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Heatwave cuts working hours for 90 per cent of Delhi street vendors, survey finds

India, March 5 -- A new WIEGO survey finds 90% of Delhi's street vendors cut their working hours during the 2025 heatwave as extreme temperatures made outdoor work unbearable. 96% reported a sharp fa... और पढ़ें


AAD 2026: Claim of 5% Indian poverty rate, upliftment of 250 million people out of poverty hollow, says Santosh Mehrotra

India, Feb. 27 -- Development economist and labour and employment expert Santosh Mehrotra on February 27 dismissed claims that India's poverty rate had shrunk to five per cent and that 250 million Ind... और पढ़ें


Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026: Local prebiotic diets can be therapeutic, especially for pregnant women and children, says Ramadas Balamurugan

India, Feb. 27 -- Local prebiotic diets can prove to be a blessing, especially for children and pregnant women, said Ramadas Balamurugan from AIIMS Bhubaneswar on February 27, 2026, during a session o... और पढ़ें


Air pollution causing 16 times more deaths each year than COVID-19: Sanjeev Bagai at AAD 2026

India, Feb. 26 -- Air pollution is truly a public health emergency in India and especially its national capital. Breathing polluted air is causing 16 times more deaths annually nationwide than deaths ... और पढ़ें


Invasive species are disrupting ecology in India: Jagdish Krishnaswamy at AAD 2026

India, Feb. 26 -- Most climate models have not been able to adequately capture the picture of ecological imbalance visible across India. Long-term changes in vegetation cover indicate that in regions ... और पढ़ें


'Judges must have a spine; what cannot be compensated is not sustainable': Former SC Judge Deepak Gupta at AAD

India, Feb. 25 -- Former Supreme Court judge Deepak Gupta says courts are no longer as proactive on environmental protection Warns that procedure alone cannot justify projects that result in environm... और पढ़ें


Judges must have a spine; what cannot be compensated is not sustainable: Former SC Judge Deepak Gupta at AAD

India, Feb. 25 -- Former Supreme Court judge Deepak Gupta says courts are no longer as proactive on environmental protection Warns that procedure alone cannot justify projects that result in environm... और पढ़ें


NGT orders Suav to be restored as a river in official records, warns of penalties for non-compliance

India, Feb. 20 -- NGT directs Suav's status be changed from 'nullah' to 'river' in official records Orders publication of correction in gazette and local newspapers Bars new construction in demarcat... और पढ़ें


'No good ground to interfere': NGT approves Andaman-Nicobar port project, dismisses all petitions

India, Feb. 16 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cleared the way for a controversial mega port project in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, rejecting a series of petitions that warned of potenti... और पढ़ें


NGT questions Uttar Pradesh move to treat Assi river as drain amid Ganga pollution concerns

India, Feb. 11 -- The National Green Tribunal has questioned the Uttar Pradesh government's plan treating the Assi river in Varanasi as a drain The tribunal said permanently tapping stormwater drains... और पढ़ें