Onions dumped, potato crops destroyed: Why falling farm prices are not lowering retail food bills

India, May 14 -- Farmers in several states are dumping onions, destroying potato crops and discarding tomatoes after mandi prices fell sharply despite rising food inflation. Food inflation rose from ... Read More

Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected

India, May 14 -- Illegal gold mining in Brazil's Yanomami territory has triggered a severe malaria crisis. Deregulation under Jair Bolsonaro opened Indigenous lands to thousands of miners. Researche... Read More

The women's rights crisis in Afghanistan is an ongoing humanitarian calamity

India, May 14 -- Afghanistan's crisis under Taliban rule is more than a women's rights issue; it is a full-scale humanitarian disaster. Systematic exclusion of women from work, education, health care... Read More

After months without rain, Arunachal Pradesh villages count losses from severe forest fires

India, May 13 -- Arunachal Pradesh recorded 461 fire calls between 1 January and 27 April 2026, of which 323 were classified as forest fires. Fires spread across the hills of Mebo in February, damagi... Read More

Nearly 2,000 hectares of Rabi paddy affected in Odisha's Nuapada as reservoir levels fall and irrigation systems falter

India, May 13 -- An acute water shortage in the Upper Jonk Irrigation Project command area has damaged standing Rabi paddy crops across nearly 2,000 hectares in Odisha's Nuapada district. More than 1... Read More

Rural India's energy crisis: In Mohad & Sursuli, high LPG refill cost keeps rural households tied to biomass

India, May 13 -- In villages like Mohad and Sursuli in Chhattisgarh, LPG access under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has not translated into regular use. High refill costs, rising fuel prices and ... Read More

Indian banks' climate action falling short, driven more by regulation than strategy, report finds

India, May 13 -- Even as India swelters in a severe heat wave, amidst a fossil fuel shortage brought on by geopolitical turmoil, new analysis shows that Indian banks are failing to recognise and integ... Read More

Two key targets - reversing forest loss and eliminating extreme poverty among forest-dependent populations remain off track, finds UN report

India, May 13 -- A new United Nations report has warned that the world is not on track to meet crucial global forest goals by 2030, particularly the targets of ending deforestation and eliminating ext... Read More

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 12, 2026)

India, May 13 -- OIL gets drilling approval at Dibru Saikhowa National Park Oil India Limited (OIL) filed its response on the appeal before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which questioned the envi... Read More

Fast fashion's rewear problem: Why millions of reusable clothes still end up as waste

India, May 13 -- Fast fashion brands are adding thousands of new styles each year, but researchers warn that the systems needed to reuse clothes remain underdeveloped. A new analysis of more than 8,0... Read More

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