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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 13, 2026)

India, Oct. 15 -- Encroachment along Ganga in Patna The Supreme Court (SC) October 8, 2026 gave the Bihar government more time to clear encroachments from the banks of the Ganga in Patna, Bihar. The... Read More


Menopause triggers sudden bodily changes, with hormonal shifts beginning over a decade earlier, study finds

India, Oct. 15 -- Menopause involves abrupt physiological changes across multiple body systems, rather than being an entirely gradual process, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine. R... Read More


Africa and Latin America hold two-thirds of global biodiversity but account for just 14% of related exports: UNCTAD

India, Oct. 15 -- Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, home to nearly two-thirds of global biodiversity, accounted for just 3% and 11%, respectively, of global biodiversity-based product export... Read More


Banjar's forest rights can become a model for community-led development in Himachal Pradesh

India, Oct. 15 -- Recognition of Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights in Banjar, Himachal Pradesh, marks an important step in implementing the Forest Rights Act, 2006, but the real challenge begins ... Read More


'State of one planetary boundary critical in India, South Asia'

India, Oct. 15 -- The world has breached seven of the nine planetary boundaries-"critical processes that regulate stability, resilience, and the conditions that support life on Earth"-states the third... Read More


Africa should take selective approach to carbon removal technologies: Report

India, Oct. 14 -- African countries should adopt a selective, location-specific approach to carbon dioxide removal (CDR), balancing climate goals with development priorities, according to a new report... Read More


OPEC oil output rebounds in September even amid Strait of Hormuz tensions

India, Oct. 14 -- OPEC oil output rebounded in September 2026, driven by increased tanker operations in the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia and Iraq recorded their highest production levels of the yea... Read More


Pollution control needs action not shutdowns

India, Oct. 14 -- Delhi's winter pollution action plan relies heavily on restrictions on public activities rather than long-term measures to reduce emissions. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) w... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Weather takes a dramatic turn across India as storms, hailstorms and heavy rain threaten several states

India, Oct. 14 -- Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Himalayan states face thunderstorms, hailstorms, lightning and heavy rainfall, prompting authorities to advise caution. Northeast monsoon approaches: Tami... Read More


Cheruvayal Raman, keeper of Wayanad's vanishing rice heritage, dies at 74

India, Oct. 14 -- Cheruvayal Raman, the Padma Shri-winning tribal farmer from Wayanad who preserved indigenous rice varieties, died on October 14 at the age of 74. Known affectionately as Ramettan, h... Read More