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All about a magical encounter with the White-bellied Giant Flying Squirrel in Kashmir

India, April 9 -- I consider wildlife sightings a matter of chance. They arrive uninvited, unattended and undefined. They simply happen. Among the many species I have longed to see, flying squirrels ... Read More


Pre-monsoon season emerging as new high-risk period for crops, analysis shows

India, April 9 -- The monsoon has long been seen as the most destructive season for Indian agriculture, with heavy rains and floods between June and September damaging crops across large areas. Howeve... Read More


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

India, April 9 -- NHAI should be penalised for highway over protected waterbody: NGT The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) should have disclosed to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest... Read More


Did 25 vultures in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri die due to poison meant for free-ranging dogs?

India, April 9 -- Could a dead goat poisoned to kill free-ranging dogs have been the cause of death for 25 vultures in Semaria village of Bahadurnagar gram panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri... Read More


'Life worth more than gold': Xingu people protest land rights violations

India, April 9 -- Dark smoke billowed from giant styrofoam skulls set ablaze and chants for land rights pierced the skies of Brasilia on April 7, 2026, as thousands of Indigenous people marched in pro... Read More


Kenya moves into advanced phase of renewable energy integration: IEA report

India, April 9 -- Kenya has achieved remarkable progress in expanding renewable energy-based electricity and improving electricity access, establishing itself as a leader in clean energy across Africa... Read More


India has "withdrawn" its candidature to host COP33 in 2028, an offer made by PM Modi on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai

India, April 9 -- India withdrew its offer to host the COP33 climate summit in 2028 a few days ago, sources have told Down To Earth (DTE). The offer had been formally announced by Prime Minister Naren... Read More


How waste burning across India is quietly fuelling carbon crisis, pollution

India, April 9 -- This past winter, I drove on the Srinagar-Gulmarg Road in Kashmir four times after an average gap of two weeks between each trip. On each trip I found over 70 heaps of variegated pla... Read More


CAG audit finds gross irregularities in implementation of MGNREGA across Odisha

India, April 8 -- There have been gross irregularities in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Odisha, according to the recently released audit... Read More


Energy in times of war

India, April 8 -- The disastrous US-Israel war against Iran has disrupted energy supply across the world. Governments in both rich and poor countries are warning their people of dire times ahead, unli... Read More