While announcing the Budget 2026-2027 at the Delhi Assembly, CM Rekha Gupta said that Rs 22,236 crore of the city's budget will be reserved as the 'green budget'.
PM 2.5 levels and PM 10 levels recorded a year-on-year reduction, according to the city’s Economic Survey released on 23 March by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
The survey, tabled in the Delhi Assembly and quoting Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System (CAAQMS) data, said the annual average PM10 in 2025 was 209 and PM2.5 was 100, the lowest since 2015, excluding the Covid years.
Plans to cut 45,000 mangroves for Mumbai’s proposed Coastal Road between Versova and Bhayandar have sparked protests over the environmental impact and BMC’s afforestation claims.
Maharashtra has 3 facilities for leopards which are overcrowded. 20 leopards were moved to Vantara this month, with plans to relocate more. Some may be sent to other states.
A Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi, closed the lawsuit that reshaped the country’s approach to pollution.
The sudden spike in the city’s air quality began over the weekend, when the AQI jumped from 172 on Friday to 246 on Saturday, plunging the city into 'poor' air quality.
IOC, BPCL, and HPCL have lost about Rs 20,000 crore due to the fuel price freeze. These losses will accumulate on balance sheets, raise borrowing costs, and circle back to the govt as contingent liabilities.
Despite its new avatar, Kerala’s culture remains rooted in socialistic principles. Yet there is growing acceptance to ‘privatisation with participation', observers say.
Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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