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Human rights abuse allegations double at Africa's transition mineral mines

India, July 10 -- Human rights abuse allegations at African transition mineral mines surge 122 per cent in 2025. In countries like DRC and Zambia, weak safeguards for workers and communities, mountin... Read More


After Kalladi: Should Kerala rethink building a tunnel through its most fragile mountains?

India, July 10 -- In the aftermath of the tragic landslide that occurred on July 7, 2026, at Kalladi in Kerala's Wayanad district, a debate is raging over whether the state should go ahead with the am... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)

India, July 10 -- Banaras Hindu University fined for illegal felling of trees The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has imposed a fine of over Rs 2 crore on Banaras Hindu University for i... Read More


Sea of plastic: India cannot rely only on western studies to understand marine litter, says A Biju Kumar

India, July 10 -- India's marine debris database remains scattered, making it difficult to identify true hotspots and frame effective policy, says KUFOS Vice Chancellor A Biju Kumar. Kumar says India... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Monsoon sweeps across the country; Uttarakhand under red alert, heavy rainfall warning issued for UP and several other states

India, July 10 -- Uttarakhand remains on highest alert as IMD forecasts extremely heavy rainfall, raising concerns over landslides, flash floods and travel disruptions. Several states including Uttar... Read More


Aid cuts leave one million women and girls without crisis support, UN Women says

India, July 10 -- At least one million women and girls have lost access to critical support in humanitarian crises because of aid cuts, UN Women says. A UN Women survey of 855 women-led and women's r... Read More


India-Japan co-operation is transitioning from a development partnership to a geo-economic alliance

India, July 10 -- The three-day visit of Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi to India for the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit is the most opportune time to consolidate and accelerate the India-Japan development... Read More


How Kashmir's warming winters are driving a new agricultural crisis

India, July 10 -- Wild boars, once thought to have vanished from Kashmir, are returning to farms, orchards and towns as winters grow milder. Farmers across the Valley report damage to paddy nurseries... Read More


The economics of survival

India, July 9 -- I was in Europe in late June for meetings, and the heat was on. Even for an Indian accustomed to high temperatures, the intensity of the sun was searing. It was also evident that thes... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 8, 2026)

India, July 9 -- The Madras High Court disposed of a petition challenging the construction and operation of a five-MLD sewage treatment plant near Chinnavedampatti lake after being informed that the T... Read More