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India plans contract overhaul to embed disaster resilience as report flags Rs 1.81 lakh crore infrastructure exposure

India, April 23 -- India is preparing to hardwire disaster resilience into infrastructure contracts and financing systems as a new report calls for mandatory risk assessments, redesigned contracts and... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 22, 2026)

India, April 23 -- NMCG defends interim sewage diversion plan As a matter of policy, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) does not permit storm water drains or natural watercourses to carry sewage... Read More


East-West anti-cyclones linked to excess pre-monsoon rainfall along with hyperactive weather systems

India, April 23 -- The weather conditions over India in March and April have been characterised by the expected heat waves, thunderstorms and hailstorms along with unexpected rainfall in some regions,... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 21, 2026)

India, April 22 -- Tree-felling in Roopnagar On April 20, 2026, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Chief Secretary of Punjab to file a response regarding a complaint about the large-scale... Read More


The new normal: 2025 data reveals a fundamental shift in global drought

India, April 22 -- By the end of 2025, roughly 30 per cent of the global land surface was gripped by drought - a near-tripling from the 10 per cent recorded in the 1990s, a new analysis published this... Read More


A fuel crisis unfolds: Migrants leave Surat as rising costs and gas shortages disrupt daily life, with Ujjwala 2.0 falling short

India, April 22 -- LPG shortages linked to global conflict are forcing migrant workers to leave Surat Many families unable to cook as cylinder supply collapses and prices surge Workers report eating... Read More


Women's participation in sub-Saharan Africa's agrifood systems presents a $53 billion economic opportunity: FAO

India, April 22 -- Women play a central role in agrifood systems across sub-Saharan Africa, and their contributions present a major economic opportunity. According to a recent report by the Food and A... Read More


When ritual meets risk: Fire, heat and the unlearned lessons of Thrissur Pooram

India, April 22 -- On April 21, 2026, as preparations gathered pace for Thrissur Pooram, a fireworks unit at Mundathikode in Thrissur district exploded into a series of devastating blasts that killed ... Read More


Global loss and damage fund may dry up by 2027 unless developed nations start immediate contributions, warn 200 organisations

India, April 22 -- More than 200 organisations from across the world recently wrote an open letter to the board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), warning that without more contribu... Read More


Pollinators feel the climate sting: Warmer temperatures are forcing bees and wasps to emerge earlier, but at a cost to their survival

India, April 22 -- Climate change is altering the timing of hatching in bees and wasps, causing earlier emergence after winter Warmer temperatures can leave insects out of sync with food sources such... Read More