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In what was arguably the biggest citizen-led environmental protest Telangana has witnessed in the recent past, university students, faculty, and environmentalists protested and stopped bulldozers from razing down Kancha Gachibowli. Image by xx.

Forest row spotlights diminishing value of urban green patches

Arathi Menon 9 Apr 2025
A Malabar pied hornbill, one among the threatened fauna one can spot in Silent Valley National Park. Image by N A Nazeer via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5).

The movement that rewrote India’s environmental narrative [Commentary]

C. J. Punnathara 21 Mar 2025
Nagaland activist Seno Tsuhah

[Interview] How a Nagaland activist is reviving traditional practices to combat climate change

Angana Chakrabarti 10 Feb 2025

Sonam Wangchuk and climate marchers stopped, detained, and then released by Delhi Police

Simrin Sirur 4 Oct 2024

Crackdown on civil society and environmental NGOs continues

Simrin Sirur 24 Jul 2024

[Interview] “This is in honour of adivasis fighting for their land, water, forest,” says Goldman Prize winner Alok Shukla

Simrin Sirur 30 Apr 2024
Image shows a man standing on a bridge with a small stream flowing by

Residents, activists claim new Goa airport construction has impacted water availability

Maitreya Prithwiraj Ghorpade 18 Mar 2024
Protests over dam construction in Arunachal Pradesh have been observed in the Siang River belt. However, most protests against big dams have weaken.

Dams, art and protest in Arunachal Pradesh

Ranju Dodum 4 Jul 2022

[Obituary] M.K. Prasad: A relentless green activist

Basheer Marakar 25 Jan 2022

Youth demand climate justice and inclusivity at Glasgow summit

Priyanka Shankar 9 Nov 2021

[Obituary] Poet Sugathakumari: She gave voice to the Silent Valley

K.A. Shaji 4 Jan 2021

Who’s looking after the animals of India?

Mayank Aggarwal 9 Mar 2020

The 11-year-old who’s holding governments accountable for inaction on climate change

Sahana Ghosh 17 Oct 2019

Bye, bye birdie: A bird sanctuary could disappear as Pune metro speeds ahead

Aditi Tandon 18 Apr 2019

Death of an environment defender highlights rising violence against activists

Karthikeyan Hemalatha 16 Aug 2018

Trees or real estate: Delhi citizens battle to save their green cover

Mayank Aggarwal 26 Jun 2018

Wall blocking an elephant corridor partially broken down in Assam

Shreya Dasgupta 2 Apr 2018

Uncertainty continues in Goa over mining judgment

Pamela D'Mello 26 Feb 2018