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New Zealand moves to protect companies from private climate lawsuits

New Zealand moves to protect companies from private climate lawsuits

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Courts are not suited to resolve complex climate harms, says justice minister; experts warn this undermines accountability & rule of law

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New Zealand moves to protect companies from private climate lawsuits

New Zealand moves to protect companies from private climate lawsuits

22 hours ago

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

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

23 hours ago

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Sand demand surges fivefold in five decades, raising global environmental concerns, says UN report

Sand demand surges fivefold in five decades, raising global environmental concerns, says UN report

14 May 2026

2 min read

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

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 12, 2026)

13 May 2026

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 8, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 8, 2026)

12 May 2026

4 min read

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

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

“Nature is the greatest consoler”

“Nature is the greatest consoler”

Preetha Banerjee

17 Jan 2026

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

‘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

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

Western societies cannot do without migrants: Amitav Ghosh

Western societies cannot do without migrants: Amitav Ghosh

14 Jan 2025

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

‘Manufacturers manipulate chemicals to escape regulations’

‘Manufacturers manipulate chemicals to escape regulations’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

20 Dec 2024

‘Multinational companies think they are above the law’

‘Multinational companies think they are above the law’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

18 Dec 2024

‘Chemicals being invented, released too rapidly for scientists to track’

‘Chemicals being invented, released too rapidly for scientists to track’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

17 Dec 2024

The ‘Ateshgah’ in Baku was actually a Jvala Mukhi temple dedicated to Goddess Durga and maintained by Indian merchants during the 17th-19th centuries. It was often mistaken to be a Zoroastrian fire temple by visitors.

One of the most significant Indian merchant communities during the 17th-19th centuries was in Baku: Scott Cameron Levi

15 Nov 2024

India would be an environmental disaster zone even if climate change did not exist: Ramachandra Guha

India would be an environmental disaster zone even if climate change did not exist: Ramachandra Guha

29 Oct 2024

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MP Materials’ Mountain Pass mine and processing facility in California was for years the only U.S. rare earth elements mine.

The missing link in America’s critical minerals push isn’t mining — it’s processing expertise

Hélène Nguemgaing

12 May 2026

5 min read

In the mountains, disasters do not start with collapse. They begin when warnings that have been passed remain unheeded

In the mountains, disasters do not start with collapse. They begin when warnings that have been passed remain unheeded

11 May 2026

5 min read

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.

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

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

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

Himachal Pradesh launches ‘PEHEL’ or Pastoralists Empowerment in Himalayan Ecosystems for Livelihood

Himachal Pradesh launches ‘PEHEL’ or Pastoralists Empowerment in Himalayan Ecosystems for Livelihood

31 Mar 2026

1 min read

India’s first API plant faces protests over pollution claims in Himachal Pradesh

India’s first API plant faces protests over pollution claims in Himachal Pradesh

26 Mar 2026

1 min read

Iran’s black rain: Environmental catastrophe after strikes on oil depots

Iran’s black rain: Environmental catastrophe after strikes on oil depots

10 Mar 2026

1 min read

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

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Books

Book Excerpt: More adventures of Ruddy

Book Excerpt: More adventures of Ruddy

Rohan Chakravarty

09 May 2026

Rajendra Yadav and Mannu Bhandari

Two lives, one marriage, and the ethics of memory

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

11 Apr 2026

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

‘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

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04 May 2026

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A steady voice in the age of noise

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01 May 2026

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A tradition that is now rare

A tradition that is now rare

Vikas Choudhary

23 Apr 2026

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For indigenous peoples, every day is Earth Day

For indigenous peoples, every day is Earth Day

Vikas Choudhary

22 Apr 2026

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Aravallis being torn asunder

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Vikas Choudhary

20 Apr 2026

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16 Apr 2026

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