Maharashtra orders 10% water cut as weak monsoon pushes state towards drought
A cabinet panel has directed a 10% urban supply cut to keep a buffer until June 2027, after the monsoon ended 19% below average.
Wasted food drives up to 10% of global emissions, nearly five times aviation, says UN
On the UN’s food waste awareness day, agencies stressed that food discarded at home, in shops and on farms is a large and fixable climate problem, and India is a big part of it.
NGT takes up Sirsa river pollution case linked to Himachal’s Baddi industrial belt
The tribunal has issued notices to Himachal Pradesh and Haryana over alleged effluent flows towards the Sutlej in Punjab, with the next hearing set for 2 December.
Satellite studies show India’s night is getting brighter, and the stars are fading
Research tracks rising outdoor lighting across states and river basins, while Hanle in Ladakh shows how a community can keep its sky dark.
India’s night-time power gap hits 7.7 GW as coal stocks fall to three-year low
A weak monsoon has cut hydropower and pushed up coal burn. The government has now ordered captive plants to run flat out from 1 October.
