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Nagaland University study recommends GIS-based approach to combat soil erosion in the Northeast

Nagaland University study recommends GIS-based approach to combat soil erosion in the Northeast

Vidushi Laroiya

07 May 2026

2 min read

Indigenous journalists across Asia still largely ‘invisible’ across mainstream: Report

Indigenous journalists in Asia still largely ‘invisible’ across mainstream: Report

06 May 2026

2 min read

Waste tyre management overhaul: NITI Aayog proposes new standards for tyre pyrolysis oil and recovered carbon black

Waste tyre management overhaul: NITI Aayog proposes new standards for tyre pyrolysis oil and recovered carbon black

06 May 2026

3 min read

Common EPR portal to anchor India’s recycling push as industry, NITI Aayog call for stronger implementation framework

Common EPR portal to anchor India’s recycling push as industry, NITI Aayog call for stronger implementation framework

04 May 2026

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 29, 2026)

30 Apr 2026

3 min read

Vagamon under siege: Hill cutting, tourism pressure and official inaction threaten Kerala’s meadow highlands

Vagamon under siege: Hill cutting, tourism pressure and official inaction threaten Kerala’s meadow highlands

30 Apr 2026

5 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 28, 2026)

29 Apr 2026

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 27, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 27, 2026)

28 Apr 2026

4 min read

G7 puts desertification at centre of environmental agenda, flags land crisis as global security threat

G7 puts desertification at centre of environmental agenda, flags land crisis as global security threat

27 Apr 2026

2 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 24, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 24, 2026)

27 Apr 2026

3 min read

A sage for a fractured planet: Muni Narayana Prasad and the ethics of ecology

A sage for a fractured planet: Muni Narayana Prasad and the ethics of ecology

27 Apr 2026

5 min read

Raghu Rai

Raghu Rai brought poetry to photography: Experts pay homage to late legend

26 Apr 2026

4 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)

Delhi’s green transition should be one where construction, transport and waste lead

Delhi’s green transition should be one where construction, transport and waste lead

Ashish Mansharamani

07 May 2026

4 min read

New microbes discovered in corals from the Andaman Sea.

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Hidden life in Andaman corals could shape India’s Blue Economy

06 May 2026

3 min read

India must balance AI innovation with environmental integrity

Science & Technology

India must balance AI innovation with environmental integrity

05 May 2026

5 min read

The Thunder Dragon’s Fever: Bhutan’s climate debt is South Asia’s problem

The Thunder Dragon’s Fever: Bhutan’s climate debt is South Asia’s problem

29 Apr 2026

3 min read

Videos (Environment)

From Bastar to Delhi: Gond Adivasis mark Earth Day

From Bastar to Delhi: Gond Adivasis mark Earth Day

24 Apr 2026

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)

Book Excerpt: More adventures of Ruddy

Book Excerpt: More adventures of Ruddy

Rohan Chakravarty

8 hours ago

1 min read

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

Explore More (Environment)

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

04 May 2026

3 min read

A steady voice in the age of noise

A steady voice in the age of noise

01 May 2026

3 min read

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

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