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UNEA President Abdullah Bin Ali Al-Amri opening the meet.

Japan to host informal sessions to find common ground on plastics treaty at UNEA-7

4 hours ago

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 11, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 11, 2025)

12 Dec 2025

3 min read

Tamil Nadu IAS officer Supriya Sahu is among UNEP’s 2025 ‘Champions of the Earth’

Tamil Nadu IAS officer Supriya Sahu is among UNEP’s 2025 ‘Champions of the Earth’

12 Dec 2025

2 min read

As told to Parliament (December 9, 2025): India recorded 2.2 million TB cases and 300,000 deaths in 2024, Centre informs

As told to Parliament (December 9, 2025): India recorded 2.2 million TB cases and 300,000 deaths in 2024, Centre informs

10 Dec 2025

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 6, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 5, 2025)

08 Dec 2025

5 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2025)

05 Dec 2025

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 3, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 3, 2025)

04 Dec 2025

3 min read

As told to Parliament (December 3, 2025): Floods in Punjab killed 40 people and 7,161 livestock, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

As told to Parliament (December 3, 2025): Floods in Punjab killed 40 people and 7,161 livestock, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

03 Dec 2025

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 2, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 2, 2025)

03 Dec 2025

4 min read

Ozone hole area.

Antarctic ozone hole closes early in 2025, raising hopes for long-term recovery

03 Dec 2025

2 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 1, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 1, 2025)

02 Dec 2025

4 min read

In Madhya Pradesh, health & sustainability education forging new destiny for tribal girls

In Madhya Pradesh, health & sustainability education forging new destiny for tribal girls

Vinati Bhargava Mittal

02 Dec 2025

4 min read

News

UNEA President Abdullah Bin Ali Al-Amri opening the meet.

Japan to host informal sessions to find common ground on plastics treaty at UNEA-7

4 hours ago

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 11, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 11, 2025)

12 Dec 2025

3 min read

Tamil Nadu IAS officer Supriya Sahu is among UNEP’s 2025 ‘Champions of the Earth’

Tamil Nadu IAS officer Supriya Sahu is among UNEP’s 2025 ‘Champions of the Earth’

12 Dec 2025

2 min read

As told to Parliament (December 9, 2025): India recorded 2.2 million TB cases and 300,000 deaths in 2024, Centre informs

As told to Parliament (December 9, 2025): India recorded 2.2 million TB cases and 300,000 deaths in 2024, Centre informs

10 Dec 2025

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 6, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 5, 2025)

08 Dec 2025

5 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 4, 2025)

05 Dec 2025

3 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

7 min read

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

7 min read

Western societies cannot do without migrants: Amitav Ghosh

Western societies cannot do without migrants: Amitav Ghosh

14 Jan 2025

8 min read

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

4 min read

‘Manufacturers manipulate chemicals to escape regulations’

‘Manufacturers manipulate chemicals to escape regulations’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

20 Dec 2024

3 min read

‘Multinational companies think they are above the law’

‘Multinational companies think they are above the law’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

18 Dec 2024

5 min read

‘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

5 min read

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

6 min read

Blog (Environment)

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

6 hours ago

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

23 hours ago

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 (Environment)

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

Books (Environment)

‘The Botanist’ is a whispering meditation on solitude

‘The Botanist’ is a whispering meditation on solitude

Charudutta Panigrahi

29 Nov 2025

2 min read

Book Excerpt: The real Hindustan

Book Excerpt: The real Hindustan

11 Oct 2025

3 min read

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

4 min read

In leading role again

In leading role again

Aditya Zharotia

21 Dec 2024

6 min read

Explore More (Environment)

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

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