It was a Sunday in July last year, 2023, when a lifeguard in Mumbai noticed translucent tiny drops at the city's Aksa beach. Unable to comprehend what they were, he…
On February 19, 2024, the Bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud refused to stay the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act of 2023 (FCAA). Instead, an interim order was passed upholding…
A denuded river basin, built-up lake beds and wetlands, tarmacked and tiled pavements, and parking lots on green spaces — all these contributed to making a cool “lake city” into…
This three-part series reports the advances in agricultural technology in India. Part 1 discusses the emerging technologies in the pre-sowing stage. Part 2 and Part 3 throw light on the…
A white-throated kingfisher, a horseshoe crab, a whale shark and an Asian elephant are some of the species found entangled in ghost nets in India, mostly along the coasts. An…
On a typical Monday morning, 47-year-old Sajid Ali, a third-generation artisan from Aligarh, meticulously feeds steel sheets into a roller, which flattens them further getting them ready for the subsequent…
As the first rays of the spring sun touch the tall chir pine trees (Pinus roxburgii) in the dense forests of Sunderbani in Jammu, residents living near the jungle, also…
Ashadi Beej, the Kutchi new year, marks the beginning of monsoon in the Kachchh region of Gujarat. The festival, which falls at the end of June, also signals a break…
An initiative introducing energy-efficient kilns to traditional potters in Kachchh, Gujarat, reduces firing time and firewood requirement, addressing concerns of energy-intensive pottery-making while benefiting both artisans and the environment. Pottery…
It is almost a cliché to say that the wars of the future will be fought over water. Most of such predictions are focused on the contested geographies of river…
For the past four years, at 9 a.m. every day, Reva Malik heads to the terrace of her independent house in Bengaluru. She sets up a solar cooker and places…
From imposing restrictions on water usage to cutting down water supply, parts of Bengaluru are grappling with the challenge of managing their dwindling water resources. Inadequate rainfall in 2023 led…
India’s focus on critical minerals for its clean energy transition has come in conflict with the rights of forest dwellers in Odisha, highlighting policy gaps in forest land acquisition and…
On November 26, 2023, Nashik district in Maharashtra faced severe unseasonal rain and hailstorm. The onslaught was so intense that a white blanket of hail covered fields, causing damage to…
Sandy shores, sand dunes, mangroves, mudflats, cliffs, seagrass meadows, salt marshes – these scenic features often make news as they face frequent threats. Marine litter, extreme weather and building activities…
Gopal Sarkar, a 54-year-old farmer from Jalpaiguri district in the northern part of West Bengal, faced difficulties cultivating vegetables this past winter. His one-hectare plot is covered by a 4-5…
In December 2022, India became the world’s third-largest automobile market, surpassing Japan. The sector accounts for around 7% of India’s gross domestic product (GDP). As the vehicle market expands, there…
Riding three-metre high shore waves, Placid Netto, 72, approached the shore on his eight-foot fibreglass raft, jumped off and clung on to its stern for a moment. He pushed the…
The Manipur government constituted a three-member committee to inquire into the fuel leakage that was reported from the state’s Leimakhong power station in Kangpokpi district on January 10. The fuel…
Forests are considered the most effective and abundantly available carbon sinks, capable of storing and sequestering millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A new study from India…
