Unpaid care keeps millions of women out of work. UN Women says investment could change that

India, June 25 -- Women and girls spend 2.5 times more hours on unpaid care work than men. Around 708 million working-age women are outside the labour market because of unpaid care responsibilities. ... Read More

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 24, 2026)

India, June 25 -- Kerala HC bars installation of kiosks on Kochi's Queen's Walkway The right to life and liberty includes the right to walk freely without obstruction, and footpaths cannot be used fo... Read More

Treated sewage water in Faridabad's Badkhal Lake blamed for tree deaths and groundwater fears

India, June 25 -- Environmentalists allege nearly 1,000 trees have dried up near Faridabad's Badkhal Lake after coming into contact with treated sewage water released into the lake. The water is supp... Read More

India's poorest ration-card holders may see cereal quota tied to family size under new draft law

India, June 25 -- The Union government has proposed replacing the fixed 35kg monthly foodgrain quota for Antyodaya Anna Yojana households with a 7kg per-person entitlement. The draft National Food Se... Read More

Banda first sizzled; now it is drying up

India, June 25 -- Farmers in parts of Banda district are increasingly cultivating vegetables and other seasonal crops on the exposed bed of the Ken river as recurring drought and shrinking water avail... Read More

Prescription for safer food

India, June 25 -- A few years ago, the EU issued directives on the use of antibiotics in the food it imports. This meant animal products, including fish, dairy and honey, produced using antibiotics as... Read More

Of Hormuz and Hamirpur

India, June 24 -- Iran's sealing off the Strait of Hormuz led to energy problems across the globe. The subsequent scarcity of fuel, especially natural gas, led to many locations in India reverting ba... Read More

The Supreme Court's High-Powered Committee on the Aravallis gives little reason for hope

India, June 24 -- A High-Powered Committee (HPC) constituted by the Supreme Court on May 25, 2026, has brought little hope for conservation of the Aravallis. The constitution of the Committee is very ... Read More

A drying and heating up Europe is deepening poverty and inequality: Study

India, June 24 -- Compound dry-and-hot extremes are exacerbating income inequality and pushing millions more people into poverty across Europe, according to a new Climate Analytics study. Researchers... Read More

Stem cell transplant keeps two patients with rare autoimmune disease relapse-free for 15 years

India, June 24 -- A donor stem cell transplant has kept two patients with neuromyelitis optica relapse-free for 15 years without ongoing medication. NMO is a rare autoimmune disorder in which the imm... Read More

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