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Daily weather tracker: Monsoon in full swing as torrential rain batters several states, Assam flood crisis deepens

India, July 30 -- Monsoon remains highly active across India as heavy to extremely heavy rainfall hits several states, disrupting normal life and raising flood concerns. Assam flood crisis worsens wi... Read More


Industrial poultry farming leading cause of food poisoning: Study

India, July 29 -- The rapid global expansion of industrial poultry farming is accelerating the spread and evolution of Campylobacter - the world's leading bacterial cause of diarrhoeal disease, accord... Read More


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

India, July 29 -- SC seeks information on Environmental Relief Fund The Supreme Court (SC), July 21, 2026 directed the central government to file a comprehensive affidavit explaining the scheme, if a... Read More


Zero-emission transport could prevent 1.7 million premature deaths in India by 2050, study says

India, July 29 -- A faster shift to zero-emission vehicles could prevent 1.7 million premature deaths in India by 2050, an ICCT study says. Road transport pollution is linked to about 90,000 prematur... Read More


India's carbon market targets too weak to drive industrial transformation: Report

India, July 29 -- India's proposed Carbon Credit Trading Scheme will not deliver transformational industrial decarbonisation, experts warn. New report shows far more ambitious emissions intensity tar... Read More


Lavender helps Jammu and Kashmir farmers adapt to a warmer, drier climate

India, July 29 -- Lavender cultivation is expanding in Jammu and Kashmir as farmers look for crops better suited to warmer winters, erratic rainfall and shrinking irrigation sources. Scientists say l... Read More


Rethinking conservation: India needs a new framework for conserving tigers

India, July 29 -- This is the fourth of a 4-part series. Read the first, second and third parts. K Ullas Karanth, a Bengaluru-based wildlife biologist, says the first step could be to reduce prey den... Read More


Rethinking conservation: Why India's approach to conserving tigers is essentially flawed

India, July 29 -- This is the third of a 4-part series. Read the first, second and fourth parts. Broadly, India's tiger conservation has focused on increasing tiger numbers by creating protected area... Read More


Rethinking conservation: There is a boom in India's tigers and most of it is outside protected areas

India, July 29 -- This is the second of a 4-part series. Read the first, third and fourth parts. The high density means that some areas have breached their tiger carrying capacity. In overpopulated r... Read More


India's rice yields could fall 6.6% for every 1degC rise in global temperature

India, July 29 -- India could lose 6.6 per cent of its rice yield for every 1degC rise in global mean temperature, a new study estimates. The estimate is more than three times higher than previous pr... Read More