environment
110 ARTICLES
It’s air purifiers, masks and tourism vs Delhi’s worsening air quality
An environmental hazard has spawned the need for these quick fixes, but do they really work?
04 Nov 2024
On e-waste, India is king of the heap
With little by way of mechanisms to treat e-waste, the country manages to process less than a third of the hazardous materials from the rising pile of discarded electronics each year.
16 Jul 2024
Now, a bill to ease environmental rules for seafood producers
The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023, proposes to exempt India’s seafood industry from coastal regulations, just when the coast needed more protection.
03 Aug 2023
We need to talk about the global plastics treaty
Nations including India are negotiating a plastic deal that will be signed in 2024. India seems in favour of less ambitious action.
08 Jun 2023
India’s complex forest regulations bring chaos to order
Hundreds of guidelines and clarifications are making it hard to understand regulations that protect India’s forests.
25 May 2023
The forest conservation bill could do more harm than good
By introducing ambiguous clauses and sweeping exemptions for strategic projects, the government seems to be turning the clock back on saving the country’s forests.
18 May 2023
The sentencing of Shri Pavan, aka Oban
Found guilty of repeatedly straying out of Kuno National Park, the ‘immigrant’ cheetah is handed down harsh punishment.
27 Apr 2023
Beyond the celebrations, worrying signs for India’s tigers
A report released by the prime minister says the animals face multiple threats even as his government claims that all is well.
13 Apr 2023
India is in a race against time to tackle extreme heat
Indians are making adjustments to adapt to extreme heat while policymakers struggle to develop action plans for addressing risks.
06 Apr 2023
Forced into construction jobs, migrants must now contend with climate change
Millions of India’s landless Dalits who migrate to cities looking for work face the prospect of even worse conditions, triggered by extreme weather events.
25 Mar 2023