Environment & Ecology
Climate, biodiversity, pollution control and environmental legislation
Cabinet to soon approve ₹37,500 crore incentive scheme to promote coal gasification projects
The Ministry of Coal has prepared a Cabinet note proposing a financial incentive scheme with a total outlay of ₹37,500 crore to promote surface coal and lign...
Will the West Asia war accelerate the age of electricity? Explained in charts
The ongoing US-Iran conflict and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered an oil price surge from approximately USD 69 per barrel in Febr...
Discuss and debate the Great Nicobar Project in Parliament: Congress
Parliamentary scrutiny has intensified over the Great Nicobar Island Development Project, with demands for a dedicated parliamentary forum or committee debat...
Great Nicobar project concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: Congress
Parliamentary calls have been raised for a formal legislative forum to examine the environmental, tribal rights, and strategic governance aspects of the Grea...
NGT order warns of fines to southern States if clean air funds are not utilised
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has warned all six southern states — Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Puducherry — of potentia...
India’s green energy sector may be hit by power regulator’s stricter performance standards
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued new orders tightening deviation settlement mechanism (DSM) norms for wind and solar power gen...
Great Nicobar Project: FAQs
The government released a detailed FAQ document clarifying the objectives, safeguards, and current status of the Great Nicobar Island Development Project. Th...
Abu Dhabi’s OPEC exit begins its ascent of ‘peak oil’
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) formally exited OPEC on May 1, 2026 — the largest split in the cartel's 66-year history — ending nearly six decades of members...
After Rahul Gandhi’s attack, government defends Great Nicobar project
The Union government defended the Great Nicobar Island Integrated Development Project against environmental and strategic criticism, reaffirming the project'...
‘Ecocide’: How international law falls short in addressing the environmental toll of war
International legal advocates and states are campaigning to add "ecocide" as a fifth core crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (I...
What it takes to move heat action plans from advisories to mandates
India's Heat Action Plans (HAPs) have been criticised for remaining voluntary advisories rather than legally enforceable mandates — limiting their effectiven...
Most models predict El Nino may last until January 2027: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has stated that most global climate models predict El Niño conditions will persist until January 2027, making the 2...
Storage in over 50% of India’s major reservoirs drops below 40% of capacity
Central Water Commission (CWC) data shows storage in over 50% of India's 150+ major reservoirs has dropped below 40% of live storage capacity. Total live sto...
Four years to zero hunger deadline, more than 1 billion Africans unable to afford healthy diet: Report
A new FAO-led report released on May 1, 2026 warns that more than 1 billion people — approximately 66.6% of Africa's population — were unable to afford a hea...
Rain check! A dry economic switch may add to Indians' war-led shocks
India's 2026 southwest monsoon season is forecast to be below normal — the first below-normal monsoon in three years — driven by a return of El Nino conditio...
Why India’s heat is getting harsher in 2026: Early heatwaves, below-normal rainfall, El Niño risk and rising human cost
India is experiencing an early onset and historically intense heatwave season in 2026, with 98 of the world's 100 hottest cities located within India's borde...
Mines Ministry deems 58 companies eligible to participate in critical minerals recycling scheme
The Ministry of Mines has approved 58 companies as eligible participants under the Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Critical Mineral Recycling, a flagship c...
Align food system to hydrological realities
The World Bank released its flagship report "Nourish and Flourish: Water Solutions to Feed 10 Billion People on a Livable Planet" in March 2026, warning that...
India’s first green methanol plant to turn Kutch’s most invasive weed into marine fuel
India's first green methanol plant is being set up to convert Prosopis juliflora — an invasive weed that has devastated the Banni grasslands of Kutch, Gujara...
Expert Explains | Why the collapse of the AMOC ocean ‘conveyor belt’ could disrupt the Indian monsoon
Scientists and climate researchers have highlighted growing evidence that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) — often described as the oce...