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

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

19 Jun 2026

6 min read

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

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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

Ground-level ozone pollution: An emerging public health crisis in Delhi

Ground-level ozone pollution: An emerging public health crisis in Delhi

17 Jun 2026

4 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 11, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 11, 2026)

16 Jun 2026

4 min read

We survived the Sun for centuries. Why is it killing us now?

We survived the Sun for centuries. Why is it killing us now?

16 Jun 2026

6 min read

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

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

15 Jun 2026

7 min read

Wangath Nullah, fed by two glacial lakes near the base of the iconic Harmukh Peak, flowing between the surrounding hills.

Kashmir’s melting glaciers are feeding lakes that villagers know well — but have not been warned about

10 Jun 2026

5 min read

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

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

10 Jun 2026

5 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

Blog

Are environmental movements an individual responsibility?

Are environmental movements an individual responsibility?

Sankalpa Satapathy

7 hours ago

5 min read

Beyond green symbolism: Environmental security must be a national priority

Beyond green symbolism: Environmental security must be a national priority

27 Jun 2026

5 min read

The first case of H5N1 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed. What does this mean?

The first case of H5N1 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed. What does this mean?

Marcel Klaassen

23 Jun 2026

4 min read

The Save Neel Naag drive in action.

Kashmir’s children are turning wetland loss into community action

17 Jun 2026

5 min read

Furnitures made with Enwud.

World Environment Day: India’s rise of bio-composites offers a way to build without deforesting

05 Jun 2026

5 min read

World Environment Day: India can measure its air, now it must learn how to respond

World Environment Day: India can measure its air, now it must learn how to respond

05 Jun 2026

5 min read

Videos

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

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

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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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17 Jun 2026

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04 Jun 2026

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SOE in Figures 2026: State of states

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03 Jun 2026

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03 Jun 2026

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A steady voice in the age of noise

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01 May 2026

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