Environment & Ecology
726 articles · 2026
Must Read (46)
India raises clean-energy ambition with 60% non-fossil fuel power goal by 2035
EnvIRGS 3, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
India’s rice fields now rank among world’s top methane hotspots
EnvOtherS&TGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Great Indian Bustard numbers stable, survives in only 16% of Thar habitat, says report
EnvGS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Building water security in a rapidly drying India
EnvOtherOtherGS 2, GS 3Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read
Western Ghats: What is the ESA plan for conservation, why it is necessary and the concerns
EnvGeoGS 3, GS 1Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Dhaka’s new Padma barrage will reshape South Asia’s water power map
IREnvGeoGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
India pushes for dialogue on climate finance, adaptation at Bonn climate talks
EnvIRGS 3, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
At long last: On Kalpakkam reactor criticality, India’s regulatory regime
S&TEnvPolityGS 3, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
How will India’s new Nationally Determined Contribution accelerate climate action?
EnvEconomyPolityGS 3, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
IMD makes downward revision in monsoon forecast, India headed for driest year in a decade
GeoEconomyEnvGS 1, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Why is India pushing for coal gasification? | Explained
EconomyEnvS&TGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
India not to host COP 33 in 2028, Government confirms
EnvIRGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
On India’s updated climate pledges
EnvIREconomyGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Assam records world’s first-ever release of captive-bred slender-billed vultures
EnvGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
India-EU FTA includes separate annexure to address EU carbon tax
EconomyIREnvGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsEconomic Times1 min read
Indus Waters Treaty: A year on, India’s case for freezing it and what it plans next
IREnvGeoGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
PM Modi to flag off India’s first hydrogen-powered train in Haryana
OtherS&TEnvGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Indian Ocean Dipole: What is it, and can it rescue India’s faltering 2026 monsoon
GeoEnvGS 1, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
India’s fertiliser subsidy model is broken; direct income support is the only way forward: Ashok Gulati
OtherOtherEnvGS 3Prelims + MainsEconomic Times1 min read
Can India cool down without heating up? Experts Explain why sustainability is key
EnvEconomyGeoGS 3, GS 1Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Higher ethanol blended petrol between 22-30% exempted from central excise duty
EnvEconomyGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Great Nicobar task: Pursuing national security with ecological responsibility
OtherEnvGeoGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Why SHANTI Act’s nuclear liability limits are under Supreme Court scrutiny
PolityS&TEnvGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
India abstains on UNGA resolution on ICJ climate opinion
EnvIRGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Uttarakhand flood maps may be underestimating risk, study warns
OtherEnvGeoGS 1, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Explained: Odisha becomes first state to launch Marine Spatial Plan. Here is what to know
EnvGeoEconomyGS 1, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Tourism and trade: On the Great Nicobar mega-infrastructure project
EnvSocialEconomyGS 1, GS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Centre redefines Ganga floodplain, drops ‘construction-free zone’ provision
EnvGeoPolityGS 1, GS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Assam records world’s first-ever release of captive-bred slender-billed vultures
EnvGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Cabinet approves scheme to promote ‘floating’ solar plants
EconomyEnvS&TGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Union Cabinet approves ₹23,371 crore GOBARdhan scheme to fuel CBG sector growth
EconomyEnvS&TGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
How will the Supreme Court order impact mining around Ramsar wetland sites? | Explained
EnvPolityGeoGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Supreme Court says 10 km radius buffer for mining extends to all wetland reserves
EnvPolityGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Extreme heat can erase hundreds of thousands of jobs in India's cities by 2050: World Bank
EnvEconomyGeoGS 1, GS 3Prelims + MainsEconomic Times1 min read
Supreme Court balances ecology and public interest. Centre must pay heed
EnvPolityGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
The middle path | Explaining Supreme Court’s latest verdict on post facto environmental clearances
PolityEnvGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Supreme Court quashes 2021 OM allowing ex post facto environmental clearance, but upholds Centre’s power to provide ‘amnesty schemes’
PolityEnvGS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Government re-issues draft notification declaring over 56 K sq km of Western Ghats as eco-sensitive area
EnvGeoPolityGS 1, GS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
More time for Western Ghats panel as eco-sensitive area deadlock continues
EnvGeoPolityGS 3, GS 1, GS 2Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
Indus Waters Treaty: Government focus on Chenab projects, renegotiation
IREnvGeoGS 2, GS 3, GS 1Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
What has been the impact of ethanol blending?
EnvEconomyS&TGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Chinese geologists question safety of Brahmaputra Mega-Dam in Tibet being built over active seismic fault line
IRGeoEnvGS 1, GS 2, GS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
PM to flag off India’s first hydrogen train: How they work, and why they haven’t picked pace globally
S&TEnvOtherGS 3Prelims + MainsIndian Express1 min read
What a dolphin’s death in Kerala reveals about India’s marine plastic pollution
EnvGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
NBWL Standing Committee considers over 100 development projects requiring wildlife clearance
EnvPolityGS 3, GS 2Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
India adds 709 new species to its faunal database in 2025, 353 taxa to its flora
EnvGeoGS 3, GS 1Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read