India Recorded Largest Emissions Drop in 2025 as Power Sector Pollution Declined: Report

India witnessed the biggest fall in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions among major countries in 2025, even as global emissions rose in several key sectors, DTE reported citing new data from Climate TRACE, attributing the drop to higher renewable energy deployment.

Across 10 major emitting sectors worldwide, the biggest rise in emissions in 2025 came from fossil fuel operations, which increased by 1.56%, or 151.57 million tonnes (mt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). 

The outlet said emissions rose in transportation, manufacturing and buildings, but the power sector — the single largest source of global emissions — recorded a slight decline.

Clean energy solutions like renewable sources of power and electric vehicles are taking hold in many locations around the world, and as a result, emissions are beginning to decline in these regions, Climate TRACE data noted, the article said.

NGT raps Haryana’s Yamunanagar stone crushers for environmental violations

An National Green Tribunal (NGT) panel found rampant violations of green norms by the stone crushing units in Haryana's Yamunanagar, TOI reported.

Several units had non-functional or inadequate sprinklers, failed to maintain dust collectors, left conveyor belts uncovered, and did not follow housekeeping norms. None of the units secured the mandatory two-row avenue plantation approval from the forest department, as required under the September 2, 2025 notification, the outlet said.

The tribunal said: "None of the stone crusher unit got approved the plantation plan for two rows of avenue plantation from DFO Yamunanagar as per notification dated 02.09.2025." 

Sulphur dioxide emissions from Bokaro Steel Plant go unrecorded: Report

Though it met emission norms, sulphur dioxide pollution from the Bokaro Steel plant went unrecorded, leading to around 273 low birthweight births, and 284 preterm births each year, found a new report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). The report, covered by Mongabay, said sulphur dioxide emissions from the plant’s sintering unit are ignored due to a gap in regulatory requirements. The outlet explained that as there are no viable innovations yet for replacing coal in steel-making, investing in better air monitoring and filtration could help reduce pollution, suggested the analysis.

The report said decarbonising the steel industry — one of the largest coal consuming industries in India — focuses primarily on reducing carbon dioxide emissions to prevent the greenhouse gas effect. However, industrial processes in steel-making also cause air pollution, releasing sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter, all of which adversely impact public health.

Bombing of Iran's oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout: WHO 

Israel’s bombing of Iranian oil infrastructure will have “major long-term environmental repercussions”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), reported the Guardian.  The outlet added that two days after the Shahran oil depot north-east of Tehran and the Shahr-e fuel depot were bombed by warplanes, they continue to burn. The newspaper said, in the immediate aftermath, Iran’s environmental agency warned residents to stay at home, due to the toxic chemicals spread by the airstrikes on fossil-fuel installations that could lead to acid rain. the head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who said: “Damage to petroleum facilities in Iran risks contaminating food, water and air – hazards that can have severe health impacts, especially on children, older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions.”