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हिन्दी — Read in HindiLatest edition: September 2026. Covered from 1 June to 30 September 2026. Next edition, October 2026, publishes on 5 November 2026.
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3 lead articles · 22 new articles · 4 updates
LeadPrelims and MainsIndia's climate policy: NDCs, net zero and adaptation
The government restated in July 2026 India's enhanced climate targets for 2035, filed earlier in the year: a 47 per cent cut in the emissions intensity of GDP, 60 per cent of installed electricity capacity from non fossil sources, and a larger carbon sink.
LeadPrelims and MainsExtreme weather, monsoon and forecasting
Assam's eastern districts saw what the State called its worst floods in 60 years in July 2026, after a cloudburst in Nagaland. In the same month floods struck Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and Odisha, each from a different cause.
LeadPrelims and MainsEIA, clearances and pollution control law
The Supreme Court on 29 July 2026 struck down the Environment Ministry's office memorandum of July 2021, which had set a standard procedure for clearing projects that began work without environmental clearance.
1.1.1India's climate targets for 2035Lead
The government restated in July 2026 India's enhanced climate targets for 2035, filed earlier in the year: a 47 per cent cut in the emissions intensity of GDP, 60 per cent of installed electricity capacity from non fossil sources, and a larger carbon sink.
2.1.1Clearance after the fact: the Supreme Court on ex post facto environmental clearanceLead
The Supreme Court on 29 July 2026 struck down the Environment Ministry's office memorandum of July 2021, which had set a standard procedure for clearing projects that began work without environmental clearance.
3.1.1The floods of July 2026: cloudbursts, embankments and warningLead
Assam's eastern districts saw what the State called its worst floods in 60 years in July 2026, after a cloudburst in Nagaland. In the same month floods struck Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and Odisha, each from a different cause.