Environment & Ecology
Climate, biodiversity, pollution control and environmental legislation
The shift of critical minerals to India’s strategic centre
A detailed analysis published in February 2026 documents a fundamental shift in India's policy posture on critical minerals — from a peripheral concern to a ...
Storage in India’s key reservoirs drops below 60% of capacity
India's major reservoirs monitored by the Central Water Commission (CWC) have seen water storage levels drop below 60% of total live storage capacity as of l...
Maruti Suzuki Gujarat rail project becomes world’s first under Verra carbon standard
Maruti Suzuki India's in-plant railway siding at Hansalpur, Gujarat has become the world's first modal shift in transportation project registered under the V...
What are carbon capture and utilisation technologies? | Explained
The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated ₹20,000 crore over five years to scale up Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) technologies, marking India's fi...
States eye agroforestry to lift farm incomes, restore degraded land
Several states including Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh are preparing to launch state-specific agroforestry policies that ...
Aravalli row: Supreme Court asks Environment Ministry, others to suggest names of domain experts for panel
A vacation bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice J.K. Maheshwari, and Justice A.G. Masih directed the Ministry of Environme...
Shell patrol squad: Chennai volunteers guard the turtle coast
Every night between January and April, volunteers from the Students' Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) walk seven kilometres from Neelankarai to Besant...
India's energy demand to surpass US by 2040s and China by 2060s, report reveals
A new India-focused scenarios report released by Shell India at TERI's World Sustainable Development Summit 2026 projects that India's total energy demand wi...
Carbon tax remains intact in India-EU FTA; technical talks to address concerns: German official
The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), concluded after nearly two decades of negotiations, leaves the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (...
Despite nesting decline, Wayanad’s vultures still soar
Recent surveys of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, reveal a paradox: while the number of active vulture nests has declined — a worrying indicator of breed...
Government panel said to review future of key GM food crop
A group of senior ministers constituting a ministerial panel is set to evaluate policy options for field trials of genetically modified (GM) mustard — a modi...
India braces for unusually hot March that can put key crops at risk, sources say
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast significantly above-normal temperatures across northern and north-western India throughout March 2026,...
Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026: Courts giving more importance to procedure over environmental damage, says ex-SC judge
At the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026 organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in Nimli village, Alwar district, Rajasthan, former Supreme Court...
Maruti’s in-plant railway siding becomes World’s First Modal Shift Transport project to generate carbon credits
Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced in February 2026 that its in-plant railway siding at the Hansalpur, Gujarat manufacturing facility has been registered ...
Revised Norms for appointment of an independent third-party reviewer/ certifier for green debt security
SEBI issued a circular on February 27, 2026 (Circular No. HO/17/11/24(1)2026-DDHS-POD1/I/5967/2026) revising the norms for appointing an independent third-pa...
SECL exploring JVs with Chhattisgarh Government in floating solar, coal gassification: Chairman Harish Duhan
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited and the operator of some of India's largest coal mines, is exploring joint ventur...
Scientists change how El Nino is labelled to keep up with temperature spikes
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has, effective February 1, 2026, retired its traditional Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) and adopted...
Eurasian diving duck in Kaziranga triggers climate change concern
The 7th Kaziranga Waterbird Count (conducted January 4–11, 2026) recorded 105,540 waterbirds of 107 species across 166 wetlands in 10 ranges within Kaziranga...
Reimagining environmental health through AI
A recent analysis highlights AI's transformative potential for India's environmental health governance, arguing the country needs to shift from reactive cris...
ISMA cuts India’s 2025-26 sugar production estimate by 5.5% due to erratic weather
The Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) revised down its 2025-26 sugar production forecast by 5.57% to 32.40 million tonnes (MT), fr...