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

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

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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 (August 24, 2026)

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

9 hours ago

5 min read

NGT issues notice to Centre over removal of ‘construction-free zone’ term from Ganga floodplain definition

NGT issues notice to Centre over removal of ‘construction-free zone’ term from Ganga floodplain definition

12 hours ago

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 21, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 21, 2026)

24 Aug 2026

4 min read

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

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

21 Aug 2026

5 min read

A legacy unravels

A legacy unravels

20 Aug 2026

2 min read

A weak legal foundation

A weak legal foundation

20 Aug 2026

2 min read

Most countries off track to meet 2030 food system goals, with emissions among biggest gaps: Study

Most countries will miss 2030 food system goal, emission removal among biggest gaps: Study

18 Aug 2026

3 min read

Rural Odisha’s PM2.5 pollution exceeds national standard even as urban-rural gap remains below 10 per cent

Rural Odisha’s PM2.5 pollution exceeds national standard even as urban-rural gap remains below 10%

17 Aug 2026

4 min read

Interviews

Sujata with a calf at her plantation in Coorg, Karnataka, where she tries to ensure the interdependence of species.

‘Rethinking language biases would enable us to look more holistically at agroecological practices’

Preetha Banerjee

22 Aug 2026

Georg Schwede

‘COP17 still has the opportunity to become a turning point for biodiversity’

13 Aug 2026

‘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

Blog

We finally have some encouraging news on Great Barrier Reef water quality

We finally have some encouraging news on Great Barrier Reef water quality

26 Aug 2026

4 min read

Iran oil spill: The war is leaving environmental scars that ceasefires cannot heal

Iran oil spill: The war is leaving environmental scars that ceasefires cannot heal

24 Aug 2026

4 min read

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami at the tunnel collapse site.

Uttarakhand tunnel disaster shows why Himalayan excavation needs a hydrological rethink

Jay Singh Rawat

18 Aug 2026

4 min read

Climate performance can not be judged on the basis of any one environmental index. A fairer assessment would require that the developers of the index examine their design choices and state them transparently.

Can climate rankings tell us which country is a good performer?

14 Aug 2026

4 min read

Marine heatwaves are cooking our ocean ecosystems — and will only become more common

Marine heatwaves are cooking our ocean ecosystems — and will only become more common

13 Aug 2026

4 min read

When pesticides stop working, crop rotation may be the only answer

When pesticides stop working, crop rotation may be the only answer

12 Aug 2026

3 min read

Videos

Why are the Kishtwar and Wayanad landslides similar?

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

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

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Books

Han Kang of South Korea (Right), 2024 Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, at the press conference during the 2024 Nobel Prize week in Stockholm, Sweden.

Literature in Nobel laureate Han Kang’s world is not an escape from darkness, but the stubborn preservation of human tenderness within it

Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

01 Aug 2026

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

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Highlights from the issue - August 2026

Highlights from the issue

20 Aug 2026

3 min read

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

03 Aug 2026

4 min read

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

SOE in Figures 2026: State of states

SOE in Figures 2026: State of states

03 Jun 2026

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

03 Jun 2026

3 min read

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