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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


Centuries before the Inca, parrots were transported from the Amazon across the Andes to coastal Peru: Study

India, March 11 -- Hundreds of years before the Inca Empire, vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru, a new study has revealed. This highlights a sophisticat... Read More


China is set to unveil its 15th Five-Year Plan - what's in it for climate?

India, March 11 -- China's draft 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) outlines a major push for clean technologies while maintaining a role for coal to ensure energy security. The plan raises the share of... Read More


Gas shortage due to West Asia crisis threatens food security of migrant workers, business of street vendors

India, March 11 -- India's Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, as the government's first formal response to the Gulf energy disruption, established an allocation framework to ration gas suppl... Read More


For the first time in five years, Himachal Pradesh records severe heatwave in the first week of March

India, March 11 -- Himachal Pradesh has recorded a severe heatwave in early March 2026, marking the earliest occurrence in five years. This shift in timing, arriving 74 days earlier than in 2024, sug... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 10, 2026)

India, March 11 -- PWD Meghalaya clears Myntdu river of construction waste, adds erosion safeguards. UPPCB halts Ghazipur sewage discharge into pond, plans filtration chamber. UP Irrigation initiate... Read More


How climate change is redrawing Tanzania's disease map

India, March 10 -- Climate change is reshaping Tanzania's disease landscape. Erratic weather patterns are leading to increased respiratory infections, dengue fever, cholera and malaria. Flooding exa... Read More


February 2026 fifth warmest on record globally: Copernicus

India, March 10 -- The month of February 2026 was the fifth warmest on record globally, with Western Europe witnessing extreme rainfall and widespread flooding. The Arctic recorded the third-lowest se... Read More


As told to Parliament (March 9, 2026): No minor or medium irrigation project pending with Centre for environmental clearance

India, March 10 -- Government says no minor or medium irrigation project is pending with the environment ministry for clearance. Most urban local bodies have filed plastic waste compliance reports, b... Read More