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No flex boards or plastic clutter: Why Chandy Oommen’s ‘green campaign’ in Puthuppally is evincing interest in ecologically fragile Kerala

No flex boards or plastic clutter: Why Chandy Oommen’s ‘green campaign’ in Puthuppally is evincing interest in ecologically fragile Kerala

2 hours ago

5 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 31, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 31, 2026)

22 hours ago

5 min read

Beyond collateral damage

Beyond collateral damage

Rituparna Sengupta

01 Apr 2026

2 min read

Green agendas hardly get space in political manifestos, remind green activists at meeting in poll-bound Bengal

Green agendas hardly get space in political manifestos, remind green activists at meeting in poll-bound Bengal

31 Mar 2026

6 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 30, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 30, 2026)

31 Mar 2026

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2026)

30 Mar 2026

5 min read

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

27 Mar 2026

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

News

No flex boards or plastic clutter: Why Chandy Oommen’s ‘green campaign’ in Puthuppally is evincing interest in ecologically fragile Kerala

No flex boards or plastic clutter: Why Chandy Oommen’s ‘green campaign’ in Puthuppally is evincing interest in ecologically fragile Kerala

2 hours ago

5 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 31, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 31, 2026)

22 hours ago

5 min read

Beyond collateral damage

Beyond collateral damage

Rituparna Sengupta

01 Apr 2026

2 min read

Green agendas hardly get space in political manifestos, remind green activists at meeting in poll-bound Bengal

Green agendas hardly get space in political manifestos, remind green activists at meeting in poll-bound Bengal

31 Mar 2026

6 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 30, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 30, 2026)

31 Mar 2026

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 27, 2026)

30 Mar 2026

5 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

4 min read

“Nature is the greatest consoler”

“Nature is the greatest consoler”

Preetha Banerjee

17 Jan 2026

4 min read

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

7 min read

‘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

Blog (Environment)

When oil burns, everything does

When oil burns, everything does

Himadri Sekhar Mistri

2 minutes ago

4 min read

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

Videos (Environment)

Himachal Pradesh launches ‘PEHEL’ or Pastoralists Empowerment in Himalayan Ecosystems for Livelihood

Himachal Pradesh launches ‘PEHEL’ or Pastoralists Empowerment in Himalayan Ecosystems for Livelihood

31 Mar 2026

1 min read

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

Books (Environment)

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

4 min read

‘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

5 min read

‘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

Explore More (Environment)

Highlights from the issue

Highlights from the issue

01 Apr 2026

3 min read

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

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