Threat to safety of Bargi Dam: NDSA issues show cause notice to Narmada Valley Development Authority

India, Jan. 9 -- The National Dam Safety Authority has issued a show-cause notice to the Narmada Valley Development Authority over safety concerns at Bargi Dam. The notice highlights non-compliance wi... Read More

India's poverty count

India, Jan. 9 -- India is set to launch its first National Household Income Sample Survey in February. It will directly measure household income and assess poverty levels. The initiative aims to pro... Read More

Microsoft project in Greater Noida faces action over unauthorised groundwater extraction

India, Jan. 9 -- Uttar Pradesh authorities have issued a notice to a Microsoft project in Greater Noida over alleged unauthorised groundwater extraction Inspectors found 10 borewells operating withou... Read More

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 7, 2026)

India, Jan. 8 -- CAQM pulled up for delay in finding solutions to improve AQI. NGT seeks MoEFCC clarification on status of environmental health committee and working group. NGT directs GNCTD and DJB... Read More

Trump pulls US out of UN climate treaty, IPCC and 64 other global bodies

India, Jan. 8 -- In an unprecedented rollback of US engagement with multilateral institutions, President Donald Trump ordered the United States (US) to withdraw from 66 international organisations and... Read More

Anxiety in a warming world: An air purifier no longer feels like a luxury, but a basic necessity

India, Jan. 8 -- At some point in the last couple of years, buying an air purifier stopped feeling like a luxury and started feeling like basic maintenance. Now we check the Air Quality Index the way ... Read More

Pesticides Management Bill, 2025: Revised draft but old gaps remain

India, Jan. 8 -- The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on January 7 released a fresh draft of The Pesticide Management Bill, 2025, aimed at regulating everything from manufacture, impo... Read More

Mid-sized cities in Kenya and Mozambique face closing window to cut carbon, OECD warns

India, Jan. 8 -- An OECD report says intermediary cities in Kenya and Mozambique have a narrow window to build low-carbon, resilient urban systems The study highlights land use and transport planning... Read More

Unsafe water, year-round: Over 5,500 fell sick, 34 died due to contaminated tap water across India in last 12 months

India, Jan. 8 -- Contaminated tap water has been making urban India sick across metros, state capitals and smaller cities alike. Between January 2025 and January 7, 2026, at least 5,500 people fell il... Read More

Platinum-free breakthrough promises cheaper solar hydrogen

India, Jan. 8 -- Hydrogen now can be produced without the scarce and expensive metal platinum, a research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden claims, using sunlight and water, potent... Read More

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