Articles by Kartik Chandramouli

India has been racing to meet its ambitious clean energy commitments, post the Paris Agreement in 2015. The ambitions have been backed by strong policy support which in turn has…

The clean energy sector maintains that it is crusading the fight against climate change. But first, the road to making clean energy technologies needs to be fixed. The supply chain…

Imagine a residential complex in a city such as Indore or Surat in the year 2030. If it looks like the high-rises being built in these cities today, it will…

Take a bird's eye view of Bengaluru city. As the sun shines down on the concrete sprawl, home to more than eight million people, one can spot great potential -…

An emblem of the British mining history, canary birds were used to indicate when dangerous gases were collected in a mine, signalling danger for humans. While this use of the…

As India transitions to clean energy, there is a growing need to understand the ecological and social impacts of the industry, to effectively make choices that balance the pains and…

In 2021, we expanded our storytelling formats to bring you more stories from nature's frontline in India. With the help of our vast network of contributors, Mongabay-India used various media…

Kerala was the first Indian state to launch large-scale oil palm cultivation in 1971. The south Indian state is now planning to boost its palm oil plantation and production. India…

Why are many lakes in Bengaluru green? It is because they are blanketed by microscopic plants that contain chlorophyll, called algae. But are they good or bad for the lakes?…

The green and brown grasslands of Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts in Tamil Nadu sustain lives. The nomadic pastoral communities such as the Konars graze their livestock on these rangelands. The…

Mongabay: Welcome to Mongabay sessions. I have with me, Mr. Jairam Ramesh, India's former Environment Minister and currently a Member of Parliament. Mr. Ramesh is an engineer and an economist…

Sand, a natural resource that seems abundant and often ignored is the second most extracted one, just after water. Sand extracted from rivers, lakes, coastlines, deltas is one of the…

Mining is known to cause loss of land, loss of jobs, and loss in biodiversity. But the impacts on women often go unnoticed. Women are part of a workforce that…

As the light fades over the village in the winter evening, the residents of Charotar return home after a day’s work. They’re careful with their routes. It’s almost the end…

Bird migration is a phenomenon worth celebrating. And celebrate they do at the Government High School Cinchona, in the hilly town of Valparai in Tamil Nadu. Every year, grey wagtails…

After a tiring search operation to locate a leopard in a crowded locality of Nashik city in Maharashtra, wildlife rescuers identified its location through CCTV footage of a residential apartment.…

A wolf standing at the edge of a grassy hill gazes at a mosaic of buildings and farms on the sprawling Pune city's outskirts. This visual is the last frame…

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It had been over 25 years since Neelamma N. Reddy went scouring for greens in Varthur lake. The lake then was a veritable buffet of greens and fish for her.…

This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. To receive a weekly email with a roundup of our stories, please sign-up for our newsletter. Hyderabad floods highlight the need…