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As told to Parliament (April 4, 2025): Urban areas in India produce over 70,000 million litres of sewage daily

New Delhi, April 4 -- The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in collaboration with State Pollution Control Boards, Pollution Control Committees of Union Territories and local bodies, conducted an... Read More


From neglect to protection: The Supreme Court's judgment on orans is a landmark one

New Delhi, April 4 -- In a landmark judgement in T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad versus Union of India, December 18, 2024, the three Judge bench of the Supreme Court recognised oran lands as 'forests' und... Read More


Arctic sea ice hits record-low winter peak, raising alarm over climate impact

New Delhi, April 3 -- This year, winter sea ice cover in the Arctic reached its lowest-ever annual peak on March 22, 2025, according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National S... Read More


Informal waste pickers are neglected, yet indispensable

New Delhi, April 3 -- The First World Conference of Waste Pickers, held in Colombia in 2008, reached a provisional consensus to adopt the term 'waste picker' in English, replacing the derogatory term ... Read More


April 2 tariffs will reduce US economy size in both short- and long-terms: Yale analysis

New Delhi, April 3 -- The tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump on April 2, 2025, on 60 countries excluding Canada and Mexico will shrink the country's economy in both the short- a... Read More


Trees of Bhuj: Book detailing tree biodiversity in Kutch's capital launched

New Delhi, April 3 -- A book titled Trees of Bhuj was launched on March 26, detailing the tree biodiversity of the capital city of Kutch. The latter is the largest district in the country. The author... Read More


Scarred by mining

New Delhi, April 3 -- On October 31, the executive engineer of the Jal Shakti Department in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district issued an alarm about a "drastic decrease" in drinking water availabilit... Read More


Still sinking

New Delhi, April 2 -- In January 2023, over 800 houses developed cracks overnight in Joshimath, a Himalayan town in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, forcing terrified families to evacuate the hilly ter... Read More


US is back with a vengeance

New Delhi, April 2 -- "This is not the time for energy transition, this is the time for energy addition," said the US energy secretary Chris Wright to cheering applause. He was speaking at one of the ... Read More


Life in debt

New Delhi, April 2 -- The world is in debt. From developed economies to developing ones, public debt has reached a historic level-and along with it, the burden of servicing these loans. In 2024, the U... Read More