Hope runs dry as groundwater sources in Punjab drop to alarming levels
On the morning of February 21, 2018, Manvir Singh, 32, a farmer from Andana village in Sangrur district of Punjab, left early from home for his farm. When Manju, his…
India’s water commission suggests rewards and punishment to encourage water conservation
A significant part of India is facing water scarcity, while a latest government report holds that India is not a water deficit country but that the scarcity is on account…
[Commentary] Factory farming for eggs impacts India’s environment
India raises approximately 460 million hens annually to produce eggs and is currently the third largest producer of eggs in the world. More than 80 percent of eggs come from…
Lack of alternative livelihood linked to Nagaland tribe’s affinity to shifting cultivation
The lack of alternative livelihood options is reinforcing the attachment of the Konyaks, a Nagaland tribe, to the practice of shifting cultivation (jhum), highlights a new study. This perceived economic…
A floral calendar for bee conservation
Researcher K Lakshmi Rao is habituated to bee stings. And in her quest across India, to understand what whets the appetite of the honeybee (Apis mellifera), she has been at…
Is India doing enough to battle desertification?
Close to one-third of India’s total land area, 29.32 percent, was undergoing land degradation during 2011-2013 and with rising impacts of climate change, the figure could increase in the coming…
[Commentary] Why the drought did not matter in Marathwada during polls
Two months ago, when the rest of the country was preparing for the Lok Sabha elections, 22-year-old Kanchan Kalyan Dongre’s life was about to take a turn for the worse.…
Your environment this week: India’s disappearing insects, tiger den in Veerappan’s lair, sand mining crisis
This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. To receive a weekly email with a roundup of our stories, please sign-up to our newsletter. A millennial trains to spruce…
Insects are disappearing in India, and we don’t even have data
When was the last time an insect fell in your soup? Or down your collar under a bright street lamp? Insects rarely land on window panes on a rainy night…
Not fad but to feed: A millennial trains to spruce up farming skills, be a change agent
Twenty-seven-year-old progressive woman farmer Ranjana Kukreti is ecstatic with the fresh produce from her 1.5-acre farm and greenhouse in the Himalayan foothills in Uttarakhand. In the climate-controlled and meticulously monitored…
