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A Haritha Karma Sena worker at a material collection facility in Kochi, Kerala. Image by C. Surendranath.

Is zero waste Kerala’s dream or dilemma? [Commentary]

C. Surendranath, M. Suchitra 4 Apr 2025
A river heliodor damselfly. Image by Ameya Deshpande.

Damselflies in climate distress

Arathi Menon 4 Apr 2025
Researchers collect samples of moths and other insects in Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. Image by Sandesh Kadur/Felis Images (CC BY-ND 4.0).

Retracing the route of a century-old biodiversity expedition

Simrin Sirur 3 Apr 2025

Declining waders indicate deterioration of wetlands

Sneha Mahale 3 Apr 2025
Migratory birds at the DPS Flamingo lake that is half covered with algae. Image by Esha Lohia/Mongabay

Citizens continue a decade-long fight to conserve an urban lake

Esha Lohia 2 Apr 2025
Bat biologist Kadambari Deshpande and technologist Vedant Barje with the BatEchoMon system installed by them. Image by Vivek Hasyagar.

Automating bat detection for more efficient monitoring and data collection

Aisiri Amin 2 Apr 2025
A train passes through the Palghat gap. Image by Robtheequalizer via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The mountain pass that is a morphologic marvel and a scientific paradox [Commentary]

C.P. Rajendran 1 Apr 2025
Labonie works on an illustration. Image courtesy of Labonie Roy.

When art meets environment: In conversation with Labonie Roy [Interview]

Saumitra Shinde 1 Apr 2025

Understanding coastal risks with and without mangroves

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 31 Mar 2025
A camera trap image of a fishing cat with a kill in Bongaon. Image by Samrat Chakraborty.

Conserving fishing cats outside protected areas

Nabarun Guha 31 Mar 2025
The Subansiri Lower Hydro Electric Project. Image by Anamika Barua, Debarchana Biswas and Debarpita Banerjee.

A promise of development or a path to displacement? [Commentary]

Anamika Barua, Debarchana Biswas, Debarpita Banerjee 28 Mar 2025
A market in Mysuru, Karnataka. Several Indian cities are introducing amnesty schemes to encourage property owners to clear pending taxes. Image by Kundan Pandey for Mongabay.

Property tax revenue could help cities adapt to a hotter world

Kundan Pandey 28 Mar 2025

Heat action crumbles when it needs cross-department coordination, says report

Simrin Sirur 27 Mar 2025
A shore seine crew hauls in their catch. Image by Sajith Remady.

Small sardines signal a potential bumper catch

Max Martin 27 Mar 2025
Sorghum crops being grown in Chinawal village, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. Image by Abhijeet via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The hidden side of millet farming

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 26 Mar 2025

A veteran environmental journalist on 40 years of writing on wildlife: Bittu Sahgal [Interview]

Divya Kilikar 25 Mar 2025

What are earth observation satellites? How do they support environmental research? [Explainer]

Anusha Krishnan 24 Mar 2025
A Malabar pied hornbill, one among the threatened fauna one can spot in Silent Valley National Park. Image by N A Nazeer via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5).

The movement that rewrote India’s environmental narrative [Commentary]

C. J. Punnathara 21 Mar 2025
An aerial view of the coast of Kollam, Kerala, whose three mineral blocks are estimated to hold 302 million tonnes of construction sand in reserves, according to tender documents. Image by Arunvrparavur via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Auction for offshore mineral blocks met with resistance and delays

Simrin Sirur 20 Mar 2025

India’s central bank recommends pooling viable projects to attract climate finance

Kundan Pandey 20 Mar 2025