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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicEcology

Topic: Ecology

‘India-Sri Lanka environmental cooperation a matter of survival’—Justice Surya Kant in Colombo

At Indo-Sri Lanka Policy Dialogue, incoming CJI flagged problems of ecological fragility and degradation & lack of integrated transboundary environmental governance mechanism.

SubscriberWrites: A disgruntled ecologist

The challenges and frustrations of environmental advocacy.

As Kerala pushes pedal on much-awaited tunnel road to Wayanad, fear of another landslide tragedy looms

India's third-longest tunnel road is set to be completed by 2028, but concerns have been raised over its feasibility & execution in region that was hit by landslides in July.

BIS creates new department for environmental standards

The Bureau aims to protect the environment, promote sustainable development.

‘Centre should refer to 2013 report’ — ex-ISRO chief on upcoming Western Ghats notification

After Wayanad landslides, Centre's looking at issue of notifying ecologically sensitive areas in Western Ghats again. K Kasturirangan recommends Centre look at report by a panel led by him.

Centre to notify 56,800 sq km of Western Ghats, including Wayanad, as eco-sensitive area

The new draft notification issued on 31 July comes a month after the earlier notification expired. This is the sixth such notification for the landslide-prone region

Environmental issues cause 13 million deaths yearly—Nature action is still trapped in a silo

An ecological mindset invites us to recognise that the health and well-being of our families, communities and nations are deeply interdependent with the health of Earth.

Electoral bond data ‘sleeps with the fishes’ & a car’s eco-friendly love story

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Deadbolt the stables, milord & why conscientious cross-voters thrive in politics

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

A fierce battle rages between India’s economy and ecology. ‘Pricing’ nature’s services can help

Making environmental destruction costly – either through carbon tax or mandatory offset credits – can help solve climate problems.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.