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Power Demand Tracker: India meets all-time high demand of 270.8 GW, renewable energy share 34%

India, May 22 -- Over the past week, India's peak power demand has continued to climb to successive new highs, rising from 257.3 GW on May 18 to 260.4 GW on May 19, further to 265 GW on May 20, and ul... Read More


Poor elderly, widows and disabled people spend much of their pension on food and treatment, study finds

India, May 22 -- A government-commissioned study says most social pension beneficiaries spend the money on food, medicines and treatment. The central pension amount under the National Social Assistan... Read More


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

India, May 22 -- DJB blames DUSIB for infra gaps impeding sewage management The failure of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to identify, develop and provide technically feasible sing... Read More


Housing affordability crisis worsens worldwide, hits sub-Saharan Africa hardest: UN

India, May 22 -- Housing affordability is deteriorating worldwide, with 44% of households spending over 30% of their income on rent. Sub-Saharan Africa is hardest hit, with 55% facing excessive housi... Read More


Poor pay is holding back Africa's biodiversity research and reducing its contribution to global science

India, May 22 -- Africa's extraordinary biodiversity remains under-researched, with the continent contributing under 1% of global scientific output. Beyond low R&D investment and weak infrastructure,... Read More


International Biological Diversity Day 2026: How Odisha's tribal seed keepers are rebuilding biodiversity for a warmer future

India, May 22 -- As the world celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity 2026 on May 22, concerns over disappearing species and collapsing ecosystems are growing globally. But in the tr... Read More


Lake Kariba's rising waters bring hope to communities in Zambia and Zimbabwe

India, May 22 -- After a decade of erratic rains and heatwaves that devastated Lake Kariba's levels, new inflows from the upper Zambezi are lifting the reservoir and restoring hope. Higher waters are... Read More


Heat stress disrupts ventilation system in corals, proves fatal at 37degC: Study

India, May 22 -- Rising ocean temperatures due to climate change may be disrupting the vital ventilation system among corals, leading to their total collapse. Corals are often considered as static or... Read More


LPG consumption drops 13% in April as supply disruptions, fuel switching and affordability stress amid West Asia crisis reshape demand

India, May 22 -- India's 13.1% drop in LPG use in April 2026 signals deeper stress in India's clean cooking transition. Despite a growing consumer base under PMUY, supply disruptions from the West As... Read More


No new hydropower projects in Alaknanda-Bhagirathi basin, Centre tells apex court

India, May 21 -- No new dams will be built in the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins in Uttarakhand, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has stated in its counter-... Read More