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A woman waters saplings planted as part of a government tree planting campaign in Uttar Pradesh, against the backdrop of thermal power plants. Representative image. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Audit exposes fundamental flaws in Green India Mission’s execution

Simrin Sirur 24 Aug 2026
A sambar deer in the forests of the Western Ghats in Chikmagaluru, Karnataka. Image by Anil Sharma via Pexels.

Understanding the true value of forest ecosystem services

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 20 Aug 2026
A carbon garden at Delhi University. Image by Dinabandhu Sahoo.

A carbon garden reimagines urban greenery

Shweta Thakur Nanda 26 Jun 2026
New shoots emerging from pruned alder trees. Image by Tarini Manchanda.

A combined agroforestry model shows sustainable ways to mitigate climate change

Tarini Manchanda 29 Jan 2026

The Green Credits Programme needs to move beyond its tree-centric approach [Commentary]

Gautam Aredath 23 Oct 2025

Asia’s largest grassland is a surprisingly effective carbon sink, study finds

Simrin Sirur 8 Aug 2025
Deepor Beel in Kamrup is Assam’s only Ramsar site, despite the state having over 1,000 wetlands, many of which face growing threats from pollution and development. Image by Hirakjyoti Bayan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Wetlands hold carbon and climate hope

Nandhini Somasundaram 14 Jul 2025
coal mining dust jharsuguda odisha

Coal dust chokes plants and trees in mining areas

Simrin Sirur 12 Feb 2025
rice farmer paddy fields

Carbon farming projects not always inclusive and equitable, says new study

Simrin Sirur 23 Jan 2025

[Explainer] What is blue carbon?

Phalguni Ranjan 20 Jan 2025

Storing carbon in the form of gas hydrates deep under water

T. V. Padma 19 Jun 2024

[Commentary] GROW with agroforestry, a step towards sustainable land management

Abdul Qayum 28 Mar 2024
Liana with lenticels in Thane, Maharashtra.

Cutting lianas can boost carbon sequestration in forests, finds study

Mark Hillsdon 12 Feb 2024

Ability of forests as carbon sinks in question amid global warming

Simrin Sirur 29 Jan 2024

[Commentary] Soil organic carbon as an indicator of health of agroecosystems requires qualification

M. Manjula, Vipindas P. 31 Jan 2023

The role of urban foraging in building climate-resilient food systems

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 26 Jan 2023

Exploring biochar as a nature-based solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

T. V. Padma 13 Jun 2022

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

Sahana Ghosh 21 Apr 2022

[Commentary] Reorienting environmental concerns under CSR in India

Mohan Chandra Pargaien 28 Mar 2022

India’s climate mitigation potential in forests overestimated, finds study

Sahana Ghosh 16 Feb 2022