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"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


NGT rejects 'deemed approval' clause for multi-sports arena in Delhi's Dwarka area, says environmental laws cannot be bypassed by resorting to it

India, April 23 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given its verdict on a proposed integrated multi-sports arena project in the Dwarka area of the national capital. The NGT has rejected the clai... Read More


"Machines are standing still": Fuel shortages disrupt wheat harvest in Uttar Pradesh

India, April 17 -- Petrol and diesel shortages are disrupting wheat harvesting across parts of Uttar Pradesh Farmers report machines lying idle as fuel supplies run dry during the peak harvest period... Read More


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... Read More


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... Read More


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... Read More


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 ... Read More


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 ... Read More


'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... Read More