The Climate and Ecosystems Team at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy is delighted to introduce “The Green Hour Online Bulletin”, a new fortnightly newsletter. The bulletin helps you stay informed and up to date on latest environmental and regulatory updates from the government as they happen.
What you’ll find inside:
- New rules and amendments
- Office circulars and memoranda
- Notifications on newly declared or modified protected areas
- Drafts notifications open for public consultation
- Key updates from the parliament
- Updates and insights from our team
Click here to access Issue 1 dated 30th January 2026
Click here to access Issue 2 dated 12th February 2026 (latest)
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Sneak peak from our latest issue:
- Issuance of new environmental safeguards for establishment of CETPs.
- Compliance of Vanashakti vs. Union of India order on ex-post facto environmental clearances.
- Notification of Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Jaldapara National Park, West Bengal.
- Parliament updates: Utilisation of NCAP funds; Animal imports to India; Forest Diversion between 2020-2025; Retrospective Environmental Clearances; Private Member Bills
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The 3rd edition of The Green Hour Online Bulletin is here!
Here are some key regulatory updates 
The Government has invited public comments on draft notifications of Ecosensitive Zones for Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (U.P.), Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (U.P.), Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh) and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala). Comments are invited to be submitted within a period of 60 days from the date of publication. Check out the newsletter to see more details for each notification.
A Few Highlights from MoEFCC’s Updates in Parliament (12–26 Feb 2026):
- 516 Environmental Clearances and 3,482 Forest Clearances were granted by the MOEFCC in 2025.
- 580 elephants were killed across the country between 2020–2025, with electrocution (73.96%) and train hits (13.62%) emerging as the leading causes.
- States could utilise only ~80.35% of the ₹1,146 crore allocated for afforestation schemes with West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala utilising over 100% of their allocations.
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The 4th edition of The Green Hour Online Bulletin is here! Here are some key highlights:
The government has invited public comments on:
- Draft notification amending the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 creating the Standing Committee on Environment Impact Appraisal (SCEIA) and Standing Authority on Environment Impact Assessment (SAEIA) in situations where the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) or State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) is not constituted.
- Draft ESZ of Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala
In the last two weeks, MOEFCC shared the following information in Parliament:
- India’s sewage treatment capacity stands at 31,841 MLD – approximately 44% of total sewage generated (72,368 MLD). 7 States/ UTs were reported to have no installed capacity.
- 298 of 1,003 villages have been relocated in Critical Tiger Habitats as part of the incentivised voluntary relocation packages. Madhya Pradesh (167 of 239 villages), Maharashtra (65 of 83 villages), Karnataka (28 of 113 villages) and Rajasthan (14 of 119 villages) were the leading States.
- 405th Standing Committee Report on Demands for Grants of the MoEFCC (2026-27) presented to the Rajya Sabha.
There was a parliamentary discussion on the “Working of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change” on 9th March.
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The 5th edition of The Green Hour Online Bulletin is here! Here are some key highlights from this issue:
New Rules and Amendments: Notification amending the composition of the National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) released on 12th March, 2026.
Updates from Parliament:
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Central Pollution Control Board has 203 vacant posts out of 669. States with highest number of vacancies in their State PCBs are Maharashtra (860 out of 1310), Madhya Pradesh (814 out of 1220), and Gujarat (505 out of 794).
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9,536 ha across 6 States/UTs taken up for mangrove restoration under MISHTI Scheme, but only 17.48% of ₹88.44 crores allocated through CAMPA has been utilised.
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14,14,645 MT of e-waste generated in 2025–26 so far; 69.2% recycled. Leading States in e-waste recycling include Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana.
From the Climate and Ecosystems Team:
Launch of the Human-Wildlife Interactions: A Reporting Manual by Climate Narrative Hub to support more accurate and contextual journalistic reporting on human-wildlife interactions. Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy contributed as a knowledge partner, along with other civil society organisations.
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