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‘Apennines of India’: What Colonel James Tod thought of the Aravallis

‘Apennines of India’: What Colonel James Tod thought of the Aravallis

2 hours ago

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Maybe everyone arguing against each other in the fierce debate of today may as well read the words of one who first introduced Rajputana to the world

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‘Apennines of India’: What Colonel James Tod thought of the Aravallis

‘Apennines of India’: What Colonel James Tod thought of the Aravallis

2 hours ago

5 min read

Recap 2025: 5 best photographs of the year by DTE photographer, Vikas Choudhary

Recap 2025: 5 best photographs of the year by DTE photographer, Vikas Choudhary

Vikas Choudhary

22 hours ago

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Recap 2025: The year in environmental literature

Recap 2025: The year in environmental literature

26 Dec 2025

2 min read

Government’s claim of ‘No new mining leases in Aravalli’, not entirely true

Government’s claim of ‘No new mining leases in Aravalli’ not entirely true

Himanshu Nitnaware

25 Dec 2025

3 min read

Nearly 50 per cent of Aravallis to become vulnerable to mining if new definition applied: DTE analysis

Nearly 50 per cent of Aravallis to become vulnerable to mining if new definition is applied: DTE analysis

Himanshu Nitnaware

25 Dec 2025

3 min read

Panel tasked with formulating ‘uniform’ definition of Aravallis knew methodology being used was faulty: Report

Panel tasked with formulating ‘uniform’ definition of Aravallis knew methodology being used was faulty: Report

Himanshu Nitnaware

24 Dec 2025

4 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 23, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 23, 2025)

24 Dec 2025

4 min read

The Aravalli range is Delhi’s shield against the Thar; it is something the SC should have taken note of

The Aravalli range is Delhi’s shield against the Thar; it is something the SC should have taken note of

23 Dec 2025

4 min read

Interviews

‘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

Future languages will be less ‘auditory’ and more ‘pictorial’: G N Devy

Future languages will be less ‘auditory’ and more ‘pictorial’: G N Devy

22 Oct 2024

Lalit Kumar

International Translation Day 2024: Fractured or not, the world will always need good translators, says Lalit Kumar

30 Sep 2024

‘The project will facilitate physical and cultural decimation of indigenous people’

‘The project will facilitate physical and cultural decimation of indigenous people’

21 Sep 2024

Blog

Legalising illegality: Here’s the case against ex post facto environmental clearances

Legalising illegality: Here’s the case against ex post facto environmental clearances

21 hours ago

5 min read

The Aravalli debate is ultimately not just about metres, maps or mining leases

The Aravalli debate is ultimately not just about metres, maps or mining leases

26 Dec 2025

5 min read

Half a century of elections show that the Indian voter has evolved into both citizen and auditor

Half a century of elections show that the Indian voter has evolved into both citizen and auditor

13 Dec 2025

4 min read

The Aravalli judgement is not erosion by wind or time — it is erasure by bureaucratic language

The Aravalli judgement is not erosion by wind or time — it is erasure by bureaucratic language

Kalpita Bhar Paul

12 Dec 2025

6 min read

Growing a mix of plants in fields can save farmers money and help the environment — new research

Growing a mix of plants in fields can save farmers money and help the environment — new research

Caroline Brophy

12 Dec 2025

4 min read

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis — how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis — how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

02 Dec 2025

5 min read

Videos

Aravalli hills protest and mining debate explained

Aravalli hills protest and mining debate explained

23 Dec 2025

1 min read

First tree ambulance launched in Kolkata

First tree ambulance launched in Kolkata

17 Dec 2025

1 min read

United Nations High Seas Treaty nears 2026: A new review exposes troubling gaps

United Nations High Seas Treaty nears 2026: A new review exposes troubling gaps

12 Dec 2025

1 min read

Delhi’s Rs 523 crore plan to tackle dust pollution this winter

Delhi’s Rs 523 crore plan to tackle dust pollution this winter

09 Oct 2025

2 min read

India’s sky threat: AI 171 Ahmedabad crash sparks focus on bird strikes

India’s sky threat: AI 171 Ahmedabad crash sparks focus on bird strikes

19 Jun 2025

1 min read

Kashmir’s new rail link sparks celebration and concern

Kashmir’s new rail link sparks celebration and concern

14 Jun 2025

1 min read

David Attenborough turns 99: His latest film ‘Ocean’ talks about how Earth’s most important place can bounce back

David Attenborough turns 99: His latest film ‘Ocean’ talks about how Earth’s most important place can bounce back

08 May 2025

1 min read

Remembering Pope Francis and his legacy of environmental advocacy

Remembering Pope Francis and his legacy of environmental advocacy

24 Apr 2025

1 min read

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Books

‘The Botanist’ is a whispering meditation on solitude

‘The Botanist’ is a whispering meditation on solitude

Charudutta Panigrahi

29 Nov 2025

Book Excerpt: The real Hindustan

Book Excerpt: The real Hindustan

11 Oct 2025

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

In leading role again

In leading role again

Aditya Zharotia

21 Dec 2024

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Killing the Aravallis by ‘defining’ them

Killing the Aravallis by ‘defining’ them

Vikas Choudhary

02 Dec 2025

1 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

02 Dec 2025

3 min read

Of Kutch’s rich maritime tradition

Of Kutch’s rich maritime tradition

13 Nov 2025

1 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

03 Nov 2025

3 min read

Death of a range

Death of a range

Vikas Choudhary

03 Nov 2025

1 min read

A mighty tree falls

A mighty tree falls

Vikas Choudhary

08 Oct 2025

1 min read

Delhi roads choc-a-bloc as Diwali countdown begins

Delhi roads choc-a-bloc as Diwali countdown begins

Vikas Choudhary

03 Oct 2025

1 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

01 Oct 2025

3 min read

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