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India grapples with fertilizer overuse, pollution, and import dependence, necessitating efficiency improvements and policy coordination for sustainable agriculture and food security.
Jharkhand government delays declaring Saranda forests as wildlife sanctuary despite SC orders, risking ecological security and increasing human-animal conflict.
Greenland ice core reveals human mercury pollution started in Bronze Age, challenging current environmental models focusing on recent centuries.
DMRC launches hydrogen-powered bus service in Central Vista, promoting cleaner public transport with IOCL collaboration and reduced emissions.
NCR mandates electric 3-wheeler registration by 2029, restricts fuel sales without PUCC, and monitors stubble burning incidents.
Zoonotic disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent due to deforestation, industrial farming, and climate change, posing global health security threats.
India repurposes old thermal power sites for nuclear projects, targeting 100 GWe capacity by 2047, SHANTI Act enables private sector.
Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, centralizes power, undermining federalism and local governance in environmental policy implementation.
Renewable energy curtailment threatens India's clean energy transition; grid modernization and diversified clean energy development are crucial for RE evacuation.
Delhi grapples with intensifying heatwaves due to urbanization, demanding sustainable solutions and social protection measures to mitigate economic and ecological impacts.
Delhi's EV Policy 2.0 proposes phasing out ICE vehicles; CAFE-3 norms revision faces delays, hindering India's electrification goals.
Western Ghats biodiversity faces alarming gap: 35% dragonfly, damselfly species missing, indicating ecological stress and habitat loss.
Calcutta HC allows plea against Great Nicobar project, rejecting Centre's objections on locus standi and FRA violations.
Auto industry opposes Delhi's proposed ban on ICE two-wheelers citing livelihood loss, import dependence, and economic instability concerns.
Santa Marta Conference highlights Global South's role in equitable green transition amid geopolitical tensions and ecological exploitation concerns.
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