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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 24, 2026)

India, April 27 -- West Bengal reports forest cover decline. Rajouri waste dumping persists despite being fined. UPSIDA seeks time to replace Khichra area's stormwater drains. Decrease in forest co... Read More


COVID-19 leaves lasting impact on heart attack survival, with deaths rising even a year later, finds research

India, April 27 -- New research from the NACMI registry shows COVID-19 dramatically worsens outcomes for patients suffering a severe STEMI heart attack. North American patients with both conditions w... Read More


Return of the industrial strike

India, April 27 -- Roughly a month ago, worker strikes began in the Gurugram-Manesar belt of Haryana, which is a major hub of organised industries, including automobiles, in north India. Within a week... Read More


From deterrence to development: India's nuclear shift towards energy security

India, April 27 -- In short, India's nuclear history includes 1998, desert tests, strategic doctrine, and deterrence. It is very exciting to read. But this story leaves out a quieter but more importan... Read More


Women in science - global study finds presence without power

India, April 27 -- A 2026 global study of more than 130 academies and scientific unions finds women present but lacking power in science governance. Despite women comprising nearly a third of researc... Read More


Europe's only wild primates, Gibraltar's Barbary Macaques, eat soil to counter ill effects of tourist-derived junk food: Study

India, April 27 -- The only wild primates found on the European continent eat soil to buffer their digestive system from low-fibre junk food like crisps, chocolate, bread, and ice cream, according to ... Read More


A sage for a fractured planet: Muni Narayana Prasad and the ethics of ecology

India, April 27 -- The passing of Muni Narayana Prasad on Saturday, April 25, at the age of 87, marks the loss of one of India's most original philosophical voices on sustainability. He did not speak ... Read More


17th Petersberg Climate Dialogue attempts to reaffirm multilateral climate action amid geopolitical tensions

India, April 27 -- As the world reckons with the energy shock caused by the US-Israel war against Iran, ministers and high-level officials from over 30 countries converged in Berlin, Germany, for the ... Read More


G7 puts desertification at centre of environmental agenda, flags land crisis as global security threat

India, April 27 -- G7 environment ministers have elevated desertification, land degradation and drought to the core of their agenda. They've termed these conditions "systemic global challenges" and s... Read More


Indian Ocean heats up to dangerous levels, putting fish, reefs and livelihoods at risk, warns watchdog

India, April 27 -- Sea temperatures across parts of the Indian Ocean have crossed dangerous thresholds Marine heatwaves detected across the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and adjoining basins Warming wa... Read More