Kundan Pandey

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Namdeo Sahebrao Kakode, secretary of Borgaon Math’s village development committee, says applying silt has transformed their crops from short to healthy. Image by Nidhi Jamwal.

Desilting tanks for improving water security and soil health

Nidhi Jamwal 25 Sep 2024
A landscape view of Champawat town, Uttarakhand. Urbanisation is a major driver of environmental change in the Himalayas. Image by WhiteRaven335 via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Urban expansion drives forest loss in India’s biodiversity hotspots

T. V. Padma 23 Sep 2024
Bottle gourds from Mahto’s farm being prepared for market dispatch. Image by Vishal Kumar Jain.

A Jharkhand farmer uses AI and technology to modernise farming

Vishal Kumar Jain 16 Sep 2024

Polluting leather industry adopts sustainable practices to reduce environmental footprint

Zoya Ada Hussain 30 Aug 2024
A laborer at Shivam Bricks in Gaya, where zigzag technology was installed in 2018 to reduce pollution. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

Brick kilns embrace zigzag design to cut pollution and boost efficiency

Manish Chandra Mishra 27 Aug 2024
A woman decorating the pots for sale in Ranapur village. Image by Aishwarya Mohanty for Mongabay.

Pots of trouble with increasing temperatures and shifting markets

Aishwarya Mohanty 22 Aug 2024
A dress by Doodlage made from deadstock fabric. Typically, deadstock textiles languish in warehouses or are incinerated or landfilled, causing negative environmental impacts. Image courtesy of Doodlage.

Innovating with deadstock: From dump yards to designer racks

Shweta Thakur Nanda 20 Aug 2024

Deficient monsoon rainfall hits paddy farmers in parts of north India

Nidhi Jamwal 16 Aug 2024

[Commentary] On the trail of the Wayanad landslide

C.P. Rajendran 9 Aug 2024
Yaks transporting essentials to Everest Base Camp. These animals play a key role in agrobiodiversity conservation, maintaining high rangeland ecosystems, cultural traditions, livelihood strategies, and socioeconomic development in the high mountain areas of the Himalayas. Image courtesy of Chencho Dema.

Climate change affects mating in yaks; breeding season shifts

Nidhi Jamwal 7 Aug 2024
Visitors examine green capsicum at the fully elevated Section 1 of the agrivoltaics plant near Parbhani. Image courtesy of NSEFI & GIZ

Agrivoltaics in India get a fresh boost from tech and design innovations

Pallavi Ghosh 5 Aug 2024
Solar street light installed at Alipore village of Kurkuri gram panchayat, Patna district. Image by Mohd Imran Khan.

Slow progress hinders Bihar’s solar street light initiative

Mohd Imran Khan 1 Aug 2024
A deserted playground and basketball court in Noida. Image by Shweta Thakur Nanda

Hopscotch to heat watch: How climate change is impacting summer play

Shweta Thakur Nanda 29 Jul 2024
Delhi Meerut Expressway, connecting Delhi with Meerut via Dasna in Ghaziabad, India. The RBI draft framework outlines guidelines for lenders providing project finance in infrastructure, non-infrastructure, and commercial real estate sectors. Image by Banswalhemant via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

[Commentary] Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

Amitanshu Verma 24 Jul 2024
Automated ice reservoir (AIR) at Igoo village near Leh, in Ladakh. It is fitted with sensors, values and a control panel that run the system with minimal human intervention.

Automatic ice stupa could transform farming in rural Ladakh

Nidhi Jamwal 18 Jul 2024
An Indian wolf in a grassland in Gujarat. Green Credit Rules permit tree planting on degraded lands, including open forests and scrublands. Image by Vadyarupal via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-2.0).

[Commentary] Green Credit Rules: Death by trees?

Pia Sethi 15 Jul 2024
Rapid urbanisation, population growth, tourism, and climate change have exacerbated stress on groundwater resources in the Ladakh region. Image by Eldhojose19 via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Rapid urbanisation and climate change threaten groundwater resources in Ladakh, says study

Hirra Azmat 11 Jul 2024

[Commentary] Magnifying the rural lens to accelerate clean energy transition

Jeevan Kumar Jethani and Akanksha Golchha 8 Jul 2024
Banner image: Kochi LNG Terminal. Natural gas availability could be a major challenge for enhancing consumption. India’s domestic natural gas production in FY 2023-24 was around 99.5 MMSCMD while LNG imports were 85.6 MMSCMD. Image by Augustus Binu/www.dreamsparrow.net/facebook via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-3.0).

[Commentary] Is India’s 2030 gas consumption target feasible?

Purva Jain 1 Jul 2024
Rajiya, a resident of Kishan Kunj, a slum in east Delhi, stands on her home’s roof where she has spread damp jute bags to create cooling indoors. Image by Vandana K for Mongabay India.

Extreme heat compounds vulnerabilities in low income neighbourhoods

Vandana K. 27 Jun 2024

Kancha Sherpa, a member of the first successful expedition to Everest, is worried. Here’s why.

Nidhi Jamwal 25 Jun 2024
One of the rare aquaculture sites in Sundarbans where scientific methods are being followed. Image by Niladry Sarkar for Mongabay.

Unchecked shrimp farming transforms land use in the Sundarbans

Niladry Sarkar 19 Jun 2024

Assam has more renewable potential than the government estimates, says study

Barasha Das 14 Jun 2024
Azolla has thrived even in the hottest summer on Maruthachalam's farm, growing robustly under the shade of coconut trees thanks to the natural sand and fresh water available on his four-acre organic farm. Photo by Gowthami Subramaniam/Mongabay.

Farmers embrace Azolla, a fern, as low-cost livestock feed amid fodder shortage

Gowthami Subramaniam 13 Jun 2024

Kashmiri willow steps up to the crease and swings for recognition

Hirra Azmat 5 Jun 2024
An auto driver seen standing in the shade in Connaught Place while waiting for a cusotmer to arrive. Photo by Pallavi Ghosh

Heat wave hits earnings, health of auto rickshaw drivers

Pallavi Ghosh 3 Jun 2024

Transforming Assam’s brick industry from red to green

Barasha Das 31 May 2024
A series of recent long-period swell surge events on the coast of Kerala and southwestern Tamil Nadu has damaged properties and killed people. Image courtesy of Vincy Lopez.

Swell waves hit southwestern coast hard as remote oceans turn stormier

Max Martin 27 May 2024

Artificial reefs to boost fish catch, support livelihoods

Riddhi Doshi 21 May 2024
Fishermen mending ringsein nets in Kerala

[Commentary] Kerala’s artisanal fishers concerned about rise of ring seine fishing

A. Suresh, Vijaykiran V and V.R. Madhu 14 May 2024

Women-led initiative offers relief to women dairy farmers battling heat stress

Laasya Shekhar 10 May 2024
Migratory beekeepers from Bihar, at Barpeta in Assam.

Migratory beekeepers sweeten Assam’s honey production

Barasha Das 6 May 2024

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An aerial shot of Malappuram town in Kerala. The urban policy report estimates that 80% of Kerala's population will be urban by 2050. Image by Truebrother via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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