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Letter to ministries flags lack of rules for pesticide-coated seeds in India, urges safety checks and labelling

India, July 1 -- A letter to several Union ministries has raised concerns over the absence of clear rules for pesticide-coated seeds in India. It says farmers, workers and consumers often have no way... Read More


From right holders to beneficiaries: New handbook raises questions over India's changing welfare model

India, June 26 -- Azim Premji University's new handbook examines how India's welfare model is shifting from rights-based entitlements towards cash transfers, digital delivery and the language of "bene... Read More


New rule requires fish survival test for caustic soda industry wastewater

India, June 9 -- New environmental standards require caustic soda plants using membrane cell technology to pass a fish-survival test for wastewater toxicity. The rules say at least 90% of fish must s... Read More


Ganga runs polluted

India, June 2 -- Despite considerable funding under the Centre's flagship Namami Gange programme, Uttarakhand fails to keep the Ganga clean. More than a third of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the ... Read More


No new hydropower projects in Alaknanda-Bhagirathi basin, Centre tells apex court

India, May 21 -- No new dams will be built in the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins in Uttarakhand, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has stated in its counter-... Read More


Underground river channel beneath Prayagraj-Kanpur stretch may be separate from Ganga and Yamuna, scientists say

India, May 16 -- The discovery of a 200 kilometre-long underground palaeo-channel stretching from Prayagraj to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has reignited debate around one of India's oldest and most enduri... Read More


Scientists warn Kheer Ganga diversion in Uttarakhand's Dharali could increase disaster risk

India, May 14 -- Scientists have warned that diverting the Kheer Ganga river in Uttarakhand's Dharali could increase the risk of future disasters. The glacier-fed river changed course after the 5 Aug... Read More


Over 82 million people displaced within their own countries in 2025 as conflict and violence drive global crisis

India, May 12 -- More than 82 million people were internally displaced across 104 countries by the end of 2025, according to the latest IDMC and NRC report. Conflict and violence drove most of the cr... Read More


"City is open and busy, but our work has vanished": Delhi's workers struggle to find work as fuel, living costs rise

India, April 28 -- Amid a continuing energy crisis, daily wage workers in parts of Delhi say they are struggling to afford cooking fuel, with many turning to firewood and cow dung cakes to get through... Read More


NGT issues notice to Centre and UP over Yamuna pollution in Mathura, Vrindavan

India, April 23 -- National Green Tribunal issues notice to Centre and Uttar Pradesh over Yamuna pollution in Mathura and Vrindavan Petition claims river water falls under "very poor" Category D, unf... Read More