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Pokkudan's children revived the defunct Kallen Pokkudan Mangrove Trust in recent months, formed by their father in 2013 to impart mangrove conservation literacy to society. Photo by Bhavapriya JU.

Editor’s review 2021: Energy transitions, biodiversity-climate change links

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 31 Dec 2021

[Explainer] The cost of plastic waste

Anusha Krishnan 30 Dec 2021

Chennai’s fight to preserve its wetlands and stay above water

Nina Varghese 29 Dec 2021

Deepen understanding of Indian mangrove ecosystems, says mangrove scientist

Sahana Ghosh 28 Dec 2021

Crocodiles, (largest) coal mine and (ignored) carbon sink: Multimedia stories we told in 2021

Kartik Chandramouli 27 Dec 2021
Even open canopied forests can pack a biological diversity that sustain communities. Photo by S. Gopikrishna Warrier/Mongabay.

[Video Explainer] What is the significance of the Biological Diversity Amendment Bill and why did it face opposition?

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 24 Dec 2021

[Webinar] Rooftops as solar superstores

24 Dec 2021

From a farmer to a rural entrepreneur: journey of Batakrushna Sahoo

Manish Kumar 23 Dec 2021

Reviving 400-year-old Mughal era water structures to combat climate change in MP’s Burhanpur

Manish Chandra Mishra 23 Dec 2021
Solar energy-powered water pump in a field. Photo by Prashanth Vishwanathan for IWMI/ Flickr.

Addressing challenges in food systems with climate-smart agriculture

Priyanka Shankar and Sahana Ghosh 22 Dec 2021

In Arunachal’s Sessa Orchid Sanctuary communities collaborate with forest officials to conserve orchids

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, Jyotirmoy Saharia 22 Dec 2021

Bihar farmers await PM-KUSUM rollout

Manish Kumar 21 Dec 2021
Traffic passing through a flooded road. Photo by Ronie/ Pixahive.

Urban climate resilience comes into focus as COP26 highlights vulnerabilities of cities

Priyanka Shankar 21 Dec 2021
Sumitra shows the value-added beeswax-products. Photo by Arathi Menon.

Aadhimalai, winner of UN Equator Prize from Nilgiris, offers a lesson in indigenous economics

Arathi Menon 20 Dec 2021

Forests of faith face encroachments and invasive species in Punjab

Jaskaran Singh and Sahana Ghosh 17 Dec 2021

Solar power station at Bihar’s ‘first solar village’ is now a makeshift cattle shed

Manish Kumar 17 Dec 2021

Analysts observing climate misinformation at COP26 say it could jeopardise climate action

Aditi Tandon 16 Dec 2021

To boost its slow progress on clean energy, Bihar looks at floating and rooftop solar alternatives

Manish Kumar 16 Dec 2021

Lack of diverse, good-quality seeds curb tree-planting goals and reforestation plans

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 15 Dec 2021
Long-term plot census, 2020 Sigur Plateau Tamil Nadu. Photo by Karthik Teegalapalli.

Climate mitigation should not come at cost of biodiversity conservation, warns tropical savannah ecologist

Sahana Ghosh 15 Dec 2021