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Blind Faith: Devotees Pour 11,000 Litres Of Milk in The Narmada, Triggers Pollution Worries

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: Videos of devotees pouring 11,000 litres of milk into the Narmada river in Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh have...

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Painted Pink: Why The Death of Captive Elephant Chanchal in Jaipur Has Raised Numerous Concerns

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: An elephant in hot pink. And a model poised on the pachyderm, also painted hot pink. You’d think it’s AI, but...

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India Pulls Out of Bid to Host Climate Conference; Disappointed Experts Say Global Conflicts May Have Driven Decision

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: India has withdrawn its offer to host the 33rd annual climate change conference or COP33 in 2028, according to a...

08.04.2026 10

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Dust, Despair and Definitions: More Unmindful Mining Will Hurt the Aravallis and its People

Listen to this article: In Part I of this series, we showed you why a clear definition for the Aravallis matters, by taking you to the village of...

06.04.2026 20

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What Will Come To Be: How Mining Has Killed The Kasawati

Listen to this article: In Part I of this series, we showed you the importance of a clear definition for the Aravallis by taking you to the village of...

02.04.2026 10

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No Endangering Our Paradise: Why Villagers in Deepawas Are Refusing to Let Their Hills Be Mined

31.03.2026 20

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Cabinet Approves India's Third Climate Targets, Aims for 47% Emissions Cut by 2035

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: Late by more than a year, India’s third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is finally here. On Wednesday...

25.03.2026 30

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India is Sixth Most-Polluted Country, Loni in Ghaziabad is World’s Most Polluted City: Report

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: India is the sixth most-polluted country when it comes to levels of fine particulate matter, a major air pollutant,...

24.03.2026 20

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Ignoring Nuances in CITES Document, Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Fresh Probe Into Vantara’s Wildlife Imports

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition that requested another probe into imports of wild animals by Vantara,...

22.03.2026 10

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Uproar as Authorities Mum on Whether Redrawing Critical Tiger Habitat in Sariska Will Reopen Old Mines

19.03.2026 20

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Crucial Issues Ignored as Most Speakers Support Working of Union Environment Ministry During RS Discussion

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: The Budget Session in the Rajya Sabha discussed the working of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate...

10.03.2026 20

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Why is the Maharashtra Government Sending Fifty Leopards to Vantara?

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: The Maharashtra government will send 50 leopards to Vantara, the Reliance-owned wildlife rescue and rehabilitation...

09.03.2026 30

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'Govt Has Upper Hand; Judiciary Sadly Stepping Back on Environment': Former SC Judge Deepak Gupta

Listen to this article: Nimli, Rajasthan: Citing recent court cases, including the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) green lighting of the Great...

25.02.2026 20

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‘Deeply Disappointing’: NGT’s Greenlight For Infra Projects on Great Nicobar Draws Flak

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: The National Green Tribunal (NGT)’s refusal to interfere with the environmental clearance given to the...

17.02.2026 20

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NGT Greenlights Infra Projects on Great Nicobar, Cites 'National Importance', Need For 'Balanced Approach'

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: India’s apex green court, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said on Monday (February 16) that there were ‘no...

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Citizen Groups Urge CAQM to Take Year-Round Action on Delhi Air

13.02.2026 7

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Government's Amended Guidelines Give Industries – Including Highly-Polluting Ones – Permit Relaxations

31.01.2026 30

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'How Long Will the Modi Govt Live in Denial?' Asks Congress as Delhi Air Pollution Worsens Again

20.01.2026 20

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Here's Why the Union Environment Minister's Words on Delhi's Air Quality Aren't Believable

17.01.2026 20

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National Clean Air Programme Flounders, 2026 Target Unlikely to Be Met

16.01.2026 10

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There Is ‘Indisputable’ Evidence To Link Air Pollution And Lung Diseases, Say Doctors

25.12.2025 20

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Protests Erupt Over Aravallis, Opposition Parties Lend Support, But Union Env Minister Claims Hill Range Is ‘Safe’

24.12.2025 20

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No Debate on Air Pollution in Parliament This Session, Minister Makes Untrue Claim on AQI and Disease Link 

21.12.2025 10

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India’s Air Quality Row: How The Govt is Consistently Rejecting Data And Science

14.12.2025 20

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The Aravalli Hills Have A New Definition. Here’s Why This Is A Problem.

07.12.2025 10

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COP30 Ends: No Fossil Fuel Phaseout Yet, Countries Grudgingly Agree on Some Adaptation, Finance Aspects

23.11.2025 10

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India Defends Imports of Endangered Wildlife, Argues CITES Moratorium 'Premature', 'Disproportionate'

14.11.2025 20

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After Vantara Visit, CITES Raps India, Says 'No More Imports' of Endangered Wildlife Until Compliance

06.11.2025 30

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A Diwali Of Epic Proportions: Delhi Pollution This Year Was Highest Compared To Last Four Years

23.10.2025 30

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Why Permitting ‘Green’ Diwali Crackers in Delhi Defies Logic – and Science

17.10.2025 20

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The Environment Ministry Is Tweaking a Rule for Cement Plants. Here's Who It Can Benefit

09.10.2025 10

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‘Release Sonam Wangchuk’ Echoes Across India Through Marches, Gatherings, Slogans

03.10.2025 20

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Making The Invisible Visible: Dashboard Shows Cleaner Air Can Lower Prevalence of Some Diseases by 33%

02.10.2025 20

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Adani Power Receives 1,020 Acres For Lease In Bihar’s Bhagalpur – At Rs 1 Per Acre Per Year

22.09.2025 20

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Why Is the Report Which Led to the Supreme Court’s Clean Chit to Vantara in a Sealed Envelope?

18.09.2025 30

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The Environment in Modi’s I-Day Speech: Natural Disasters, Energy, Critical Minerals Find Space

15.08.2025 10

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Dharali Floods: Cause Still Uncertain, Where Were Early Warning Systems, Ask Scientists

12.08.2025 10

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Animals Go ‘Missing’ in West Bengal Zoos, Official Numbers Don’t Tally

25.07.2025 20

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PM Modi Said India’s Namibian Cheetahs Say ‘Everything is Fine’. But Is It, Really?

19.07.2025 20

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Vantara Released Spotted Deer in Banni. Here’s Why It Needed More Thought, Science And Ethics

17.07.2025 20

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Govt Decision to Exempt 80% Power Plants From Installing Sulphur Emission-Limiting Tech Draws Ire

15.07.2025 20

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Another Cheetah Dies in Kuno, 'Possibly' Falling Prey to a 'Hunting Injury'

13.07.2025 40

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Fuel Ban on EOL Vehicles in Delhi and Five NCR Districts Pushed to November 1

09.07.2025 10

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Protests Force Chhattisgarh Forest Dept to Withdraw ‘Typo-Ridden’ Order On Community Forest Rights

05.07.2025 10

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Environment Ministry Cries Foul As Activists Write to PM About It ‘Subverting’ Forest Rights Act

05.07.2025 20

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Massive Tree Felling Begins for Adani-Operated Coal Mine in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh

28.06.2025 20

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Despite Climate Goals, Indian Banks Invested $29 Billion in Coal Projects Between 2016-2023: Report

27.06.2025 20

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Five Stark Instances Counter Environment Minister's 'Democracy Walking Alongside Development' Remark

05.06.2025 20

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‘We Will Die For Our Lands’: Villagers in Arunachal’s Siang District Protest Against Mega Dam Plan

24.05.2025 20

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Thermal Injustice: 20,000 Indians Died in Heatwaves In 20 Years – Caste a Key Factor

22.05.2025 20

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