Aditi Tandon

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A study on forest fire susceptibility found that the area highly susceptible to forest fires in the western Himalayas could shift or expand significantly in the coming decades. Image courtesy of J&K Forest Department.

Winter forest fires signal a shift in fire season

Farzana Nisar 1 Apr 2026
During the Raikas' long migrations in search for pastureland, they take breaks at areas with water resources. Image by Aishwarya Mohanty.

Shrinking commons, broken routes strain nomadic pastoralists

Aishwarya Mohanty 30 Mar 2026
Sambar deer in Maharashtra. The recent paper highlights an increase in herbivore populations, better nutrition from crop foraging, and a waning fear of humans as pull factors of crop damage by herbivores in the state. Image by Revati Sarnaik via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Fear may deter wild animals from damaging crops, study suggests

Arathi Menon 27 Mar 2026
A farmer sprays pesticide at a farm in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

West Asia conflict raises concerns over urea supply in India

Kundan Pandey 27 Mar 2026
The Aga Khan Bridge in Pune over the Mula-Mutha River, a key water source, highlights the growing need for better water management amid increasing demand and pollution. Image by Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Water costs in Pune may rise by 2050, study warns

Manish Chandra Mishra 26 Mar 2026

The last Indian town before Bhutan is reeling under waste dumped on its river banks

Chandrani Sinha 25 Mar 2026
While indoor green infrastructure can improve indoor settings, it is not a replacement for ventilation. Researchers say that earlier research often showed what plants might do under simplified conditions, but not how they perform in real buildings. Representative image by Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Indoor plants may improve comfort indoors, but not replace ventilation

Manish Chandra Mishra 23 Mar 2026
People queue up to refill cylinders during the LPG shortage in March 2026. Image by Nizil Shah via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

LPG supply shock exposes fragility of India’s clean cooking strategy

Simrin Sirur 19 Mar 2026
A view of the Tarapur MIDC in Boisar. Image by Meena Menon.

Oleum leak puts spotlight on safety and pollution in a chemical hub

Meena Menon 16 Mar 2026
Abscondita perplexa. Image by Parvez.

India’s first firefly checklist records 92 species, reveals high endemism

Arathi Menon 12 Mar 2026
Amegilla zonata. Representative image by Tisha Mukherjee via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Roadsides, farms may shelter native bees in the northwestern Himalayas

Hirra Azmat 11 Mar 2026
A school girl wearing a face mask walks across a foot over bridge amidst smog in New Delhi in November, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Pollution concentrations soar higher above ground during haze

Manish Chandra Mishra 3 Mar 2026

The world’s longest venomous snake

Team Mongabay-India 3 Mar 2026
A striped hyena at a rocky outcrop. Image by Indrajeet Ghorpade.

Agropastoral landscapes as refuge for wildlife

Arathi Menon 26 Feb 2026
Nainital lake. Image by Neharajpoot via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Kumaon lakes have become sinks for microplastic pollution

Simrin Sirur 25 Feb 2026
New growth emerging from a Neuracanthus plant following a surface fire, enclosed in Xerocoma, amid charred grassland vegetation. Image by Adittya Dharap.

Cottony coats and comebacks

Anusha Krishnan 24 Feb 2026

How frequent forest fires can lead to ecosystem changes

T. V. Padma 23 Feb 2026
Coffee plant in Meghamalai. Image by Mirthyu/Wikimedia Commons.

Climate change adds 30 extreme-heat days a year to India’s coffee farms

Manish Chandra Mishra 23 Feb 2026
A waste picker drinks water while working during a heat wave at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Cities may heat up disproportionately faster than rural neighbours, even at 2°C warming

Manish Chandra Mishra 20 Feb 2026
An olive Ridley turtle in rehabilitation. Across coastal states, turtle conservation depends heavily on community labour, with limited financial support. Image by K.A. Shaji.

Prioritise turtle conservation over tourism say experts after budget announcement

K.A. Shaji 18 Feb 2026
A Great Nicobar serpent eagle. Image by Shreeram M.V. via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Green tribunal rules in favour of Great Nicobar Island project, citing ‘adequate safeguards’

Simrin Sirur 17 Feb 2026
A Malabar spiny dormouse. Small rodents have shared spaces with human civilisation for centuries, and find mentions in folklore and stories. Image by Davidvraju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Living with small mammals [Commentary]

Krishnamurthy K.V. 17 Feb 2026
A female collects materials to build her nest. Image by Agnes Francila.

Urban penalty leaves mother sparrows working more, raising less

Arathi Menon 13 Feb 2026
A western marsh harrier near Nal Sarovar Lake in Gujarat. Image by Hari K Patibanda via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Migrant harriers emerge as unlikely gardeners of grasslands

Nikhil Sreekandan 13 Feb 2026
A bolt of lighting strikes over in Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Air pollution can both fuel and suppress lightning in India, study finds

Manish Chandra Mishra 12 Feb 2026
The pit in Thangkso in East Jaintia Hills where the accident took place. NDRF personnel carrying out their operation. Image by NDRF.

Incident at illegal coal mine resurfaces concerns about banned rat hole mining

Nabarun Guha 10 Feb 2026
Farmers protest at a Delhi border in 2020. Farmer protests have intensified in recent years. Image by Randeep Maddoke via Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

India-U.S. interim trade deal triggers farmer concern

Kundan Pandey 9 Feb 2026
Dense spikes of purple flowers make Dactylorhiza hatagirea a striking sight in high-altitude landscapes. Image by Javaid M Dad.

Climate change could shrink habitat of Himalayan marsh orchid, study warns

Hirra Azmat 9 Feb 2026
A Himalayan snowcock. Image by Kalzang Gurmet/NCF.

Birds are declining even in undisturbed grasslands, raising climate concerns

Manish Chandra Mishra 6 Feb 2026
A stall owner waits for business visitors at the India International Trade Fair in New Delhi in 2014. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

India-E.U. agreement promises trade growth but could face green regulatory barriers

Kundan Pandey 6 Feb 2026
Weeds being removed from Doddajala lake on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Karnataka. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Government launches new fund for environmental levies

Simrin Sirur 5 Feb 2026
Mohd Shahnawaz Khan releases a juvenile gharial in Murshidabad, West Bengal. Image courtesy of Mohd Shahnawaz Khan/WWF-India.

Experts divided over reintroducing captive-bred gharials in rivers

Rajeev Tyagi 4 Feb 2026

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