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When regional drought becomes a national monetary policy trap

India, April 30 -- A below-normal monsoon in India's wheat belt is testing an uncomfortable truth: the Reserve Bank's uniform policy rate cannot solve geographically asymmetric inflation shocks withou... Read More


Vagamon under siege: Hill cutting, tourism pressure and official inaction threaten Kerala's meadow highlands

India, April 30 -- High above the plains of central Kerala, where the districts of Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta meet, the hills of Vagamon rise in gentle undulations that have long defined one ... Read More


India's power sector sees slower growth, rising renewables and grid stress in Q4 FY26: CREA

India, April 30 -- India's power sector recorded a moderation in electricity demand and generation growth in the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 financial year (FY26), even as renewable energy (RE) cont... Read More


Corals in danger: MPAs in four of six regions show higher wastewater pollution than unprotected areas

India, April 30 -- Four of six key coral regions suffer higher domestic wastewater pollution inside MPAs than in unprotected waters. Excess nitrogen from sewage weakens coral reefs, seagrass and mang... Read More


UAE's OPEC exit has been long in the works - and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignment

India, April 30 -- UAE announced it'll quit OPEC and OPEC+ from May 1, 2026. Abu Dhabi is prioritising own production goals & strategic ties with US and Israel. This signals a broader Gulf realignme... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 29, 2026)

India, April 30 -- NGT mandates concrete roads, dust systems, health camps, green cover for TN stone crushers. NGT orders reports, notices on Delhi villages' forest encroachments compliance. NGT sla... Read More


France sets 2030 coal exit, 2045 oil end, 2050 gas phase-out in Europe's first fuel-by-fuel fossil exit plan

India, April 29 -- France has launched Europe's first fuel-by-fuel fossil exit roadmap, confirming coal will end by 2030, oil by 2045 and gas by 2050. The plan consolidates existing climate policies ... Read More


Climate crisis could disrupt learning for 520 million students in Eastern and Southern Africa by 2050, warns UNICEF

India, April 29 -- Climate-related disasters have significantly disrupted education systems across Eastern and Southern Africa, affecting millions of children and creating long-term economic and socia... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2026)

India, April 29 -- SC upholds deer translocation from Delhi's AN Jha Deer Park. NGT orders notice, joint committee report on Perubhadi fly ash dumping. NGT forms committee to probe Jharkhand coal du... Read More


China clones 10 healthy yaks in high-altitude livestock breeding breakthrough

India, April 29 -- Chinese researchers have been successful in cloning 10 healthy yaks, in what state-controlled media described as a 'breakthrough' in high-altitude livestock breeding. The yaks were... Read More