Environment & Ecology
Economics
4 min
India raises clean-energy ambition with 60% non-fossil fuel power goal by 2035
The Union Cabinet approved India's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the period 2031–2035 on March 25, 2026, to be communicated to the UNFCCC unde...
Environment & Ecology
Geography
4 min
Climate study shows drying of Cauvery to persist until 2050, even as other rivers swell
A new climate study projects that the Cauvery river will face a "near-term decline" of approximately 3.5% of its total water flow between 2026 and 2050, even...
Environment & Ecology
Economics
4 min
India targets 47% emission intensity cut, 60% electricity capacity from non-fossils by 2035
The Union Cabinet approved India's enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the period 2031–2035, to be submitted to the UNFCCC under the Paris ...
Economics
Environment & Ecology
5 min
Next phase of demand-led growth of ethanol to focus on higher blending target, flex-fuel vehicles and E-100
India is entering the next phase of its ethanol demand-side strategy, focusing on higher blending targets beyond E20, promotion of flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs),...
International Relations
Environment & Ecology
5 min
The South at the centre
With the United States disengaging from multilateral climate commitments under the Trump administration and Europe grappling with energy crises and geopoliti...
International Relations
Environment & Ecology
5 min
Trump’s boycott and Europe’s backslide may make BRICS lead climate debate and action at COP30
COP30, the 30th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC, was held in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025 — the first COP hosted in the Amazon region. The United Stat...
Environment & Ecology
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
6 min
'India belongs to its people, not a select few': Rahul meets tribal leaders opposing Great Nicobar project
Tribal leaders of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands met with Rahul Gandhi to express opposition to the Great Nicobar Island Holistic Development Project, alleg...
Environment & Ecology
Geography
Economics
4 min
Hotter world, hungrier futures: India among most vulnerable large economies to food insecurity as global temperatures rise
A study by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) assessed food security across 162 countries using a climate-sensitive Food Secu...
Environment & Ecology
Polity & Governance
4 min
Delhi among worst performers in single-use plastic ban compliance: Study
A study by an environmental group found that Delhi is among the worst-performing cities in complying with India's ban on single-use plastic (SUP), with banne...
Polity & Governance
Environment & Ecology
Science & Technology
5 min
'In the Chair, but have a query': A rare moment when presiding officer participated in LS Question Hour
In an unusual parliamentary occurrence, the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha — TDP leader Krishna Prasad Tenneti, who was in the Chair during Question Hour...
Environment & Ecology
5 min
Beavers can turn riverbeds into powerful carbon sinks: Study
An international study published in the journal *Communications Earth & Environment* has found that beaver-engineered wetlands can store carbon at rates up t...
Environment & Ecology
Economics
5 min
India delays coal flexibility plan by one year as solar power curbs rise
India has delayed its coal flexibility plan by one year, pushing back the timeline for requiring thermal power plants to operate at lower minimum loads to ac...
Environment & Ecology
Economics
5 min
Falling emissions intensity masks India’s rising absolute output
India has achieved a ~33% reduction in emissions intensity of GDP from 2005 levels (as of 2023), putting it on track to meet its NDC target of 45% reduction ...