Environment & Ecology
Climate, biodiversity, pollution control and environmental legislation
India’s solar manufacturing boom turns into a structural glut
India's solar module manufacturing capacity has surged 13-fold since 2020, reaching approximately 154 gigawatts (GW) by end-2025, while domestic solar instal...
Transitioning to green steel
A detailed analysis argues that India's transition to green steel is now both technically feasible and economically viable, with the "green premium" — the ex...
India needs to mobilise $500 billion a year to meet Net Zero ambition: Global Energy Alliance
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) released analysis indicating that India needs to mobilise approximately $500 billion per year to mee...
Tamil Nadu to unveil Agroforestry Policy, ease rules on tree cultivation
Tamil Nadu announced it will unveil a state agroforestry policy — aligning with India's National Agroforestry Policy (2014) — to allow farmers to grow high-v...
Assam environmental activist flags rat-hole coal mining along Arunachal border
A conservationist from Assam submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma flagging alleged rat-hole mining activities in the Jagun, Lekhapani...
India’s data centre boom raises concerns over power supply and grid capacity
India's data centre capacity reached approximately 1,500 MW by end of 2025 and is projected to expand six-fold to 8–10 GW by 2030, placing enormous and conce...
Human-wildlife conflict cases on the rise in Idukki; tusker ‘Padayappa’ destroys vehicle
The tusker known as Padayappa, a wild elephant in the Munnar area of Idukki district, Kerala, has entered musth — a state of heightened aggression — and dest...
Weather extremes continue to hit saffron production despite revival push in J&K
Agriculture experts have flagged that extreme weather events continue to severely impact saffron cultivation in Jammu and Kashmir, undermining government rev...
India seeks new steel export markets in Middle East and Asia to offset EU carbon tax impact: Report
India's steel industry — the world's second-largest crude steel producer — is actively targeting new export markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia to ...
Why Kerala declared tidal flooding a State-specific disaster | Explained
Kerala became the first Indian state to officially declare tidal flooding a "State-specific disaster," making victims eligible for financial assistance from ...
NGT clears Great Nicobar infrastructure project, says adequate safeguards provided
A six-member special bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ruled on February 16, 2026, that it found "no good ground" to interfere with the environmenta...
‘AI could be game changer for distributed RE’
Experts and government officials at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi highlighted artificial intelligence as a potential game-changer for India's ...
What are ‘hornbill restaurants’? Behind Chhattisgarh’s plan to make tiger reserve a haven for rare bird
The Chhattisgarh Forest Department is establishing six "hornbill restaurants" within the Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve (USTR) in Gariaband district — designa...
NGT clears Rs 80,000-crore Great Nicobar project, cites ‘strategic’ role, no ‘good ground’ to interfere
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on February 16, 2026 upheld the environmental clearance (EC) granted in 2022 for the Rs 80,000-crore Great Nicobar Island m...
Scientists urge T.N. CM Stalin to withdraw Mamallan Reservoir proposal
A group of 22 leading scientists, including ecologists, ornithologists, coastal social scientists, and contributors to national and global climate assessment...
Fall in coal-fired power generation in India & China in 2025, a first in 50 years
Coal-fired power generation declined simultaneously in both India and China in 2025, the first time this has occurred since 1973 — a gap of 52 years. India's...
Coal India spent ₹961 crore in ongoing fiscal year as capex on solar
Coal India Limited (CIL) spent ₹961 crore on solar energy capital expenditure (capex) in the period April–January FY2025-26, a 2.33-fold jump from ₹412 crore...
Loggerhead turtles face four-pronged threats due to climate change
A landmark 17-year study of loggerhead sea turtles nesting in Cabo Verde, conducted by researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the NGO Associaçã...
Data centres and climate stress powering Asia’s next greenhouse boom
Data centres across Asia are experiencing explosive growth driven by the artificial intelligence boom, cloud computing demand, and digital service expansion ...
Tata Steel, JSW and AM/NS bet big on scrap as green steel norms roll out
Tata Steel, JSW Steel, and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) are ramping up investments in scrap-based steelmaking in response to India's new Green Steel Ta...