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Northeast Deluge 2025: Over 500,000 people stare at homelessness in Assam due to floods caused by extreme rainfall, sudden release of dam waters

New Delhi, June 3 -- Assam is no stranger to pre-monsoon rainfall. But that may be changing soon. On May 29, the deep depression over coastal Bangladesh and West Bengal was slowly weakening and formin... Read More


Antarctic Ice Sheet may have reached tipping point of no return: Study

New Delhi, June 3 -- The Antarctic Ice Sheet, which has the biggest potential for sea-level rise, may be at or very close to a melting tipping point, according to a new study. In the phase beyond this... Read More


Northeast Deluge 2025: Nearly 600 landslides in Mizoram; five dead, hundreds displaced amid unrelenting rains

New Delhi, June 3 -- Mizoram is currently facing a severe monsoon crisis, with 598 landslides reported across the state since May 24, according to the state disaster management and rehabilitation depa... Read More


Himachal's first solar model village Raja Khas set to lead state's rural energy self-reliance

New Delhi, June 3 -- In a step forward towards becoming a green state, Himachal Pradesh is now taking measures to make its villages energy self-sufficient. Raja Khas, a village located in the Indora b... Read More


India should establish an independent biosafety institute to assess merits of farm products developed through modern biotechnology

New Delhi, June 2 -- Widespread enthusiasm has been witnessed in the media over the unveiling of India's first gene-edited rice varieties - DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) and Pusa Rice DST1. These varieties, ... Read More


How India moves: Durgapur began as a planned green city but is today a dustbowl, with industrial and vehicular pollution playing tango

New Delhi, June 2 -- Chandrasekhar Mukherjee, in his mid-thirties, was used to donating blood regularly till 2022. All that came to an end as he was diagnosed with a slew of diseases led by respirator... Read More


Legal battle looms over Wayanad tunnel as conservationists allege flawed environmental clearance

New Delhi, June 2 -- A controversial Rs 2,043-crore twin-tunnel road project in Kerala, designed to cut travel time between Kozhikode and Wayanad districts, faces a looming legal challenge. Conservati... Read More


Daily Court Digest Major environment orders (May 30, 2025)

New Delhi, June 2 -- Godavari river pollution The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on May 29, 2025, directed authorities to file a response for getting answers on increasing pollution threatening the God... Read More


How India moves: In the country's first private city of Jamshedpur, overburdened private transport is run by the educated unemployed

New Delhi, June 2 -- "There is no government-run public transport in this completely private city. New generations might not even know what public transport was or why it mattered. Once upon a time (b... Read More


How India moves: Is Chennai walkable & bicycle-friendly? Residents, experts weigh in

New Delhi, June 2 -- Anthony, a fruit seller in Chennai's KK Nagar, has cycled all his life and never learnt to ride a motor vehicle. His home is just a stone's throw from his fruit stall, so cycling ... Read More