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As told to Parliament (December 12, 2025): India unveils its first home-grown CRISPR therapy for affordable sickle cell treatment

India, Dec. 12 -- India has launched a domestically developed CRISPR-based therapy for sickle cell anaemia, aiming for elimination of the disease by 2047. The Centre warned against excessive chemical... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 10, 2025)

India, Dec. 11 -- NGT reprimands the district magistrate, Cuttack, for repeated delays in filing responses in an illegal sand mining case near the Birupa river. Tribunal orders Odisha authorities to ... Read More


As told to Parliament (December 10, 2025): India's total installed renewable energy capacity 250.64 GW, Centre says

India, Dec. 10 -- India's total installed renewable energy capacity as on October 31, 2025, is 250.64 GW, Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for New & Renewable Energy and Power told the Lok Sabha ... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 9, 2025)

India, Dec. 10 -- NGT expresses dissatisfaction with Rajasthan authorities over unresolved obstruction to the Khari river despite claims of clearance. Applicant alleges large-scale illegal mining alo... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 5, 2025)

India, Dec. 8 -- CPCB developing centralised EPR system for vehicle scrapping compliance. MMRDA claims no environmental clearance required for Thane-Borivali tunnel hearing; forest clearance pending.... Read More


As told to Parliament (December 8, 2025): Punjab, Haryana record 90% drop in paddy fires in 2025 compared to 2022

India, Dec. 8 -- India's extreme poverty rate has fallen sharply, with only 5.25% of the population living below the revised USD 3.00/day poverty line. Punjab recorded 5,114 stubble-burning incidents... Read More


Aravalli Debate: Why the 100-metre rule has sparked fresh concerns

India, Dec. 5 -- India's oldest mountain range, the Aravallis, is facing renewed environmental scrutiny following a recent change in its official definition. On November 20, the Supreme Court accepted... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2025)

India, Dec. 5 -- SC directs Uttar Pradesh to clarify land handover status and timeline for the Khoda-Makanpur STP. CPCB and UP-SPCB ordered to collect fresh samples from eight STPs and wetlands withi... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 3, 2025)

India, Dec. 4 -- NGT examines a petition challenging a proposed industrial estate located just 30 metres from the Rambiara river in Shopian, Jammu & Kashmir. Applicant warns the estate falls within t... Read More


As told to Parliament (December 4, 2025): Over 81% of rural households now have tap water connections

India, Dec. 4 -- Lok Sabha informed that BOD levels in the Thamirabarani River have improved across monitored stretches in Tamil Nadu. Over 81% of rural households now have tap water connections unde... Read More