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Saturday, February 14, 2026
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Topic: environment

From the lions in Gujarat’s Gir to Ladakh’s apricots, an interlay of art and climate action

The exhibition Sustaina India, a collaborative initiative by CEEW and artist duo Thukral and Tagra, houses 10 art installations. It ends on 15 February.

Wharton India Economic Forum: How India’s sustainability transition is turning pragmatic

Experts discuss India’s sustainability journey and how it is evolving from a narrative of climate intent to one grounded in economics, infrastructure, and long-term returns.

‘Prioritise right to life’—ex-civil servants’ letter flags SC orders ‘hurting environmental safeguards’

Letter released Sunday warns that court’s decisions on 3 matters, include Aravalli, definition, undermine the right to healthy environment. Aravalli order was kept in abeyance Monday.

Kenyan court blocks environmentalist’s bid to withdraw lawsuit against luxury resort in Maasai Mara

Kenyan environmentalist had filed lawsuit against Marriott and Kenyan officials, alleging local partner of Ritz-Carlton built lodge in violation of moratorium on new structures in wildlife corridors.

COP 30 delivered what was on the negotiating table. ‘It’s evolutionary, not revolutionary’

Ravi Shankar Prasad, former Special Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, noted that geopolitical realities dampened ambition around fossil-fuel outcomes and adaptation finance.

‘Scientifically unsound’. Conservators flag ecological blind spots in govt’s report on forests

Conservationists and former forest officials say the new accounting inherits the same weaknesses of the India State of Forest Report, which overlooks forest fragmentation.

‘Application of mind not proportionate to number of pages’—Why SC has expressed ‘anguish’ at NGT 

NGT is a specialised statutory body set up by Parliament in 2010 for hearing matters relating to environmental protection and forest conservation.

Nearly 50% posts lying vacant in pollution control bodies across India, Parliament told

Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh says reasons behind staff shortage include pending recruitment approvals, delays in sanctioning staffing patterns, restructuring of posts among others.

Tamil Nadu on mission to get Blue Flag tag for 4 of its beaches. But Marina presents a unique challenge

4 yrs ago, state's Kovalam beach for the Blue Flag certification, a globally recognised eco-label awarded by Denmark-based non-profit Foundation for Environmental Education.

25 of 130 cities under National Clean Air Programme see spike in pollution levels

Govt launched the programme with aim of improving air quality in 130 cities. A majority of the cities did witness a reduction in PM10 levels, Lok Sabha was informed.

On Camera

The so-called ‘socialist pattern’ and democracy cannot co-exist for long: Minoo Masani

The main enemies of grassroots vigilance are personality cult, loyalty to party 'high command', sycophancy and a controlled economy where permit-licence is a pre-condition to economic survival, Minoo Masani wrote in 1989.

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.