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SIPCOT industrial estate in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. Photo by Ajit Menon.

[Commentary] Industrialisation gone wrong in coastal Cuddalore

Ajit Menon, Arunkumar A.S. 1 Dec 2021

Odisha has an ambitious electric vehicle plan but faces challenges

Manish Kumar 30 Sep 2021

Using fossil fuel as a cash cow: A big obstacle in India’s energy transition

Kundan Pandey 31 Mar 2021

Stakeholders raise concerns on the new vehicle scrapping policy

Rohin Kumar 29 Mar 2021

With budget focusing on economic recovery, environment goes out of focus

Mayank Aggarwal 4 Feb 2021
A vendor carrying LPG cylinders

Government survey paints a different picture of Ujjwala scheme claims

Kundan Pandey 22 Jan 2021

Bauxite mining threatens India’s lone wolf sanctuary and an interstate river

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 9 Dec 2020
Containers with microbial spray solution at an IARI facility. Photo by special arrangement.

[Commentary] A microbial spray could be the game changer against crop residue burning

Usha Rai 19 Nov 2020

A large scale shift to electric vehicles may not be as environment friendly as it seems

Mayank Aggarwal 12 Nov 2020

India’s 40-year old law to combat air pollution languishes as the crisis intensifies

Nihar Gokhale 10 Nov 2020

India’s largest coalfield to expand, green cover under threat

Manish Kumar 6 Nov 2020
Thoothukudi Thermal power, Thoothukudi. Photo by Hassan Afridhi/Unsplash.

Even with coal, strict air pollution control can prevent early deaths

Sahana Ghosh 22 Oct 2020
A farmer burning paddy stubble in Bucho Mandi in Bathinda district

Smoke from stubble burning in Punjab may aggravate COVID-19 symptoms

Vivek Gupta 16 Oct 2020

The precarious journey of Goa’s mining-affected and dependent people

Supriya Vohra 23 Sep 2020

Air pollution in cities takes a toll on bees

Mohit M. Rao 22 Sep 2020

Kolar Gold fields: From fields of gold to a dust bowl

Kapil Kajal 21 Sep 2020

Whose minerals are they anyway?

Mayank Aggarwal 10 Sep 2020

Household air pollution: Empowering women could boost LPG adoption

Neha Jain 8 Sep 2020

Retrofitting coal power plants with carbon capture may lead to increased water stress

Sahana Ghosh 14 Aug 2020

East and west: The parallel worlds of India’s coal and renewable sectors

Mayank Aggarwal 13 Aug 2020