Environment & Ecology
Climate, biodiversity, pollution control and environmental legislation
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 11, 2026)
The Supreme Court of India (bench: Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta) directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to formulate a no-fault c...
International Solar Alliance Reflects Power of Global Partnership: Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi on ISA Foundation Day
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) celebrated its Foundation Day, with Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi highlighting the alliance...
Over 110 sensitive railway stretches identified across the country to curb elephant mortalities, says Centre
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in coordination with the Ministry of Railways, identified more than 110 railway stretc...
Utilization of Iron Ore Tailings in Road Construction will pave the way from Mine Waste to Green Roads: Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, DG CSIR and Secretary, DSIR
The CSIR–Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi, signed a Research and Development (R&D) agreement with ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AMN...
Israel-Gaza war has generated 33 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent: Study
A peer-reviewed study published in the journal *One Earth*, led by Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with Lancaster University, the Climate an...
Dry winter and rising temperatures leave Kashmir’s lifeline Jhelum river at historic low
The Jhelum River at Sangam in south Kashmir dropped to minus 0.86 feet on March 5, 2026 — below the zero-gauge mark during a period when snowmelt typically r...
BPCL petrochemical complex proposed in Nellore raises environmental concerns
Scientists For People and the Human Rights Forum (HRF) raised environmental and livelihood concerns about Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited's (BPCL) propo...
New Delhi Deploys India’s First Microalgae Air Tower Along Aerocity Corridor
New Delhi has deployed India's first microalgae-based PureAir Tower along the Aerocity highway corridor, marking a new approach to combating urban vehicular ...
Black rain in Tehran explained: How Israeli strikes triggered a toxic fallout
Israeli airstrikes targeted four major fuel storage depots and a distribution centre in Tehran, including facilities at Aghdasieh, Shahran, Karaj, and the Te...
Oil well explosion impact: What the 1991 Gulf War can teach us about today’s Iran crisis
Following Israeli strikes on Iranian oil depots and refineries, environmental scientists have drawn direct comparisons to the 1991 Gulf War, when Iraqi force...
For the first time in five years, Himachal Pradesh records severe heatwave in the first week of March
Himachal Pradesh experienced severe heatwave conditions on March 6, 2026 — the first time in five years that the state has recorded such extreme temperatures...
Energy shock widens: Sugar, food markets feel strain; IEA weighs record reserve release
The escalating conflict around the Strait of Hormuz has triggered an energy shock that has spread beyond oil and gas to affect global sugar, food, and agricu...
China is set to unveil its 15th Five-Year Plan — what’s in it for climate?
China is preparing to unveil its 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP) covering 2026–2030, with significant implications for global climate policy and the energy transit...
Bengaluru most resilient to air pollution among big Indian cities in 2024-25; Delhi and Patna worst hit: Study
A report ranking major Indian cities by air pollution resilience for 2024–25 placed Bengaluru as the most resilient city and Delhi as the worst among big Ind...
Aravallis lost 13.8% soil per year during 2017-2024: Study
Researchers from O.P. Jindal Global University and IIT Kharagpur found that the Aravalli Mountain System lost 13.8% more soil annually between 2017 and 2024,...
32-fold increase in coliform bacteria: CAG flags untreated sewage discharge into Ganga in Uttarakhand
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged a 32-fold increase in coliform bacteria levels in the Ganga river in Uttarakhand, attributing ...
The era of permanent climate disaster is upon us
Climate analysts argue that extreme weather events — floods, heatwaves, droughts, and cyclones — have ceased to be exceptional occurrences and now represent ...
Most pandemic viruses jump to humans without prior adaptation: Study
A landmark study published in the journal *Cell* (March 2026) by researchers at the University of California San Diego challenges a foundational assumption i...
India's textile recycling market projected to reach $3.5 bn by 2030, may add 1 lakh jobs: Report
A government-commissioned report "Mapping of Textile Waste Value Chain in India," released by the Union Textiles Minister on March 10, 2026, projects India's...
Physical activity aligned with climate action offers greater combined benefits: Study
A study published in *Nature Health* introduced the Physical Activity and Climate Change (PACC) model — a conceptual framework showing how well-designed phys...