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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 2, 2026)

India, Sept. 3 -- The National Green Tribunal has flagged serious pollution in Delhi's Kitchener Lake after a DPCC report found faecal coliform, BOD and COD levels above prescribed norms, despite subs... Read More


Combat desertification COP17: Seat at table for Indigenous Peoples & coordinated action on land, climate, biodiversity - both left waiting

India, Sept. 3 -- Two years ago in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was hailed as a historic turning ... Read More


'Ammachi' finds a home in the forest

India, Sept. 3 -- A newly discovered frog in the forests of Tripura has given an unexpected afterlife to the memory of a Kerala woman who spent much of her own life caring for people. The frog, Amolo... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain threatens Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal; flood risk rises

India, Sept. 3 -- Summary Madhya Pradesh faces extremely heavy rainfall, with red alerts issued as flooding, waterlogging and rising river levels threaten several districts. Eastern Uttar Pradesh re... Read More


Africa's solar boom is bigger than official statistics reveal: Ember

India, Sept. 3 -- Africa is undergoing a major solar boom that far exceeds official statistics, according to Ember and the African Tech Futures Lab. Using Chinese panel export data, they estimate 17 ... Read More


When rock flows like a river

India, Sept. 3 -- On August 26, 2026, an ice-and-rock avalanche tore down the Himalayas near Mount Langtang Lirung, along the Nepal-Tibet border. At about 10:50 a.m., a massive section of bedrock and ... Read More


Botanists identify new woolly-haired flowering plant in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve

India, Sept. 3 -- A newly identified flowering plant, Osbeckia ulotricha, has been discovered in the shola grasslands of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats. Described by scientis... Read More


NIT Rourkela patents hybrid energy storage system to extend EV battery life

India, Sept. 3 -- The National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela) has developed and patented a hybrid energy storage system designed to reduce stress on electric vehicle (EV) batteries du... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2026)

India, Sept. 2 -- DJB blames DUSIB for delay in Delhi's sewage treatment plants The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is taking all necessary and expeditious steps to ensure complete interception, diversion and ... Read More


Germany's new export finance rules could cut climate assessments by 40%

India, Sept. 2 -- Germany is facing renewed scrutiny over its international climate commitments as a proposed overhaul of export finance rules could eliminate 40 per cent of climate assessments for pr... Read More