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[Explainer] Why mitigating methane emissions matters

Mahima Jain 31 Aug 2023
Vegetable market; Kuchaman, Rajasthan, India

Tackling food loss and waste for climate and food security

Arathi Menon 31 Aug 2023

Glare hazard from solar panels, a safety concern for the airports switching to clean energy

Ravleen Kaur 30 Aug 2023

Declining bird populations are a ‘grim’ reminder of rapid biodiversity loss, says new report

Simrin Sirur 29 Aug 2023
One of the many lakes in Kolar that are being filled with Bengaluru's wastewater, Kolaramma lake in Kolar district is seen here covered in water hyacinth. Photo sourced from Anjaneya Reddy.

Should rural India drink urban wastewater?

Arathi Menon 28 Aug 2023
A tiger with a dhole kill in Tadoba National Park in Maharashtra. Photo by Jignesh Patel

Your Environment This Week: Stubble burning in MP, intraguild interactions in the wild, the potential of mini-grids

Team Mongabay India 25 Aug 2023

Two recent forest guard deaths in Asia’s second largest biosphere reserve spur reforms

Aishwarya Mohanty 25 Aug 2023

Indian banks have no plans to step away from coal investments yet, new assessment finds

Simrin Sirur 25 Aug 2023

[Interview] Suravee Nayak on why transformative justice for women, Dalits is key for a just transition

Simrin Sirur 24 Aug 2023
A male cheetah introduced in Kuno National Park. Photo from Cheetah Conservation Fund.

Cheetahs introduced in Kuno National Park struggle with humidity and weather conditions

Shuchita Jha 24 Aug 2023
Tiger T101 with the leopard kill in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan. Photo by Harsha Narasimhamurthy

How animals negotiate shared resources in the wild

Arathi Menon 23 Aug 2023

The potential of mini-grids as a sustainable and economical alternative for global electrification

Kundan Pandey 23 Aug 2023

Speedy uptake of five-star rated fans needs government push to make them affordable, say experts

Simrin Sirur 22 Aug 2023
Image shows a man standing in a straw field behind a fire

Behind Punjab’s smoke screen, Madhya Pradesh’s stubble burning problem goes unnoticed

Shailesh Shrivastava 21 Aug 2023
A male gharial with its distinctive ‘ghara.’

The endangered gharial’s conservation crisis highlighted after death of a male in Nepal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 21 Aug 2023
Image shows a man sitting in a truck

Your Environment This Week: Energy-efficient ceiling fans, zero-emission trucks, social media and disasters

Team Mongabay India 18 Aug 2023

Microplastics in J&K’s waterbodies dangerous to ecosystems and humans alike

Hirra Azmat 18 Aug 2023

Using social media images to better respond to disasters

Arathi Menon 18 Aug 2023

The humble ceiling fan could save money and emissions, but mainstreaming its energy efficiency is a work in progress

Simrin Sirur 17 Aug 2023

Gig workers in India are exposed to highly polluted air and carcinogens, finds preliminary study

Vandana K. 17 Aug 2023