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[Explainer] What are ecological droughts?

Simrin Sirur 17 Jan 2024
Hydro project on Dikchu, a tributary of Teesta. Photo by A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF/Wikimedia Commons.

[Video] Hydropower in the Himalayas and disaster risks

Sadhika Tiwari 12 Jan 2024

Why south Tamil Nadu received record-breaking rain during the northeast monsoon

Laasya Shekhar 10 Jan 2024

Konkan Railways impacted agricultural lands more than forest cover, finds study

Simrin Sirur 5 Jan 2024

Alpine plants may alter height or leaf size to cope with early snow-melt conditions

T. V. Padma 4 Jan 2024

Three years after an oil well blowout, this Assam wetland is slowly coping

Bondita Baruah 28 Dec 2023

Hangul population in Kashmir could go extinct without intervention, finds long-term study

Sneha Mahale 11 Dec 2023

Resurrecting khadeen, the ancient water harvesting structure of Rajasthan

Amir Malik, Novita Singh 8 Dec 2023
Photo by Jayne Doucette/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 

Analysing the history of the Indian Ocean with past cruise records and sediment cores

Sahana Ghosh 1 Dec 2023
Concrete porcupine screens installed on the river bank to stop erosion on a river island near Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo: Jyotirmoy Saharia

Grassland loss threatens endemic birds in Arunachal sanctuary

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, Jyotirmoy Saharia 30 Nov 2023
Country flags outside the COP28 venue in Dubai. Photo by UN Climate Change/Flickr.

Loss and damage, climate action stocktake, fossil fuel phase out among key issues at COP28

Simrin Sirur 28 Nov 2023

[Commentary] Amendments in the Forest Conservation Act enable community-led recognition of forests

Gautam Aredath 23 Nov 2023
A spinning mill in Tamil Nadu. Spinning mills that manufacture yarn/thread for weaving the fabric, constitute one of the most power-intensive stages in textile manufacturing. Photo by Gowthami Subramaniam.

Harnessing clean energy for Tamil Nadu’s spinning mills is not as easy as it seems

Gowthami Subramaniam 16 Nov 2023

Rusty-spotted cat conservation hinges on dedicated research and management plans

Saurabh Katkurwar 15 Nov 2023

[Workshop] Environmental economics: Valuing and financing climate action

Team Mongabay-India 14 Nov 2023
A lynx in a sea buckthorn shrub. Chamba spotted the Eurasian lynx on eight different occasions and captured several photographs. Photo by Stanzin Chamba.

A citizen-led initiative contributes to wildlife conservation in Ladakh

Manish Chandra Mishra 14 Nov 2023

[Interview] Wildlife biologist Sumit Dookia on researching the understudied Asiatic wildcat

Shuchita Jha 9 Nov 2023
A used lithium battery, if showing potential for a second life, is refurbished to be used as a stationary storage unit. This potential is determined by the battery’s residual capacity, which has to be around 70-80% once it reaches the end of its previous life cycle as an EV battery. Photo by RudolfSimon/Wikimedia Commons.

[Explainer] Can India sustainably manufacture and recycle EV batteries?

Zoya Ada Hussain 6 Nov 2023

[Interview] Former forest officer Rajiv Bhartari on zoning in Corbett Tiger Reserve and its impacts

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Oct 2023

Six years on, cyclone Ockhi survivors battle lingering mental health impacts

Gowthami Subramaniam 30 Oct 2023

Investments in renewables need to triple to meet demand sustainably: report

Simrin Sirur 27 Oct 2023

[Video] Fixing fashion’s pollution problem with natural dyes

T. A. Ameerudheen 23 Oct 2023

[Commentary] The Atal Bhujal Yojana, meant to address groundwater depletion, is missing a key part of water flows

Veena Srinivasan, Partik Kumar 20 Oct 2023

[Video] Assessing daily weather from India’s highest meteorological station

Manish Chandra Mishra 12 Oct 2023

Women seaweed farmers seek other jobs while India plans industry expansion

Almaas Masood 10 Oct 2023

[Commentary] India needs a scientific response to mitigate the population of free-ranging dogs

Sutirtha Lahiri 3 Oct 2023

[Obituary] Remembering M. S. Swaminathan

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 2 Oct 2023
Photo by Karolina Grabowska/ Pexels.

[Explainer] What happens when pharmaceutical pollutants enter the environment?

Mahima Jain 29 Sep 2023
Asiatic Wildcat with its kitten in the desert of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Photo by Rasdheshyam Bishnoi.

Hybridisation, roadkills are major threats for the Indian desert cat population

Shuchita Jha 28 Sep 2023
Farmer Mhobatsinh Sindhal stands beside the C. wightii (Guggul) fence in his farm.

From abundance to endangerment to revival, Kachchh’s guggal comes a full circle

Azera Parveen Rahman 26 Sep 2023

[Explainer] Why are intense storms and erratic rainfall events becoming more frequent?

Max Martin 20 Sep 2023
Razak bhai's daughter Sai, hand paints the pots in Tuna. Photo by Azera Parveen Rahman.

Changes in local climate impact Kachchh’s traditional crafts and craftspeople

Azera Parveen Rahman 14 Sep 2023

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