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Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain alert across several states as monsoon regains strength; landslide risk rises in Himalayan region

India, July 21 -- IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for several states as the monsoon intensifies, triggering flood and landslide concerns across northern India. Delhi-NCR receives welcome showers, whi... Read More


Beyond forest stock: How the 16th Finance Commission reshapes ecological incentives

India, July 21 -- In January 2026, the authors' article in Down to Earth argued that the 16th Finance Commission had a rare opportunity to move India's ecological fiscal transfers beyond static forest... Read More


A tax on sugary drinks in Egypt could reduce disease and save $1.8 billion in healthcare costs: modelling study

India, July 21 -- A modelling study finds that a 20% tax on sugary drinks in Egypt could prevent hundreds of thousands of obesity and diabetes cases. It could also cut heart disease, strokes, cancers... Read More


As told to Parliament (July 20, 2026): Ethanol blending has not affected India's food security, Centre says

India, July 20 -- The target of 20 per cent ethanol blending has not affected food crop availability or India's food security, Suresh Gopi, Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natur... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 16, 2026)

India, July 20 -- NGT seeks explanation for wall on either side of drain On July 15, 2026, Justice Prakash Shrivastava's bench asked the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to explain the justi... Read More


Why is Bahraich always in the news for wildlife attacks? The answer is its geography

India, July 20 -- The horrifying death of a young boy, Sunil Singh, in a mugger crocodile attack in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh left many saddened but also intrigued. Just two years ago, national headlin... Read More


A monsoon mystery in Arunachal: Dibang Valley shows no rain for nearly 50 days

India, July 20 -- Arunachal Pradesh's Dibang Valley is marked as having received no rainfall between June 1 and July 19 on the IMD website. The district normally receives 631.7 mm of rain during this... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Monsoon regains momentum as IMD issues heavy rain alerts across North, East and Northeast India

India, July 20 -- The IMD has issued Red Alerts for Himalayan states as extremely heavy rainfall raises the risk of landslides, flash floods and river swelling. Delhi-NCR remains under an Orange Aler... Read More


Why India must reduce its dependence on conventional urea

India, July 20 -- The production of urea, India's most widely used solid nitrogen fertiliser, depends heavily on natural gas. Any disruption to global gas markets can therefore affect fertiliser avail... Read More


Nine dead, five injured in landslide triggered by extreme weather in Nagaland, say officials

India, July 20 -- At least nine people have been confirmed dead after a landslide struck multiple locations in Nagaland's Mon district amid intense rainfall, with rescue operations continuing and auth... Read More