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Coconut-based integrated farming could help sequester carbon, improve farm productivity: study

T. V. Padma 2 Nov 2022
Chennai city flooded after Cyclone Nivar in 2020.

[Explainer] What is Loss and Damage?

Mahima Jain 31 Oct 2022
The reflection of the bird.

The planet has lost 83% of its freshwater aquatic life in 50 years, finds report

Manish Chandra Mishra 27 Oct 2022

Deep-sea mining efforts gear up to meet clean energy demands amid concerns

Priyanka Shankar 26 Oct 2022
Dahisar in north Mumbai. Photo by Saumitra Shinde/Mongabay.

Mumbai activists demand that the tree geo-tagging information be made public

Hepzi Anthony 20 Oct 2022
Image shows a house sparrow perching on a grill in front of a house

[Book Review] ‘First Steps’ tracks the beginnings of citizen science in India

Renuka Kulkarni 19 Oct 2022
The habitat of the WWWD in the eastern part of the Indian Eastern Himalayan region, is likely to shift westward.

Climate change threatens the habitat of the endangered white-winged wood duck, finds study

Roopak Goswami 18 Oct 2022
An electric bus in Bengaluru. Photo by Ramesh NG/Flickr.

[Commentary] Personal, passenger and heavy vehicle segments need distinct strategies for energy transition

Saswata Chaudhury, Arijit Das 13 Oct 2022
Barnamali Malik along with other fishermen prepares to venture into the Kharasrota river to catch fish. They returned home empty handed after a seven-hour long sail. Photo by Aishwarya Mohanty.

Illegal fish poisoning threatens traditional fishers in Odisha; authorities say no complaints since 2020

Aishwarya Mohanty 6 Oct 2022
A Pokkali field in Ezhikkara. Photo by Kavya Sanjaya.

[Commentary] Pokkali, a GI-tagged rice variety, could be on the verge of extinction

Amalendu Jyotishi, Gummadi Sridevi, Kavya Sanjaya 5 Oct 2022
Amit Kumar Bal setting camera traps

[Interview] Researcher Amit Kumar Bal on studying carnivores in the thick of Mizoram forests

Nabarun Guha 3 Oct 2022
Anaemia prevalence among women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years of age) will fall from 53% to 39.5% if India’s clean air targets are met. Photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg/Wikimedia Commons.

Inhaling particulate matter is increasing the prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age

Sahana Ghosh 3 Oct 2022
Barasingha stags in Kanha National Park. Photo by Kandukuru Nagarjun/ Wikimedia Commons.

[Commentary] India’s wildlife conservation journey has had great strides and many hurdles

Usha Rai 28 Sep 2022
Women in Odisha selling dry fish.

Marine fishing ban in Odisha leads to loss of income for women involved in allied activities

Aishwarya Mohanty 26 Sep 2022

Health effects of heat stress will intensify disproportionately without ambitious efforts

Sahana Ghosh 23 Sep 2022

[Commentary] Mobilising resources for biodiversity conservation in the far eastern Himalayas

Kripa Shrestha 21 Sep 2022
A house flooded in Kerala during the floods of 2018.

Risk-informed planning essential to prevent floods in Kochi

Supriya Vohra 15 Sep 2022
Wild animals seized at Khankawn check gate in Champhai district. Photo by Mizoram police.

Champhai district in Mizoram is now a hotspot for wildlife trafficking in India

Nabarun Guha 15 Sep 2022

[Interview] A photographer on his long-term effort to document human-wildlife interactions

Arathi Menon 13 Sep 2022

Mega investments in compressed biogas plants hint at a shift in the energy sector

Manish Kumar 9 Sep 2022

Decarbonising Odisha’s largest coalfield reserve in Angul is a herculean task

Manish Kumar 8 Sep 2022
Transmission lines near a windfarm in Tamil Nadu. Photo by Priyanka Shankar/Mongabay.

[Podcast] GigaWhat: Upgrading the backbone of India’s power sector

Mayank Aggarwal, Kartik Chandramouli 6 Sep 2022
Deshbandhu Park in Kolkata, West Bengal, post cyclone Amphan. Photo by Indrajit Das/Wikimedia Commons.

Urgency brews to foreground loss and damage at COP27

Priyanka Shankar 1 Sep 2022
One of the many thermal power plants in Korba. Photo by Mayank Aggarwa;/Mongabay-India.

Why is there opposition to the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill?

Manish Kumar 30 Aug 2022
A dolphin in Kulsi river. Photo from Prasanna Kalita.

Gangetic river dolphins in Assam decline in the wake of anthropogenic pressures

Nabarun Guha 24 Aug 2022
Community members of Chug CCA discuss on the issues of human-animal negative interactions. Photo by Manisha Kumari.

[Commentary] Solar fencing to combat human-animal negative interaction in Arunachal

Manisha Kumari 23 Aug 2022

[Podcast] GigaWhat: Transforming lives with decentralised clean energy

Mayank Aggarwal, Kartik Chandramouli 22 Aug 2022

[Interview] Just representation in climate policies empowers women, says Saudamini Das

Sahana Ghosh 18 Aug 2022

Climate resilient millets boost livelihood opportunities for Odisha’s tribal women

Aishwarya Mohanty 16 Aug 2022

[Podcast] GigaWhat: Clean-washing by dams?

Mayank Aggarwal, Kartik Chandramouli 13 Aug 2022

Rethinking, recycling and re-loving: A peek into India’s circular fashion economy

Shilpa Raina 11 Aug 2022

Rehabilitated away from Jharia coalfields, unemployment challenges emerge for the people

Rahul Singh 11 Aug 2022

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