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El Nino likely as early as in May: WMO

El Nino likely as early as in May-July: WMO

Akshit Sangomla

54 minutes ago

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 21, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 23, 2026)

2 hours ago

4 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 20, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 22, 2026)

22 hours ago

5 min read

NGT issues notice to Centre and UP over Yamuna pollution in Mathura, Vrindavan

NGT issues notice to Centre and UP over Yamuna pollution in Mathura, Vrindavan

23 Apr 2026

2 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 21, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 21, 2026)

22 Apr 2026

3 min read

Pollinators feel the climate sting: Warmer temperatures are forcing bees and wasps to emerge earlier, but at a cost to their survival

Pollinators feel the climate sting: Warmer temperatures are forcing bees and wasps to emerge earlier, but at a cost to their survival

Himanshu Nitnaware

22 Apr 2026

3 min read

Colombian environmental defender wins Goldman Prize for helping halt hydraulic fracturing along the country’s largest river Magdalena

Colombian environmental defender wins Goldman Prize for helping halt hydraulic fracturing along the country’s largest river Magdalena

22 Apr 2026

3 min read

In Chile’s Lauca Biosphere Reserve, reviving ancestral vicuña shearing practices provides local communities with income from high-value vicuña fibre while protecting the species.

World’s most protected places under pressure: Nearly 90% of UNESCO sites face environmental stress

Himanshu Nitnaware

21 Apr 2026

4 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 20, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 20, 2026)

21 Apr 2026

4 min read

Wildfires in North America are changing the fire calendar, becoming longer, more intense and harder to control: Study

Wildfires in North America are changing the fire calendar, becoming longer, more intense and harder to control: Study

Himanshu Nitnaware

20 Apr 2026

4 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 17, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 17, 2026)

20 Apr 2026

3 min read

Villagers put up signboards marking the Dudhli Gram Sabha and the Community Forest Conservation Committee;

Village near Mussoorie erects barriers and removes sale boards to protect forest land amid encroachment concerns

18 Apr 2026

3 min read

News

El Nino likely as early as in May: WMO

El Nino likely as early as in May-July: WMO

Akshit Sangomla

54 minutes ago

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 21, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 23, 2026)

2 hours ago

4 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 20, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 22, 2026)

22 hours ago

5 min read

NGT issues notice to Centre and UP over Yamuna pollution in Mathura, Vrindavan

NGT issues notice to Centre and UP over Yamuna pollution in Mathura, Vrindavan

23 Apr 2026

2 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 21, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 21, 2026)

22 Apr 2026

3 min read

Pollinators feel the climate sting: Warmer temperatures are forcing bees and wasps to emerge earlier, but at a cost to their survival

Pollinators feel the climate sting: Warmer temperatures are forcing bees and wasps to emerge earlier, but at a cost to their survival

Himanshu Nitnaware

22 Apr 2026

3 min read

Interviews

‘Repeal of endangerment finding is part of a systematic effort by US to dismantle climate policy’

‘Repeal of endangerment finding is part of a systematic effort by US to dismantle climate policy’

02 Mar 2026

4 min read

“Nature is the greatest consoler”

“Nature is the greatest consoler”

Preetha Banerjee

17 Jan 2026

4 min read

Donald Trump watches as Operation Absolute Resolve unfolds

The entire US intervention in Venezuela boils down to ideology, oil and international relations: Aprajita Kashyap

04 Jan 2026

7 min read

‘Fragile terrain not the cause of tunnel collapse but an excuse’

‘Fragile terrain not the cause of tunnel collapse but an excuse’

17 Feb 2025

7 min read

In war-ravaged South Sudan, environmental conservation is being used as a clarion call to bring peace

In war-ravaged South Sudan, environmental conservation is being used as a clarion call to bring peace

Ngala Killian Chimtom

11 Feb 2025

7 min read

Western societies cannot do without migrants: Amitav Ghosh

Western societies cannot do without migrants: Amitav Ghosh

14 Jan 2025

8 min read

There are big companies in China lobbying to build dams: Claude Arpi

There are big companies in China lobbying to build dams: Claude Arpi

11 Jan 2025

4 min read

‘Manufacturers manipulate chemicals to escape regulations’

‘Manufacturers manipulate chemicals to escape regulations’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

20 Dec 2024

3 min read

Blog (Environment)

Woman picking pods of legumes in a Maharshtra farm.

International Seed Day 2026: Why red gram matters in Maharashtra’s drylands

23 Apr 2026

5 min read

Earth Day 2026: The planet will be saved locally

Earth Day 2026: The planet will be saved locally

22 Apr 2026

5 min read

The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout

The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout

22 Apr 2026

4 min read

The demise of Mumbai’s horizon

The demise of Mumbai’s horizon

18 Apr 2026

12 min read

Videos (Environment)

From Bastar to Delhi: Gond Adivasis mark Earth Day

From Bastar to Delhi: Gond Adivasis mark Earth Day

6 hours ago

1 min read

Our power, our planet: People-led environmental movements from Chipko to today

Our power, our planet: People-led environmental movements from Chipko to today

21 Apr 2026

1 min read

Will there be more plastic than fish in our oceans? Understanding marine litter with Satish Sinha

Will there be more plastic than fish in our oceans?

12 Apr 2026

1 min read

From Hormuz to Suez: How geography shaped human history

From Hormuz to Suez: How geography shaped human history

07 Apr 2026

1 min read

Books (Environment)

Rajendra Yadav and Mannu Bhandari

Two lives, one marriage, and the ethics of memory

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

11 Apr 2026

6 min read

Mani Ratnam’s Raavan built a language for ecological consciousness in modern Indian cinema

Mani Ratnam’s Raavan built a language for ecological consciousness in modern Indian cinema

18 Mar 2026

4 min read

‘Ghost-Eye’ suggests that the modern world’s crisis is not only environmental or political, but perceptual

‘Ghost-Eye’ suggests that the modern world’s crisis is not only environmental or political, but perceptual

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

08 Mar 2026

5 min read

‘The Botanist’ is a whispering meditation on solitude

‘The Botanist’ is a whispering meditation on solitude

Charudutta Panigrahi

29 Nov 2025

2 min read

Explore More (Environment)

A tradition that is now rare

A tradition that is now rare

Vikas Choudhary

23 Apr 2026

1 min read

For indigenous peoples, every day is Earth Day

Wildlife & Biodiversity

For indigenous peoples, every day is Earth Day

Vikas Choudhary

22 Apr 2026

1 min read

Aravallis being torn asunder

Aravallis being torn asunder

Vikas Choudhary

20 Apr 2026

1 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

16 Apr 2026

3 min read

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