On the morning of February 5, 2026, a dynamite explosion in an illegal coal mine at Mynsyngat in the Thangkso area of East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, killed 34 labourers, according to reports so far. The incident raises serious questions about the nature and regulation of mining activities in the state. Officially permitted coal mining in…
Belagavi sugar unit The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) in its inspection report submitted February 24, 2026, blamed the Hiranyakeshi SSK Niyamit, a sugar factory operating at Sankeshwar in Hukkeri taluk of the state’s Belagavi district, of violating environmental norms. The factory made no serious efforts to improve its level of environmental compliance, despite…
“The Supreme Court of India and even the High Courts were once very active and took a proactive role in protecting the environment; unfortunately, that is no longer true.” Former Supreme Court judge Deepak Gupta made these remarks on February 25, 2026 at a session of the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026 at the Anil Agarwal…