Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 6, 2026)

India, April 7 -- Desilting of Punjab rivers The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on April 2, 2026, modified the interim order passed on February 11, 2026. It permitted the state of Punjab to take furth... Read More

Energy crisis forces India to revisit kerosene, a fuel it had nearly left behind

India, April 7 -- Amid geopolitical shocks and reduced LNG availability from West Asia, India has allowed a short-term return of PDS kerosene for household cooking and lighting in 21 states and Union ... Read More

CAG finds nearly half of Jammu and Kashmir's lakes have vanished since 1967, warns of ecological crisis

India, April 7 -- A CAG audit reveals a deepening ecological crisis in Jammu and Kashmir, where 315 of 697 lakes recorded in 1967 have disappeared. 203 lakes have shrunk, erasing thousands of hectare... Read More

Kalpakkam: India's indigenously developed atomic reactor attains criticality

India, April 7 -- India's indigenously developed atomic reactor, the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, has achieved 'criticality', according to a statement by the Centr... Read More

Batteries are now cheap enough to enable solar to meet 90% of India's electricity demand economically, says Ember analysis

India, April 7 -- Battery storage is now cheap enough to enable solar power to meet as much as 90 per cent of India's national electricity demand at a competitive levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) ... Read More

Up to 15% of Sundarbans losing ability to recover from climate stress over 25 years, research shows

India, April 7 -- A new study finds the Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage mangrove forest shared by India and Bangladesh, is losing resilience. 10-15% of its area showing reduced ability to recover... Read More

Caught off-guard: Unseasonal hailstorms, rain wipe out entire fields in Rajasthan, Punjab days before harvest

India, April 7 -- Unseasonal hailstorms and torrential rain have devastated rabi crops across Rajasthan and Punjab. In Bikaner's Arjunsar region, farmers report 100 per cent loss of wheat, mustard an... Read More

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

India, April 6 -- NGT hears plea against alleged illegal resort construction on Balason riverbank Odisha airport project faces allegations of deforestation and forest land encroachment Tribunal seek... Read More

As told to Parliament (April 2, 2026): Centre acknowledges AI's energy and water footprint while key facilities remain beyond EIA mandate

India, April 6 -- Government flags environmental impact of AI infrastructure, including energy and water use E20 fuel cuts emissions and boosts farmer payments under ethanol blending programme Namam... Read More

Insects in the tropics are already near their heat limits - climate change could push many beyond survival

India, April 6 -- Study of 2,000+ insect species across Kenya and Peru finds many already near heat tolerance limits Lowland tropical insects, especially flies, are most at risk from rising temperatu... Read More

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