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These regular use items may be killing you: India has highest cardiovascular mortality linked to phthalates, finds study

New Delhi, May 2 -- A recent study published in The Lancet eBioMedicine has identified a significant link between exposure to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) - a chemical commonly used to make plasti... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 1, 2025)

New Delhi, May 2 -- Construction of houses in forest area The Supreme Court, on April 29, 2025, asked the Madhya Pradesh goernment and the Centre whether it is permissible to build houses in forest ar... Read More


NGT panel to probe illegal waste dumping near Kashmir wetland

New Delhi, May 2 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took suo motu cognisance of the unscientific dumping of municipal solid waste (MSW) and the establishment of a waste management plant in a wetland... Read More


Is India understating its warming trend by changing baselines?

New Delhi, May 1 -- In January 2025, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) declared 2024 as the country's warmest year on record, citing an annual mean surface temperature anomaly of +0.65 C above... Read More


Scientists may take at least a year to grasp full scale of world's largest coral bleaching event

New Delhi, May 1 -- The world's coral reefs are in the grip of the most extensive bleaching event ever recorded, but scientists say it may take another year to fully grasp how much has been lost. Th... Read More


Odisha's kendu leaf trade hangs in balance as tribal communities await deregulation of "green gold"

New Delhi, May 1 -- Eight Gram Sabhas in Baipariguda block of Odisha's Koraput district are anxiously awaiting a government notification to deregulate the trade of kendu leaves - known locally as "gre... Read More


The global costs of the US-China tariff war are mounting. And the worst may be yet to come

New Delhi, May 1 -- The United States and China remain in a standoff in their tariff war. Neither side appears willing to budge. After US President Donald Trump imposed massive 145 per cent tariffs o... Read More


World Bank's land reform agenda faces 'climate-washing' allegations ahead of key conference

New Delhi, May 1 -- A new report from the Oakland Institute has alleged that the World Bank is using climate action as a pretext to push land reforms that prioritise corporate interests over local com... Read More


People with neoliberal views are less likely to support climate-friendly policies new research

New Delhi, May 1 -- Donald Trump won the United States election on a campaign that included rolling back environmental laws. In the UK, Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch has called the national ... Read More


Silent hazard: Delhi's summer begins with spike in ground-level ozone

New Delhi, May 1 -- As Delhi transitions from spring to the peak of summer, a silent, invisible pollutant has begun to build up in the air: Ground-level ozone. Unlike winter smog, which is often vis... Read More