Category: ENVIRONMENT-CLIMATE
Insights and analysis on environment, climate change, and sustainability in India. This category highlights policies, innovations, and community actions driving climate resilience, renewable energy, pollution control, and ecological conservation.
India’s Emissions Rise Again: 2025 Set to Break Records as Renewables Stall
Despite green pledges, India braces for a 1.4 % jump in CO₂ emissions this year, unsettling climate ambitions Dateline: New Delhi | 14 November 2025 [more…]
India Tightens Plastic Packaging Rules: 2025 Amendments Target Traceability and Recycling Mandates
New Delhi | 4 November 2025 Dateline: New Delhi | 4 November 2025 Summary: The Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2025, notified by the [more…]
Gurugram’s Environmental Red Flags: Falling Forest Cover and Unchecked Urban Expansion Raise Pollution Risks
Gurugram | 4 November 2025 Dateline: Gurugram | 4 November 2025 Summary: Recent data show the district of Gurugram in Haryana has seen its forest [more…]
India launches bold “National Initiative on Water Security” to safeguard future in driest districts
Massive conservation thrust under MGNREGA budget aims to resolve water-stress by re-engineering rural assets Dateline: New Delhi | 4 November 2025 Summary: The Government of [more…]
Delhi launches cloud-seeding experiment as toxic smog grips the capital ahead of winter
Emergency weather-modification step aims to wash away hazardous pollutants—but experts say structural fixes remain critical Dateline: New Delhi | 4 November 2025 Summary: Faced with [more…]
Haryana report reveals PM10 from industry, bricks and transport dominate non-CO₂ emissions; warns 37 % rise in pollutants by 2047
First state-wide inventory draws a stark map of pollution sources and urges urgent intervention in Gurugram and other key districts Dateline: Gurugram | 4 November [more…]
Global Climate Diplomacy at a Crossroad: Key Outcomes From the Latest Summit and What They Mean for India
As the world negotiates new finance targets and energy transition pathways, India steps up its role amidst demands for equity, implementation and future readiness. Dateline: [more…]
US Absence and Brazil’s Amazon Stage Set the Tone for COP30 Climate Conference
With the United States stepping back, host nation Brazil and emerging economies seek to reclaim climate-leadership amid tough financing and fossil-fuel debates Dateline: Belém / [more…]
New Study Warns of Rising Ecological Droughts Across India, Spotting Vulnerability in Haryana & Gurugram Fringe
Research links ocean-warming and rainfall deficits to worsening ecosystem stress, raising red flags for peri-urban belts around Gurugram Dateline: New Delhi / Gurugram | 01 [more…]
Thick, Hazardous Smog Engulfs Delhi After Diwali Fire-crackers, Air Quality Index Surges Above 350
Post-festival air-pollution spike in India’s capital triggers health alerts, raises long-standing questions about seasonal smog-control Dateline: New Delhi | 31 October 2025 Summary: The national [more…]