Kalpakkam: India's indigenously developed atomic reactor attains criticality

India, April 7 -- India's indigenously developed atomic reactor, the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, has achieved 'criticality', according to a statement by the Centr... Read More

Batteries are now cheap enough to enable solar to meet 90% of India's electricity demand economically, says Ember analysis

India, April 7 -- Battery storage is now cheap enough to enable solar power to meet as much as 90 per cent of India's national electricity demand at a competitive levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) ... Read More

Up to 15% of Sundarbans losing ability to recover from climate stress over 25 years, research shows

India, April 7 -- A new study finds the Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage mangrove forest shared by India and Bangladesh, is losing resilience. 10-15% of its area showing reduced ability to recover... Read More

Caught off-guard: Unseasonal hailstorms, rain wipe out entire fields in Rajasthan, Punjab days before harvest

India, April 7 -- Unseasonal hailstorms and torrential rain have devastated rabi crops across Rajasthan and Punjab. In Bikaner's Arjunsar region, farmers report 100 per cent loss of wheat, mustard an... Read More

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 2, 2026)

India, April 6 -- NGT hears plea against alleged illegal resort construction on Balason riverbank Odisha airport project faces allegations of deforestation and forest land encroachment Tribunal seek... Read More

As told to Parliament (April 2, 2026): Centre acknowledges AI's energy and water footprint while key facilities remain beyond EIA mandate

India, April 6 -- Government flags environmental impact of AI infrastructure, including energy and water use E20 fuel cuts emissions and boosts farmer payments under ethanol blending programme Namam... Read More

Insects in the tropics are already near their heat limits - climate change could push many beyond survival

India, April 6 -- Study of 2,000+ insect species across Kenya and Peru finds many already near heat tolerance limits Lowland tropical insects, especially flies, are most at risk from rising temperatu... Read More

Why Kerala's election manifestos still continue to speak a language from a previous era on environment

India, April 6 -- Kerala's election manifestos have arrived at a moment when the state is no longer debating climate change as a distant possibility. It is living in collapsing coastlines, loosening h... Read More

The uniform civil code promises equal inheritance. The data shows women are not getting it anyway

India, April 6 -- On March 24, the Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed its Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The stated purpose was the same as in Uttarakhand, which passed its own code in February 2024: to g... Read More

Stricter rules to protect European waters: EU Parliament sets stricter standards to curb pollution in rivers, lakes and groundwater

India, April 5 -- The European Union (EU) Parliament on March 26, 2026, approved updated EU water pollution standards. This would help in tackling harmful substances in Europe's rivers, lakes and grou... Read More

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