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'Wake-up call', say experts as India gets second lowest global ranking on Yale's environment performance index; also raise questions on methodology

India, July 30 -- Experts have called India's ranking in Yale University's latest global Environmental Performance Index (EPI) as a wake-up call that cannot be ignored any longer. The ranking release... Read More


One year since ICJ climate advisory opinion: UNEP urges stronger laws & active courts for a just transition

India, July 30 -- Strong environmental laws and systems can contribute to just transition for a greener future by protecting rights, involving communities and ensuring justice, according to a new repo... Read More


Drought caused Late Bronze Age civilisations like Mycenaeans, Minoans and the Hittite Empire to collapse. Scientists now know how

India, July 30 -- Great Bronze Age civilisations like Mycenaeans, Minoans and the Hittite Empire collapsed due to drought. Scientists now know what exactly happened to trigger it. Scientists from Sto... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Monsoon in full swing as torrential rain batters several states, Assam flood crisis deepens

India, July 30 -- Monsoon remains highly active across India as heavy to extremely heavy rainfall hits several states, disrupting normal life and raising flood concerns. Assam flood crisis worsens wi... Read More


Industrial poultry farming leading cause of food poisoning: Study

India, July 29 -- The rapid global expansion of industrial poultry farming is accelerating the spread and evolution of Campylobacter - the world's leading bacterial cause of diarrhoeal disease, accord... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 24, 2026)

India, July 29 -- SC seeks information on Environmental Relief Fund The Supreme Court (SC), July 21, 2026 directed the central government to file a comprehensive affidavit explaining the scheme, if a... Read More


Zero-emission transport could prevent 1.7 million premature deaths in India by 2050, study says

India, July 29 -- A faster shift to zero-emission vehicles could prevent 1.7 million premature deaths in India by 2050, an ICCT study says. Road transport pollution is linked to about 90,000 prematur... Read More


India's carbon market targets too weak to drive industrial transformation: Report

India, July 29 -- India's proposed Carbon Credit Trading Scheme will not deliver transformational industrial decarbonisation, experts warn. New report shows far more ambitious emissions intensity tar... Read More


Lavender helps Jammu and Kashmir farmers adapt to a warmer, drier climate

India, July 29 -- Lavender cultivation is expanding in Jammu and Kashmir as farmers look for crops better suited to warmer winters, erratic rainfall and shrinking irrigation sources. Scientists say l... Read More


Rethinking conservation: India needs a new framework for conserving tigers

India, July 29 -- This is the fourth of a 4-part series. Read the first, second and third parts. K Ullas Karanth, a Bengaluru-based wildlife biologist, says the first step could be to reduce prey den... Read More