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- Climate & Nature
India LPG Supply Crisis Exposes Cooking Fuel Vulnerability Amid Gulf Tensions
India's 332.1 million active domestic LPG connections have been placed under severe supply stress by disruption in the Strait of Hormuz triggered by the US-Israel military action on Iran, prompting ca…
- Climate & Nature
European Commission Unveils AccelerateEU Strategy to Cut Fossil Fuel Dependence
The European Commission has released its AccelerateEU strategy, outlining measures to reduce the EU's reliance on imported fossil fuels and tackle rising energy costs through accelerated electrificati…
- Regulations
NGT Rejects Deemed Environmental Clearance Claim for Delhi Sports Arena Project
The National Green Tribunal has ruled that the proposed Dwarka Sports Arena project in Delhi cannot claim deemed environmental clearance, stating that this provision applies only when all application …
- Standards & Frameworks
ISSB Chooses Practice Statement Path for Nature Disclosure Standards
The IFRS Foundation's International Sustainability Standards Board has decided to develop nature-related disclosure requirements as a non-mandatory IFRS Practice Statement rather than a standalone man…
- Sustainable Finance
Amazon Commits to 685,000-Ton Carbon Credit Deal Covering Indian Rice Farms
Amazon has entered a long-term carbon credit offtake agreement with The Good Rice Alliance, covering more than 685,000 metric tons of CO2-equivalent credits generated by methane emission reductions fr…
- Sustainable Finance
India and South Korea expand cooperation on carbon markets and climate
India and South Korea agreed on April 21, 2026 to deepen cooperation on climate action, marine ecosystems and Article 6.2 carbon trading under the Paris Agreement. The bilateral track for high-integri…
- Climate & Nature
Lahaul Valley Tourist Arrivals Surpassed One Million in 2024 Straining Fragile Ecosystems
Tourist arrivals in Lahaul Valley surpassed one million in 2024 following the 2020 opening of the Atal Tunnel, creating year-round connectivity that has driven sustained growth from 130,000 visitors i…
- Climate & Nature
Earth Day 2026 Highlights Gap Between Global Climate Targets and Local Action
Earth Day 2026 commentary by Environmental Defense Fund's India advisor argues that the gap between global climate negotiations and community-level action remains the primary obstacle to effective env…
- Climate & Nature
Rising Temperatures Force Bees and Wasps to Emerge Earlier Depleting Fat Reserves
A study published in Functional Ecology analysing 14,921 cavity-nesting bees and wasps from 161 sites in Bavaria finds that warmer temperatures consistently advance emergence after hibernation across …
- Climate & Nature
Satellite Data Identifies India's Secunderabad and Mumbai Landfills as Global Methane Hotspots
India hosted two of the world's 25 largest methane-emitting landfill sites in 2025, at Secunderabad in Telangana and Mumbai in Maharashtra, according to satellite-based analysis by the Stop Methane Pr…
- Climate & Nature
53 Nations Gather in Colombia to Design Managed Fossil Fuel Phaseout Treaty
More than 50 nations are meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia to discuss a potential standalone treaty managing the phaseout of coal, oil and gas, in a historic summit that predates but has been dramatica…
- Climate & Nature
Milieudefensie Files New Court Case Against Shell Over Oil Expansion
Dutch environmental group Milieudefensie has launched a second lawsuit against Shell, demanding the energy company halt new oil and gas field development and progressively cut emissions between 2030 a…
- Climate & Nature
US Pushes World Bank to Drop Climate Lending Targets at Spring Meetings
The World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings concluded on April 18, 2026, in Washington with the United States openly calling for the expiry of the Bank's second Climate Change Action Plan, under which 45 p…
- Climate & Nature
Exergy3 Raises GBP 10 Million to Convert Surplus Renewables into Industrial Heat
University of Edinburgh spinout Exergy3 raised GBP 10 million equivalent to approximately USD 13.5 million in a seed funding round to scale its ultra-high temperature thermal energy storage technology…
- Climate & Nature
Hormuz Closure Cuts 20% of Global Oil Supply Reshaping Energy Transition Debate
Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz following US-Israel military action has cut approximately 20 per cent of the world's oil and gas supply, creating acute energy scarcity and forcing governments t…
- Climate & Nature
78 Percent of Business Leaders Continue Pursuing Net Zero Despite Political Uncertainty
A survey of more than 7,000 business leaders across G7 countries by BSI found that 78% will continue pursuing net zero regardless of political uncertainty because it is good for business, while 83% re…
- Climate & Nature
Satellite Imagery Becomes Essential Tool for Deforestation-Free Supply Chain ESG Compliance
Companies are increasingly turning to satellite-based monitoring, particularly data from ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-2 program, to verify deforestation-free supply chains and support credible ESG report…
- Sustainable Finance
ICAO approves Verra's revised rice methodology under CORSIA framework
The International Civil Aviation Organization approved Verra's revised methodology VM0042 for reduced methane emissions from rice cultivation for use under CORSIA. The decision lets airlines buy rice-…
- Climate & Nature
North American Wildfire Potential Burning Hours Increased 36% Since 1975
Annual potential burning hours for wildfires in North America have increased by 36 per cent between 1975 and 2024, according to a study published in Science Advances that analysed nearly 9,000 fires l…
- Regulations
NGT Orders Inspection of Kanpur Tannery Discharge and Meerut Sewerage Gaps
The National Green Tribunal received affidavit evidence on 9 April 2026 showing that sewerage coverage in Meerut reaches only 30 per cent of the urban area, while chromium levels at two of seven Jajma…
- Climate & Nature
India's National Biodiversity Authority approves new governance measures at 77th meeting
India's National Biodiversity Authority approved policy and institutional measures strengthening access and benefit-sharing, conservation and compliance under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 at its…
- Climate & Nature
MGNREGA Effectively Stalled as VB-GRAMG Transition Creates Rural Employment Void
Rural employment under MGNREGA has effectively ground to a halt since April 2026 as local officials await central guidelines for the replacement Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission…
- Climate & Nature
Monsoon Patterns Drive Moist Heatwave Risk Across India With Kerala Most Exposed
A study published in Climate Dynamics drawing on more than 80 years of weather data shows that the Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation, the same atmospheric system that drives the monsoon's active…
- Regulations
NGT Directs Pollution Probe Committees for Jharkhand Brick Kilns and Rajasthan Waste
The National Green Tribunal on 13 and 15 April 2026 constituted separate inspection committees for alleged industrial pollution violations in Ramgarh, Jharkhand and for enforcement of the new Solid Wa…