Why shadow tankers are the only ships still moving through the Strait of Hormuz

India, March 11 -- As the Strait of Hormuz shuts to most legitimate tanker traffic, vessels in the global "shadow fleet" are still moving oil by operating outside normal rules. The piece explains how... Read More

Most pandemic viruses jump to humans without prior adaptation: Study

India, March 11 -- Viral adaptation is not a necessary precursor to outbreaks of novel zoonotic viruses, says a new study published in Cell on March 6, 2026. Using a phylogenetic framework to charact... Read More

Centuries before the Inca, parrots were transported from the Amazon across the Andes to coastal Peru: Study

India, March 11 -- Hundreds of years before the Inca Empire, vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru, a new study has revealed. This highlights a sophisticat... Read More

How climate change is redrawing Tanzania's disease map

India, March 10 -- Climate change is reshaping Tanzania's disease landscape. Erratic weather patterns are leading to increased respiratory infections, dengue fever, cholera and malaria. Flooding exa... Read More

February 2026 fifth warmest on record globally: Copernicus

India, March 10 -- The month of February 2026 was the fifth warmest on record globally, with Western Europe witnessing extreme rainfall and widespread flooding. The Arctic recorded the third-lowest se... Read More

As told to Parliament (March 9, 2026): No minor or medium irrigation project pending with Centre for environmental clearance

India, March 10 -- Government says no minor or medium irrigation project is pending with the environment ministry for clearance. Most urban local bodies have filed plastic waste compliance reports, b... Read More

Drought drives water prices up 2,000 per cent across parts of Somalia, says Oxfam

India, March 10 -- The failure of seasonal rains across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia is pushing millions of people toward a deepening food and water emergency, according to Oxfam, a global organisation... Read More

Summer has not arrived yet, but water level has dropped below 50% in southern India's reservoirs

India, March 10 -- At least 70 per cent of India has received less than normal or no rainfall since the beginning of this year. This is making the situation very bad on the water storage front. Accor... Read More

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 9, 2026)

India, March 10 -- Dolphin conservation in Uttar Pradesh Dolphin surveys have been conducted in Uttar Pradesh across approximately 3,450 km of the Ganga and its tributaries including Yamuna, Chambal,... Read More

What international law says about the Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities

India, March 10 -- Israeli strikes hit two oil refineries and storage facilities near Tehran, raising questions under international humanitarian law. Experts say energy infrastructure may qualify as ... Read More

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