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India on e-wheels: National capital's march towards e-transition

India, Sept. 7 -- The capital of India is slowly but steadily marching towards an electric transition. The latest step in this journey is its updated Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0 that came into effect... Read More


Services emerge as the hidden engine of global trade, accounting for 71% of intermediate inputs

India, Sept. 7 -- Services accounted for 71% of global intermediate inputs in 2022, while their share of global exports rose from 23% in 2015 to 27% in 2025, according to UNCTAD. Digitally deliverabl... Read More


Trump administration opens 15-day review for 30-year renewal of Alaska oil pipeline

India, Sept. 7 -- The US Bureau of Land Management has opened a 15-day scoping period for a proposed 30-year renewal of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System's federal right-of-way. The 800-mile pipeline,... Read More


South Asia's air pollution burden equals 10% of GDP, 25 solutions offer 21:1 returns: UNEP

India, Sept. 7 -- South Asia bears the highest current economic burden from air pollution among world regions, equivalent to 10 per cent of regional gross domestic product (GDP), while implementing 25... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2026)

India, Sept. 7 -- Remove encroachment from Bandham Kunta buffer zone: NGT Directions were issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), southern bench, September 3, 2026 to ensure that the prescribed ... Read More


Before India prices its grasslands

India, Sept. 7 -- As global climate talks push market-based land restoration, India is rethinking its grasslands once dismissed as "wastelands". Scientists now recognise them as vital ecosystems, yet... Read More


Sea-level rise is a threat to fundamental human rights, says UN report

India, Sept. 7 -- A new UN special report warns that accelerating sea-level rise is becoming a profound human-rights crisis, threatening housing, water, food, health, education and cultural identity f... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain likely across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Eastern-Northeastern states; hot & humid conditions expected in Southern India

India, Sept. 7 -- Summary Heavy rain alert: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and northeastern states face heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and possible waterlogging over the next 24 hours. Low-pressur... Read More


Make the Himalaya a 'no-go zone' for high-risk mega infrastructures: Civil society coalition

India, Sept. 7 -- A coalition of 60 civil society groups under the People for Himalaya campaign has urged that high-altitude and trans-Himalayan regions be declared no-go zones for high-risk mega infr... Read More


Permafrost melt in the Arctic could cost $261 billion in infrastructure damages: Study

India, Sept. 7 -- A new study warns that melting Arctic permafrost could inflict $261 billion in infrastructure damage by mid-century, more than double earlier estimates. Using satellite imagery, dee... Read More