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NHRC to hear 216 cases of alleged bonded labour in brick kilns across various districts of Uttar Pradesh

India, April 14 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will hold an online hearing of 216 cases of alleged bonded labour in the brick kilns across various districts of Uttar Pradesh at its pre... Read More


Indigenous knowledge: Researchers decode cancer-fighting potential of traditional Konyak Naga herbal medicine

India, April 13 -- Researchers from Nagaland University, Berhampur University, and Saveetha Medical College have, in a preliminary investigation, identified traditional herbal formulation used by the ... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 10, 2026)

India, April 13 -- NGT flags non-compliance by several states with CPCB directions on retrofitting emission control devices in diesel generators Notices issued to pollution control bodies; replies so... Read More


As the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway is opened tomorrow, new study documents 18 wildlife species using key underpass near Haridwar

India, April 13 -- Eighteen species are utilising a key underpass on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14, 2026, a recent government state... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 9, 2026)

India, April 10 -- NGT orders replies, joint report on illegal sand quarries harming biodiversity, flow. Dindori stone crusher: NGT forms committee to probe illegal crusher causing pollution, lacking... Read More


Caribou survival depends on lichen and snow: Study

India, April 10 -- If lichen continues to decline across the Arctic, caribou populations could struggle to survive the winter, according to a study by researchers at the State University of New York C... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 7, 2026)

India, April 9 -- NHAI should be penalised for highway over protected waterbody: NGT The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) should have disclosed to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest... Read More


How will 20% ethanol-blended petrol affect your vehicle? Anumita explains E20 petrol policy

India, April 9 -- By mandate, all oil marketing companies across India are selling E20 since April 1, 2026. The official objective is to cut down on expensive crude oil imports by blending domesticall... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 6, 2026)

India, April 7 -- Desilting of Punjab rivers The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on April 2, 2026, modified the interim order passed on February 11, 2026. It permitted the state of Punjab to take furth... Read More


Kalpakkam: India's indigenously developed atomic reactor attains criticality

India, April 7 -- India's indigenously developed atomic reactor, the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, has achieved 'criticality', according to a statement by the Centr... Read More