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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 7, 2026)

India, April 9 -- NHAI should be penalised for highway over protected waterbody: NGT The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) should have disclosed to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest... Read More


Did 25 vultures in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri die due to poison meant for free-ranging dogs?

India, April 9 -- Could a dead goat poisoned to kill free-ranging dogs have been the cause of death for 25 vultures in Semaria village of Bahadurnagar gram panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri... Read More


'Life worth more than gold': Xingu people protest land rights violations

India, April 9 -- Dark smoke billowed from giant styrofoam skulls set ablaze and chants for land rights pierced the skies of Brasilia on April 7, 2026, as thousands of Indigenous people marched in pro... Read More


Kenya moves into advanced phase of renewable energy integration: IEA report

India, April 9 -- Kenya has achieved remarkable progress in expanding renewable energy-based electricity and improving electricity access, establishing itself as a leader in clean energy across Africa... Read More


India has "withdrawn" its candidature to host COP33 in 2028, an offer made by PM Modi on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai

India, April 9 -- India withdrew its offer to host the COP33 climate summit in 2028 a few days ago, sources have told Down To Earth (DTE). The offer had been formally announced by Prime Minister Naren... Read More


How will 20% ethanol-blended petrol affect your vehicle? Anumita explains E20 petrol policy

India, April 9 -- By mandate, all oil marketing companies across India are selling E20 since April 1, 2026. The official objective is to cut down on expensive crude oil imports by blending domesticall... Read More


How waste burning across India is quietly fuelling carbon crisis, pollution

India, April 9 -- This past winter, I drove on the Srinagar-Gulmarg Road in Kashmir four times after an average gap of two weeks between each trip. On each trip I found over 70 heaps of variegated pla... Read More


CAG audit finds gross irregularities in implementation of MGNREGA across Odisha

India, April 8 -- There have been gross irregularities in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Odisha, according to the recently released audit... Read More


Energy in times of war

India, April 8 -- The disastrous US-Israel war against Iran has disrupted energy supply across the world. Governments in both rich and poor countries are warning their people of dire times ahead, unli... Read More


More than half of Odisha's PVTG population missed out on welfare schemes, CAG finds

India, April 8 -- An audit by India's CAG reveals that 54% of Odisha's Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, about 160,000 people, have been left out of key welfare schemes. Despite OPELIP's mandate... Read More