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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 20, 2026)

India, May 21 -- Courts cannot fix infra gaps, job of government: SC The Supreme Court (SC) on May 14, 2026 said that it is not for the courts to step in to deal with and administer issues such as la... Read More


CAG report raises questions over Rs 50,072 crore health cess not reaching designated fund

India, May 21 -- Jan Swasthya Abhiyan India says the Centre collected Rs.96,627 crore as health cess between 2018-19 and 2024-25. The group says only Rs 46,554 crore was transferred to public account... Read More


Newly elected Bengal MLA plans to conserve Kolkata's key environmental landmarks

India, May 21 -- A senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician, who won from a prestigious Kolkata constituency in the recent West Bengal Assembly election, plans to revive key environment-related ... Read More


For farmers in rural Delhi struggling with rising input costs and declining water, wastewater dependence is a no-brainer despite health risks involved

India, May 21 -- On a hot afternoon in Dichaon village on the outskirts of Delhi, one can see lush green rows of cauliflower and jowar (sorghum) from a distance. But as you move closer, a strong stenc... Read More


Health authorities are racing to contain Ebola in the DRC and Uganda. Here's what's making it so challenging

India, May 21 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with a rising Ebola epidemic, with almost 600 cases detected so far and more than 130 deaths. Ebola is a rare virus that initially... Read More


India issues Ebola advisory for travellers from affected regions

India, May 21 -- India has issued an advisory for families and travellers linked to Ebola-affected African nations. The alert came after a major Bundibugyo strain outbreak in Uganda and DR Congo, pro... Read More


Around 11 states could cut fiscal deficit to 3% through DISCOM privatisation: SBICAPS

India, May 20 -- Privatising electricity distribution companies in 11 Indian states could cut their combined fiscal deficit from 3.5% to 3% of GSDP. AT&C losses and ACS-ARR gap have improved. But ma... Read More


AI boom masks deepening cracks in global economy, developing nations most exposed

India, May 20 -- UNCTAD warns the apparent strength in global trade is being skewed by a narrow AI hardware boom in the US and China. It is masking stagnation in traditional industries and commodity ... Read More


Elon Musk sued OpenAI and lost. But the core question of the case remains unanswered

India, May 20 -- OpenAI began in 2015 as a nonprofit promising safe, open-source AI for the public good, backed by Elon Musk and others. Over time it created a capped-profit arm, took massive Microso... Read More


Ahead of COP31 in Antalya, Turkiye calls for global push to electrify economies and expand renewables

India, May 20 -- The president-designate of 31st Conference of the Parties (COP 31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Turkiye's Minister of Environment, Urbanis... Read More