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Cloud seeding, early warning, protected area expansion: How Saudi Arabia restored 1 million hectares of degraded land

Cloud seeding, early warning, protected area expansion: How Saudi Arabia restored 1 million hectares of degraded land

Preetha Banerjee

10 hours ago

2 min read

Produces model for large-scale land reclamation in dryland areas, says UNCCD

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Cloud seeding, early warning, protected area expansion: How Saudi Arabia restored 1 million hectares of degraded land

Cloud seeding, early warning, protected area expansion: How Saudi Arabia restored 1 million hectares of degraded land

Preetha Banerjee

10 hours ago

2 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 25, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 25, 2026)

26 Mar 2026

6 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 24, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 24, 2026)

25 Mar 2026

5 min read

As told to Parliament (March 23, 2026): 20.7 million tonnes of plastic packaging waste recycled since EPR guidelines came into force in 2022

As told to Parliament (March 23, 2026): 20.7 million tonnes of plastic packaging waste recycled since EPR guidelines came into force in 2022

24 Mar 2026

4 min read

There were close to 1,000 protestors at the rally.

‘We can’t breathe’: Himachal residents protest against India’s first API plant over pollution claims

23 Mar 2026

2 min read

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

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

23 Mar 2026

5 min read

Gobar Times: Green schools leading the way at GSP Carnival 2026

Gobar Times: Green schools leading the way at GSP Carnival 2026

22 Mar 2026

1 min read

Gobar Times: Nature in Frames at GSP Carnival 2026

Gobar Times: Nature in Frames at GSP Carnival 2026

22 Mar 2026

1 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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When nature doesn’t send a bill: Why India must start pricing environmental damage

When nature doesn’t send a bill: Why India must start pricing environmental damage

Anusreeta Dutta

25 Mar 2026

5 min read

Sweden’s ‘old‑growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands — new study

Sweden’s ‘old‑growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands — new study

Anders Ahlstrom

25 Mar 2026

4 min read

The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story

The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story

24 Mar 2026

4 min read

How birds are spreading plastic pollution

How birds are spreading plastic pollution

23 Mar 2026

3 min read

When the Earth speaks in colour and women remake Mithila

When the Earth speaks in colour and women remake Mithila

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

19 Mar 2026

6 min read

What inaccurate ETA on navigation apps tells us about urban mobility — a personal experiment in Delhi

What inaccurate ETA on navigation apps tells us about urban mobility — a personal experiment in Delhi

Shubham Srivastava

18 Mar 2026

5 min read

Videos

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

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

The Sunita Narain Show: 2025 recap and trends for 2026

The Sunita Narain Show: 2025 recap and trends for 2026

31 Dec 2025

1 min read

Aravalli hills protest and mining debate explained

Aravalli hills protest and mining debate explained

23 Dec 2025

1 min read

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Books

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

‘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

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Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

17 Mar 2026

3 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

03 Mar 2026

3 min read

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

Wood art is a tribute to the tribal ethos of the Nagas

Wood art is a tribute to the tribal ethos of the Nagas

Vikas Choudhary

11 Feb 2026

1 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

04 Feb 2026

3 min read

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