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109 stories for “Environment”
Clear filtersIndia's first air tower based on microalgae has been set up in New Delhi to cut vehicular air pollution. Installed near the Aerocity highway as a pilot project, it is testing a new approach to pollution control. The towe...
The Forest Survey of India (FSI), which functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has not issued any alerts from its Anavaran deforestation system since early 2026. Anavaran is an AI-based p...
EU Water Policy Update: Tackling the Challenge of Forever ChemicalsIn a major regulatory move to protect public health and the environment, the European Union (EU) has officially added PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Subs...
The Supreme Court has closed the four-decade-old MC Mehta v. Union of India case on air pollution in Delhi-NCR. Filed in 1985 by environmentalist MC Mehta, it became a landmark Public Interest Litigation in Indian enviro...
**Overview** On National Science Day, March 1, 2026, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the state-of-the-art "Central Facility for Recombinant Cells and Sensors" at the BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnolo...
The Department of Biotechnology has named bio-based chemicals and enzymes as a priority under the BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) Policy, which promotes high-performance biomanufacturing. Bi...
Indian Railways has introduced an AI-enabled Intrusion Detection System to prevent elephant deaths on tracks. Distributed Acoustic Sensors fitted along optical fibre cables detect elephant movement and send real-time ale...
The National Statistics Office released a beta Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for eSankhyiki, India's national portal for official statistics. MCP allows AI tools to query datasets in real time without downloading f...
In 2025 India ranked second outside the United States for LEED-certified building space with 16 million gross square metres, behind China's 26 million GSM. The US leads overall with more than 50 million GSM. India record...
Cochin International Airport (CIAL) in Kerala will be the first airport in India to deploy hydrogen-powered buses for passenger movement, cutting emissions from airside transport. Also reported: two new marine worm speci...
SCORP, India's first legged mobile manipulator robot, was developed by xTerra Robotics incubated at IIT Kanpur; it combines walking legs with a robotic arm for use in industrial inspection, disaster response, defence and...
In January 2026, India accelerated its renewable energy expansion as part of its long-term climate and sustainability goals. The government focused on increasing solar and wind energy capacity to reduce dependence on fos...
