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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 7, 2026)
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (851+ words) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) should have disclosed to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Mo EFCC) that it would be constructing eight pillars in the waterbody in Goyla Khurd village of Delhi, the National…...
Pre-monsoon season emerging as new high-risk period for crops, analysis shows
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (872+ words) The monsoon has long been seen as the most destructive season for Indian agriculture, with heavy rains and floods between June and September damaging crops across large areas. However, an analysis of data from 2022 to early April 2026 suggests a shift…...
All about a magical encounter with the White-bellied Giant Flying Squirrel in Kashmir
2+ min ago (435+ words) I consider wildlife sightings a matter of chance. They arrive uninvited, unattended and undefined. They simply happen. It was without doubt, a surprise " one I had never imagined, not even in my wildest dreams. And yet it had to happen…...
Did 25 vultures in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri die due to poison meant for free-ranging dogs?
2+ min ago (358+ words) 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 district? That question is lingering in the minds of many locals…...
India has built an extraordinary foundation of groundwater recharge infrastructure over the past 20 years. The task now is to make it work
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (253+ words) Over the past two decades, multiple government programmes such as watershed management programmes and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) have invested heavily in building small-scale recharge structures. In addition, a range of non-governmental and CSR initiatives…...
'Life worth more than gold': Xingu people protest land rights violations
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (241+ words) 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 protest against mining and logging. They denounced the large-scale project to mine…...
Kenya moves into advanced phase of renewable energy integration: IEA report
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (421+ words) 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, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report, Integrating Variable Renewable Energy…...
New research shows how forests can prevent floods of all sizes
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (938+ words) New research overturns long-held assumptions about forests and flooding, arguing that healthy forests can significantly reduce the size and frequency of floods of all magnitudes. Study used causal methods rather than traditional non-causal approaches. The research shows that forest cover…...
Global trade in wild birds is poorly monitored " the risks to wildlife, ecosystems and human health
9+ hour, 53+ min ago (1057+ words) Global trade in wild-caught birds remains poorly monitored. Over a million non-CITES birds were imported into Hong Kong and Singapore between 2006 and 2020, most from Africa. This largely invisible trade spreads disease and invasive species. It also exposes serious gaps in…...