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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 21, 2026)

India, April 22 -- Tree-felling in Roopnagar On April 20, 2026, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Chief Secretary of Punjab to file a response regarding a complaint about the large-scale... Read More


A fuel crisis unfolds: Migrants leave Surat as rising costs and gas shortages disrupt daily life, with Ujjwala 2.0 falling short

India, April 22 -- LPG shortages linked to global conflict are forcing migrant workers to leave Surat Many families unable to cook as cylinder supply collapses and prices surge Workers report eating... Read More


Women's participation in sub-Saharan Africa's agrifood systems presents a $53 billion economic opportunity: FAO

India, April 22 -- Women play a central role in agrifood systems across sub-Saharan Africa, and their contributions present a major economic opportunity. According to a recent report by the Food and A... Read More


When ritual meets risk: Fire, heat and the unlearned lessons of Thrissur Pooram

India, April 22 -- On April 21, 2026, as preparations gathered pace for Thrissur Pooram, a fireworks unit at Mundathikode in Thrissur district exploded into a series of devastating blasts that killed ... Read More


Pollinators feel the climate sting: Warmer temperatures are forcing bees and wasps to emerge earlier, but at a cost to their survival

India, April 22 -- Climate change is altering the timing of hatching in bees and wasps, causing earlier emergence after winter Warmer temperatures can leave insects out of sync with food sources such... Read More


Colombian environmental defender wins Goldman Prize for helping halt hydraulic fracturing along the country's largest river Magdalena

India, April 22 -- A young Colombian who risked her life to mobilise her community against fracking projects, ultimately preventing the introduction of commercial fracking in the country is one of the... Read More


The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout

India, April 22 -- A historic oil shock triggered by Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed fossil fuels as costly and unreliable. It has also accelerated a global pivot to renewables and... Read More


World Earth Day 2026: Telangana's Chenchu adivasis resist forcible relocation from Amrabad Tiger Reserve

India, April 22 -- Telangana's Chenchu adivasis intensified resistance to forced relocation from Amrabad Tiger Reserve. Dependent on wild foods and forest produce, they reject cash and land packages,... Read More


Satellite data shows Secunderabad and Mumbai among world's biggest methane-emitting landfill sites in 2025

India, April 22 -- India hosts two of the world's 25 largest methane-emitting landfill sites, in Secunderabad and Mumbai, a new satellite-based analysis has found The report links the sites to what i... Read More


Forest Rights Act supersedes previous court orders: Allahabad High Court on Tharu community rights

India, April 22 -- A bench of the Allahabad High Court has passed an order quashing a 2021 order by the District Level Committee (DLC) of Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh that refused to finalise the forest... Read More