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The Euryale ferox plant photographed in Samastipur, Bihar. It is a type of water lily that grows in stagnant ponds and wetlands, whose edible seeds are referred to as makhana. While it is primarily cultivated in Bihar, it is also found in parts of East Asia. Image by Ramanesh Thakur.

A billion-dollar market rooted in muddy ponds and manual labour

Aditya Ansh 22 Apr 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

Silt, a major reason for Kosi river’s flooding

Rahul Singh 25 Nov 2024

Island villages between Kosi embankments neglected after Bihar floods

Rahul Singh 7 Nov 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
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

Population rise a bittersweet win for greater adjutant storks, as poison enters their diet

Mohd Imran Khan 24 May 2024
Migratory beekeepers from Bihar, at Barpeta in Assam.

Migratory beekeepers sweeten Assam’s honey production

Barasha Das 6 May 2024

[Video] Maize takes centre stage as Bihar ramps up biofuel production

Pranav Kumar 12 Apr 2024

Gharial conservation should extend to unprotected rivers

Arathi Menon 21 Feb 2024
Nilgai grazing in Keoladeo National Park

Domestication trials in Bihar aim to mitigate farmer-nilgai conflict

Alok Gupta 4 Jan 2024
Noorsarai in Bihar's Nalanda district has emerged as a thriving hub for engineering works. In this town, a mini-grid operated by Husk Power ensures a consistent and uninterrupted energy supply to numerous workshops and businesses. Photo by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

[Video] Rooftop solar, an emerging solution to Bihar’s land shortage that’s stalling renewable progress

Manish Chandra Mishra 8 Nov 2023

In the name of development, Bihar is slowly losing its dense forests 

Umesh Kumar Ray 4 Aug 2022

Converging heat action plans, climate goals and environmental health for healthier communities

Sahana Ghosh 8 Jul 2022

Farm to Fashion: How national institutions are integrating sustainability in curriculum

Tazeen Qureshy 20 Jun 2022

As Kosi river keeps changing, ownership of land on its embankments under question

Umesh Kumar Ray 31 May 2022

Bihar’s organic farming model fails to impress as farmers struggle with low yield and high input cost

Umesh Kumar Ray 12 May 2022

Can carbon-positive villages pave the way for climate resilience?

Sahana Ghosh 21 Apr 2022

Sewing their way to a sustainable menstruation

Azera Parveen Rahman 21 Apr 2022

Mahananda river survey records 190 dolphins, warns of fishing threats to Red List species

Seema Sharma 17 Feb 2022