...