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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 29, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 29, 2025)

30 Dec 2025

3 min read

The importance of being a hill

The importance of being a hill

28 Dec 2025

5 min read

The wall of the Kumbhalgarh Fort in the Aravallis in Rajsamand district, Rajasthan.

Apex court takes suo motu cognizance in Aravalli uniform definition case

Himanshu Nitnaware

28 Dec 2025

2 min read

Be a soil steward and discover soil’s magic

Gobar Times: Be a soil steward and discover soil’s magic

Biswapati Mandal

28 Dec 2025

1 min read

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

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

27 Dec 2025

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

26 Dec 2025

2 min read

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

News

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 29, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 29, 2025)

30 Dec 2025

3 min read

The importance of being a hill

The importance of being a hill

28 Dec 2025

5 min read

The wall of the Kumbhalgarh Fort in the Aravallis in Rajsamand district, Rajasthan.

Apex court takes suo motu cognizance in Aravalli uniform definition case

Himanshu Nitnaware

28 Dec 2025

2 min read

Be a soil steward and discover soil’s magic

Gobar Times: Be a soil steward and discover soil’s magic

Biswapati Mandal

28 Dec 2025

1 min read

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

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

27 Dec 2025

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

26 Dec 2025

2 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)

Anil Agarwal | 1947-2002

Remembering Anil Agarwal: What DTE founder editor thought of 3 new states formed in 2000

4 minutes ago

3 min read

The Aravallis, India’s oldest hills, don’t get in the way of progress. They pay for it

The Aravallis, India’s oldest hills, don’t get in the way of progress. They pay for it

Anusreeta Dutta

1 hour ago

4 min read

Mismeasure of a Mountain

The Mismeasure of a Mountain

22 hours ago

8 min read

Why so many young people in China are hugging trees

Why so many young people in China are hugging trees

31 Dec 2025

3 min read

Videos (Environment)

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

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

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)

Delhi shivers on New Year’s Eve

Delhi shivers on New Year’s Eve

Vikas Choudhary

31 Dec 2025

1 min read

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

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