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AI alerted us to ‘unstable’ Nepal village. It can detect landslides years before they happen

Researchers form Melbourne University are using AI systems trained with radar images collected by satellites to determine how slopes fall.

Rekha Gupta reserves 21% of Delhi’s budget as ‘Green Budget’

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'.

High AQI levels but reduced pollutants in the last 10 years, Delhi’s Economic Survey reveals

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.

Lowest PM2.5, PM10 levels in Delhi since 2015, barring 2020, says economic survey

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.

45,000 mangroves at stake: Actors, activists rally as courts clear decks for Mumbai coastal road project

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.

Why is it raining in March?

IMD data shows that in the last seven years — between 2020 and 2026 — this March was the third wettest.

Maharashtra’s sugarcane leopards: Vantara ‘fix’ sparks conservation debate amid human-wildlife conflict

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.

Punjab ‘inflating’ numbers of households with tap water access, groundwater very contaminated—CAG report

CAG report on implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission also pointed out 'inflated reporting' of households with access to tap water.

Yamuna’s froth is now pink. Which industries are under scrutiny

NGO Earth Warriors on Monday wrote a letter to Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, urging her to take action against textile and dyeing industry.

Fight for clean air must continue, says MC Mehta as SC closes 40-year-old case

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.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.