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India loses 300 GWh renewable energy in 2026 first quarter due to transmission delays

India, May 19 -- India's clean energy rollout is colliding with an underprepared grid. Some 300 GWh of renewable power curtailed in Q1 2026 due to transmission constraints. India has met only 80 per... Read More


Supreme Court allows euthanasia of rabid and dangerous free-ranging dogs to protect public safety

India, May 19 -- The Supreme Court has permitted authorities to euthanise rabid, incurably ill or demonstrably dangerous free-ranging dogs under statutory protocols. The court maintained its earlier ... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 18, 2026)

India, May 19 -- Indus river dolphins in Punjab The habitat of the Indus River Dolphin in Punjab, particularly River Beas, has been duly protected and secured by notification as the Beas Conservation... Read More


Indian and Tibetan wolves found to have important, ancient genetics

India, May 19 -- Wolves of the Indian subcontinent, both the Indian (Canis lupus pallipes) and Tibetan (Canis lupus Chanco) exhibit an unexpectedly large amount of unique genetic variation, according ... Read More


Delhi temperatures may touch 45degC as campaigner claims paved Ghaziabad locality recorded 50degC

India, May 19 -- Delhi-NCR is under a yellow heatwave alert for May 19 and 20, with temperatures forecast to touch 45degC in isolated pockets. Safdarjung recorded 43.4degC on May 18, Delhi's hottest ... Read More


About $1.2 trillion coal import risk puts India at steel crossroads: IECC report

India, May 19 -- India's planned steel capacity expansion could lock in $1.2 trillion of coking coal imports over 40 years. This could lead to 19.5 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions. Green hydrogen-based ... Read More


Rapid construction risks locking in future emissions despite gains in building energy efficiency, UN report warns

India, May 19 -- Global building floor space expanded by 20% between 2015 and 2024, while energy demand rose by 11%, according to a new UN report. The report says energy efficiency improvements and s... Read More


Conserved by community

India, May 19 -- Recently, a snow leopard killed a bull in our village Tar. Earlier, families would immediately remove the carcass, seeing the animal only as a threat. This time, the family that owned... Read More


Pulse power

India, May 19 -- Agriculture is both a victim of climate change and a contributor to it. In India, the sector accounts for 16 per cent of the total greenhouse gas emissions, much of it stemming from t... Read More


Capital punishment

India, May 19 -- I was 45 when the government acquired my village in 2002 to build Nava Raipur. To this day, my family has not received proper rehabilitation or compensation. Over the past 25 years, w... Read More