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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced standards for Green Ammonia and Green Methanol under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, to promote trade in green hydrogen derivatives. The standards set el...
In March 2026 the Union government invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to keep Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) adequately available during a global energy crisis. On 5 March 2026, oil refining companies were direct...
**Overview** The Indian Navy's Sail Training Ship, INS Tarangini, visited Trincomalee and Colombo in Sri Lanka from February 27 to March 9, 2026. Conducted under the 'Bridges of Friendship' diplomatic initiative, the dep...
South Korea lodged a diplomatic protest after Japan held its Takeshima Day event on 22 February 2026 in Shimane Prefecture. The disputed islets, Takeshima to Japan and Dokdo to South Korea, lie in the Sea of Japan (East...
The National Green Tribunal approved the Great Nicobar Island infrastructure project subject to strict environmental compliance. The project comprises an International Container Transshipment Terminal, a township and a 4...
A mud volcano erupted at Diglipur in the Andaman Islands. Also called sedimentary or gas-oil volcanoes, mud volcanoes are mounds formed when mud, water and gases burst out from below the surface, usually in oil-field or...
Indian-origin climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan has been awarded the Crafoord Prize 2026 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for his climate science research. The prize, often called the 'Nobel of geoscience...
The US has officially left the Paris Agreement under President Donald Trump, becoming the only country to withdraw from the climate pact twice; it first exited in 2017 and rejoined in 2021 under President Biden. The US i...
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reset its Doomsday Clock on 27 January 2026, placing the hands 85 seconds from midnight. This is the closest the clock has ever come to the hour that symbolises global catastrophe. E...
The Environment Ministry set greenhouse-gas emission-intensity targets for 208 more high-emitting units, through the GEI Target (Amendment) Rules, 2025. This brings petroleum refineries, petrochemicals, textiles and seco...
As of January 2026, the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission (TNCCM), meticulously executed under the specialized aegis of the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC), has rapidly accelerated its aggressive environmental a...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote an article, 'Somnath: 1,000 years of unbroken faith', marking a thousand years since Mahmud of Ghazni attacked the Somnath Temple in 1026 CE. The temple is at Prabhas Patan near Veraval...
