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Image shows the bank of the Mula Mutha river in Pune with underconstructed buildings in the background

Pune’s proposed river rejuvenation project does not consider ecology, hydrogeology, and climate change, say experts

Vinaya Kurtkoti 27 May 2022

[Commentary] Thirty years after the Rio Summit the green report card is not fully in the red

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 6 May 2022

Reviving history and the environment in the City of Djinns and saints

Archana Singh 24 Mar 2022

The world agrees on treaty to end plastic pollution

Charles Pekow 21 Mar 2022

[Illustration] The journey of plastic pollution in the Ganges

Devayani Khare, Sumita Nanda 10 Mar 2022

Aerosol pollution is a health hazard that also destabilises Earth’s climate

Conrad Fox 10 Mar 2022

[Explainer] How do we recycle plastic?

Devayani Khare 4 Mar 2022

[Explainer] Where the plastic things are: unexpected plastic products in our lives

Anusha Krishnan 22 Feb 2022

New study shows we have breached Earth’s threshold for chemical pollution

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 3 Feb 2022

Tackling the integrated challenge of plastic pollution and climate change

Devayani Khare 11 Jan 2022
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

[Explainer] What is the effect of plastic on ecosystems?

Devayani Khare 23 Nov 2021

[Explainer] The life of plastic: born a hero, dying an outcast, resurrected a monster

Anusha Krishnan 10 Nov 2021

The migratory routes of plastic

Devayani Khare 8 Oct 2021

Odisha has an ambitious electric vehicle plan but faces challenges

Manish Kumar 30 Sep 2021

Stone mining in Brahmagiri mountains chips away at the Godavari River ecosystem

Vinaya Kurtkoti 29 Sep 2021

Environmentalists concerned over easy clearances for Bengaluru’s real estate

Bhanu Sridharan 8 Sep 2021

Mass deaths of birds in Faridkot linked to use of chemicals on fruit trees

Vivek Gupta 5 Aug 2021

Odisha diverts DMF funds to urban areas as mining-affected communities suffer

Manish Kumar 5 May 2021

Measures beyond recycling needed in tandem with plastic waste rules

Rohin Kumar 15 Apr 2021