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AM Green green hydrogen plant at Kakinada promises thousands jobs but locals say otherwise.

Andhra fishermen fear loss of livelihood as Kakinada green hydrogen plant begins operations

Varsha Torgalkar

17 Jul 2026

7 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 15, 2026)

16 Jul 2026

2 min read

War is no environmental peace

War is no environmental peace

15 Jul 2026

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)

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

14 Jul 2026

5 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 10, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 10, 2026)

13 Jul 2026

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)

10 Jul 2026

4 min read

Local tribal residents stage a symbolic pyre protest against the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project in Madhya Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region, invoking the slogan, "Nyay do, ya maar do" ("Give us justice, or kill us"), to demand justice over the project's impacts.

Ken-Betwa link leaves tribal families fighting for fair compensation

08 Jul 2026

2 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 7, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 7, 2026)

08 Jul 2026

5 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 6, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 6, 2026)

07 Jul 2026

4 min read

Beyond the milestone

Beyond the milestone

02 Jul 2026

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 18, 2025)

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

19 Jun 2026

6 min read

Tata Chemicals held liable for damage to Gulf of Kutch marine sanctuary

Tata Chemicals held liable for damage to Gulf of Kutch marine sanctuary

Himanshu Nitnaware

18 Jun 2026

5 min read

News

AM Green green hydrogen plant at Kakinada promises thousands jobs but locals say otherwise.

Andhra fishermen fear loss of livelihood as Kakinada green hydrogen plant begins operations

Varsha Torgalkar

17 Jul 2026

7 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 15, 2026)

16 Jul 2026

2 min read

War is no environmental peace

War is no environmental peace

15 Jul 2026

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)

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

14 Jul 2026

5 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 10, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 10, 2026)

13 Jul 2026

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 9, 2026)

10 Jul 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)

The Centre’s restructuring of India’s environmental clearance procedure raises a big question over expertise

The Centre’s restructuring of India’s environmental clearance procedure raises a big question over expertise

Subhrajit Goswami

16 Jul 2026

4 min read

Heatwaves: Why British trees are shedding branches and dying

Heatwaves: Why British trees are shedding branches and dying

10 Jul 2026

Can India develop without crossing ecological limits? Doughnut economics answers this question

Can India develop without crossing ecological limits? Doughnut economics answers this question

Jos Chathukulam

09 Jul 2026

6 min read

3.1 billion‑year‑old rocks in Australia reveal a forgotten chapter of Earth’s water cycle

3.1 billion‑year‑old rocks in Australia reveal a forgotten chapter of Earth’s water cycle

Eric Vandenburg

09 Jul 2026

Videos (Environment)

Why are the Kishtwar and Wayanad landslides similar?

Natural Disasters

Why are the Kishtwar and Wayanad landslides similar?

09 Jul 2026

1 min read

Why are Indian mangoes being rejected?

Why are Indian mangoes being rejected?

19 Jun 2026

1 min read

Sunita Narain Show: The new environmentalism for our human survival

Sunita Narain Show: The new environmentalism for our human survival

09 Jun 2026

1 min read

Making Delhi heat-resilient in 2026 summer: Sunita Narain

Making Delhi heat-resilient in 2026 summer: Sunita Narain

01 Jun 2026

1 min read

Books (Environment)

Book Excerpt: More adventures of Ruddy

Book Excerpt: More adventures of Ruddy

Rohan Chakravarty

09 May 2026

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

17 Jul 2026

3 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

02 Jul 2026

3 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

17 Jun 2026

3 min read

State of India's Environment 2026: In Figures

State of India's Environment 2026: In Figures

04 Jun 2026

1 min read

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