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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 11, 2026)

India, March 12 -- SC directs no-fault compensation for COVID-19 vaccine injuries. NGT orders MoEFCC response on Naharlagun industrial pollution. Lucknow advances groundwater plan via pond rejuvenat... Read More


Energy shock widens: Sugar, food markets feel strain; IEA weighs record reserve release

India, March 11 -- Escalating conflict around the Strait of Hormuz is impacting food and sugar markets. Disruptions in key maritime routes are increasing costs and delivery times. IEA considers a re... Read More


As told to Parliament (March 11, 2026): Country making efforts to strengthen domestic rare earth materials supply chain

India, March 11 -- India is making dedicated efforts in order to strengthen domestic rare earth materials supply chains. The Union Budget 2026-27 made an announcement to support the mineral rich coast... Read More


Women farmers call for equal access to resources to boost global food production

India, March 11 -- Women-led farms are on average 25 per cent less productive than those led by men due to persistent barriers to productive resources and opportunities. To mark UN's International Yea... Read More


Asia hardest hit as Strait of Hormuz tensions disrupt global energy flows

India, March 11 -- Asia is the most exposed region to the latest disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a new UNCTAD report. Around 84% of crude oil and 83% of liquefied natural gas shipped... Read More


Mangala: The tigress who could not return to the forest

India, March 11 -- High in the forests of the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR), near the ancient Mangala Devi temple that stands quietly on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, a patrol team of forest watchers wa... Read More


Big win for justice! World leaders commit to dismantling legal inequality for all women

India, March 11 -- Governments at the UN have agreed a new global framework to improve access to justice for women and girls The conclusions call for legal reform, stronger protections against violen... Read More


Conflict in the backyard

India, March 11 -- Wild animals are destroying crops and adding massively to the economic losses of farmers. In many parts of India farming is becoming unviable because of marauding animals. There is ... Read More


Why shadow tankers are the only ships still moving through the Strait of Hormuz

India, March 11 -- As the Strait of Hormuz shuts to most legitimate tanker traffic, vessels in the global "shadow fleet" are still moving oil by operating outside normal rules. The piece explains how... Read More


Most pandemic viruses jump to humans without prior adaptation: Study

India, March 11 -- Viral adaptation is not a necessary precursor to outbreaks of novel zoonotic viruses, says a new study published in Cell on March 6, 2026. Using a phylogenetic framework to charact... Read More