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Judges must have a spine; what cannot be compensated is not sustainable: Former SC Judge Deepak Gupta at AAD

Judges must have a spine; what cannot be compensated is not sustainable: Former SC Judge Deepak Gupta at AAD

25 Feb 2026

3 min read

CSE and Down To Earth release the 2026 State of India’s Environment report at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026

CSE and Down To Earth release the 2026 State of India’s Environment report at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026

25 Feb 2026

3 min read

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

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

24 Feb 2026

5 min read

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

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

23 Feb 2026

3 min read

Gobar Times: Climate conundrum

Gobar Times: Climate conundrum

22 Feb 2026

1 min read

Gobar Times: I’m Meltin’ It

Gobar Times: I’m Meltin’ It

22 Feb 2026

1 min read

‘I see the rise of defenders’

‘I see the rise of defenders’

21 Feb 2026

2 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 19, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 19, 2026)

20 Feb 2026

4 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 18, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 18, 2026)

19 Feb 2026

3 min read

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

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

18 Feb 2026

3 min read

‘No good ground to interfere’: NGT approves Andaman-Nicobar port project, dismisses all petitions

‘No good ground to interfere’: NGT approves Andaman-Nicobar port project, dismisses all petitions

16 Feb 2026

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 13, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 13, 2026)

16 Feb 2026

4 min read

News

Judges must have a spine; what cannot be compensated is not sustainable: Former SC Judge Deepak Gupta at AAD

Judges must have a spine; what cannot be compensated is not sustainable: Former SC Judge Deepak Gupta at AAD

25 Feb 2026

3 min read

CSE and Down To Earth release the 2026 State of India’s Environment report at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026

CSE and Down To Earth release the 2026 State of India’s Environment report at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026

25 Feb 2026

3 min read

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

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

24 Feb 2026

5 min read

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

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

23 Feb 2026

3 min read

Gobar Times: Climate conundrum

Gobar Times: Climate conundrum

22 Feb 2026

1 min read

Gobar Times: I’m Meltin’ It

Gobar Times: I’m Meltin’ It

22 Feb 2026

1 min read

Interviews

“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

‘Multinational companies think they are above the law’

‘Multinational companies think they are above the law’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

18 Dec 2024

5 min read

Blog (Environment)

Trends that trail a new green world

Trends that trail a new green world

25 Feb 2026

22 min read

How poisonous mercury can get from coal-fired power plants into fish you eat — EPA just weakened rules meant to lower the risk

How poisonous mercury can get from coal-fired power plants into fish you eat — EPA just weakened rules meant to lower the risk

Gabriel Filippelli

23 Feb 2026

5 min read

International Mother Language Day 2026: An open letter to Punjabi

International Mother Language Day 2026: An open letter to Punjabi

21 Feb 2026

5 min read

India’s ESG rules are redefining corporate accountability

India’s ESG rules are redefining corporate accountability

Monika Chhimwal

18 Feb 2026

4 min read

Videos (Environment)

AAD 2026: Sunita Narain on her new book, ‘Planet G’

AAD 2026: Sunita Narain on her new book, ‘Planet G’

28 Feb 2026

1 min read

Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026

Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2026

23 Feb 2026

1 min read

NGT clears Rs 81,000-crore Great Nicobar Island Project, environmental concerns dismissed

NGT clears Rs 81,000-crore Great Nicobar Island Project, environmental concerns dismissed

19 Feb 2026

1 min read

Green Schools Programme GSP 2026 | Energy efficient and sustainable schools of India

Green Schools Programme GSP 2026 | Energy efficient and sustainable schools of India

30 Jan 2026

1 min read

Books (Environment)

‘The Botanist’ is a whispering meditation on solitude

‘The Botanist’ is a whispering meditation on solitude

Charudutta Panigrahi

29 Nov 2025

2 min read

Book Excerpt: The real Hindustan

Book Excerpt: The real Hindustan

11 Oct 2025

3 min read

Book Excerpt: Of Gujarat, Kachchh and pastoral nomads of the western desert

Book Excerpt: Of Gujarat, Kachchh and pastoral nomads of the western desert

15 Feb 2025

4 min read

In leading role again

In leading role again

Aditya Zharotia

21 Dec 2024

6 min read

Explore More (Environment)

The evolving Dhobi Ghats of Delhi

The evolving Dhobi Ghats of Delhi

Vikas Choudhary

23 Feb 2026

1 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

18 Feb 2026

3 min read

Go beyond GDP

Go beyond GDP

14 Feb 2026

1 min read

The paper mills of Muzaffarnagar

The paper mills of Muzaffarnagar

Vikas Choudhary

12 Feb 2026

1 min read

Down To Earth

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