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

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

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... Read More

'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... Read More

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... Read More

NGT cracks down on groundwater use at cricket stadiums, flags continued reliance despite treated water availability

India, Feb. 6 -- The National Green Tribunal has raised concerns over excessive groundwater extraction by major cricket stadiums across India A Central Ground Water Authority report found that severa... Read More

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