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An oil with several ill-effects

These Odisha tribal women earn big with mahua ladoos

Around 120 tribal women in Kandhamal prepare laddus, cakes, jam, toffees, pickles, squash, pakodas and biscuits using dry mahua …

The race is on to decarbonize the 50,000-plus ships that carry our stuff around the world

International shipping produces as much CO2 as aircraft. Here’s what we can do about that

India’s hot springs harbour solution to oil spills

As natural extreme environments with water at very high temperature, hot springs are of special interest to scientists and those engaged in …

As Rajasthan government stops buying mustard, farmers resort to distress selling

Rajasthan contributes 50 per cent of total mustard production in India, but Centre-State dispute is hurting farmers' interest

HSBC forced to safeguard Indonesia's rainforests

A probe by international non-profit Greenpeace linked Europe’s largest bank to companies destroying rainforests

Use of dispersants worries environmentalists

The hue and cry over the "ecological tragedy" following the oil spill off Shetland Islands is dying a natural death, and even environmentalists …

The deadly public sector

Baghjan blowout, fire could have been prevented: Report

There were deviations from standard operating procedure and deficiency in understanding gravity of operations, the report submitted to the NGT said

Insecure and unenergetic

Two cyclones and a gas leak: Journey of migrants between urban precariousness and ravaged villages

A report narrates the story of three migrants from Assam and West Bengal who have been uprooted from their hometowns by extreme climate events or …

When the Scots have their say

Scotland referendum: Control over North Sea oil reserves is a major point of contention between Scottish nationalists and the UK government

Is Arctic rush worth it?

With Shell's proposed oil exploration in the Chukchi Sea, we revisit the potential impact of exploring oil, natural gas, minerals and fish …

Beyond oil

Energy security will not come with more drilling. The faster we realise this, the better

High and dry

India's energy supplies depend entirely on the vagaries of the market

Heat on UAE to give COP28 ambitious edge we need

To meet climate goals, countries will have to get far more ambitious and quickly. Here's what to look for at COP28.  

Three OIL exploration proposals up for consideration in Assam even as Baghjan smoulders

While clearance for Baghjan was opposed by locals during public hearings, such dissent will amount to nothing with the three proposed projects

The Caspian affair

The landlocked Caspian Sea is a cauldron of geopolitics. Its essential ingredients: oil and natural gas

Energised by oil

Energy policy has always been of vital importance in the US. That's why oil and gas executives have taken over the reigns of the government today

Oil that glitters

Petroleum fuels the engines of the global economy. So there is never enough of it. Oil politics dictates international relations

Assam gas leak: NGT orders OIL to pay Rs 25 cr, forms high-level committee

An oil-and-gas well, owned by OIL, at Upper Assam’s Baghjan village caught fire on June 9, after leaking for a fortnight

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 2, 2024)

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

Grounded vessel in Chilika lake could spill oil and destroy its marine life

The vessel carrying oil ran aground 20 days ago and has still not been salvaged

Penguins at risk of extinction because of human activity

Oil pollution identified as the biggest manmade cause of penguin deaths worldwide