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India’s Path to Sustainable Air Quality

This editorial is based on “NCAP 2.0 must focus on industrial reform to ensure cities have clean air” which was published in The Indian...

26 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Progress on India’s Climate Targets

For Prelims: Paris Agreement 2015, Carbon Sink, Monoculture, Climate Finance, Lithium-ion, Sodium-ion, Green Hydrogen, Agroforestry, Miyawaki...

26 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

ICJ’s Advisory on State Duties for Climate Action

Source: DTE  Why in News?   The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a landmark advisory opinion stating that countries can...

25 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Towards Resilient and Prosperous Cities in India

For Prelims: World Bank, 74th Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 , Goods and Services Tax, Smart Cities Mission  For Mains: Urban climate...

25 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Global Wetland Outlook 2025

For Prelims: Ramsar Convention, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Sustainable...

22 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034

For Prelims: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Food and Agriculture Organization, Biofuels, Ethanol  For Mains: Food...

21 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Just Transition in the Global Plastics Treaty

For Prelims: Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, India Plastics Pact, Project REPLAN , GoLitter Partnerships Project   For Mains:...

18 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Empowering India’s Energy Transition with AI

This editorial is based on “AI’s role in India’s energy transition, a reality check needed” which was published in The...

15 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Grey Seal

Source: TH  As climate change, pollution, and overfishing threaten the Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the Baltic Sea, Lithuania has launched...

14 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

River Pollution in India

For Prelims: Namami Gange Programme, Ganga, Yamuna, Algal Blooms, Sutlej River, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Gangetic River Dolphin, UN Decade...

14 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Reversal on ELV Fuel Ban

Source: TH  The Delhi government has rolled back its fuel ban on end-of-life vehicles (ELVs)-Petrol cars over 15 years and diesel vehicles over...

14 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Revival of Lotus in Wular Lake

Source: IE  After three decades of ecological dormancy caused by the 1992 flood, lotus flowers have once again begun blooming in...

12 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Sustaining Development in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

This editorial is based on “Projects in Great Nicobar Island have strategic importance. Government must address transparency concerns”...

11 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

From Relief to Resilience in Disaster Management

This editorial is based on “India's disaster risk financing needs to evolve as new options emerge” which was published in The Livemint...

09 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Call for Reforming the UNFCCC

For Prelims: UNFCCC, Convention on Biological Diversity, Green Climate Fund, Kyoto Protocol,  Adaptation and Mitigation  For Mains: Role...

09 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Great Nicobar Project EIA Downplays Earthquake Risk

For Prelims: Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project (GNIP), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Earthquake, Plate Boundary, Sunda Trench, Pacific...

09 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Bonn Climate Change Conference 2025

Source: IE  Why in News? The 62nd annual session of the Bonn Climate Change Conference was held in Bonn, Germany. This mid-year meeting sets...

07 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Plastic Waste a Public Health Threat

For Prelims: Microplastics, Single-Use Plastics, Virgin plastic, Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals  For Mains: Plastic Waste Management,...

05 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

The Himalayan Tipping Point

This editorial is based on “Himalayan springs are drying. It’s a threat to India’s ecological stability and national...

04 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation

Kariyachalli Island

Source: DTE   Tamil Nadu, under the TNSHORE (Tamil Nadu Sustainably Harnessing Ocean Resources) project, is working to protect the...

04 Jul 2025 Environmental Pollution & Degradation