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According to the PMC, the priority stretch between Sangamwadi and Bund Garden is nearly complete. Image by Stephin Thomas.

As a riverfront plan advances, ecologists warn of damage to floodplains, biodiversity

Stephin Thomas 9 Dec 2025
Office goers walk amidst dense smog. (AP Photo)

Air pollution smothers productivity

Shweta Thakur Nanda 8 Dec 2025
Workers at a bakery get newly baked pav ready for sale. Image by Megha Acharya/Mongabay-India.

Clean fuel mandate pushes Mumbai’s traditional pav bakeries away from coal

Esha Lohia 5 Dec 2025
With Himachal Pradesh lying in India’s high-risk seismic zones, local masons believe that traditional design is the safest option for buildings. Image by Amir Bin Rafi.

Planning gaps and modern construction keep vulnerabilities alive

Mansi Rathee 5 Dec 2025
Ulsoor lake in Bengaluru. Image by Ramesh NG via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Environmentalists concerned over size-based buffer zones for water bodies

Aisiri Amin 2 Dec 2025

New study highlights emerging disease risk from mosquitoes

Bharti Dharapuram 2 Dec 2025

The lab-field disconnect in the capital’s pollution crisis [Commentary]

Rajeev Kumar 1 Dec 2025
Pollution in Delhi hangs over an apartment complex. Representative image by Sumitmpsd via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Cloud seeding not a proven solution for air pollution

Aisiri Amin 26 Nov 2025
A man navigates his way through a crack on a road in the sinking city of Joshimath, Uttarakhand. Representative image. (AP Photo)

Scientists warn of land sinking beneath India’s megacities

Manish Chandra Mishra 13 Nov 2025
A stone quarry in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Representative image by Ravimum via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quarries devour buffer forests of Western Ghats after sand mining ban

Max Martin 11 Nov 2025
Adivasi Bhoir family’s home in Kelti Pada, where they grow and sell vegetables and fruits in their garden. Image courtesy of Amrita Bhattacharjee.

Uncertainty around future of Mumbai’s last green lung

Esha Lohia 5 Nov 2025
The Chenani-Nashri tunnel road. Representative image by Sidheeq via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The environmental cost of a tunnel road

Nikhil Sreekandan 30 Oct 2025
Toxic pollutants from industries on Bellundur lake in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

How excess rains and poor wastewater management send microplastics into city lakes

T. V. Padma 30 Oct 2025
Cicadas begin calling when triggered by the first sunlight just before dawn. They even coordinate with each other just like particles in a magnet. Image by Rakesh Khanna.

Cicadas sing in sync as the sun rises

Debdutta Paul 27 Oct 2025
A leopard seen on the road to Sukhia Pokhri. Image by Prabin Subba.

How a hill town’s narrative is changing from “the coldest place” to “a leopard’s trail” [Commentary]

Avantika Thapa 27 Oct 2025
A man pushing his motorbike in a flood in West Bengal.

Early investments in climate resilience could save India billions in disaster management

Simrin Sirur 16 Oct 2025
A boy carries a gas cylinder to a rescue boat from his inundated kitchen in Mantripukhri, Imphal East district in June 2024. Image by Ningthoujam Victor.

Floods in Manipur worsened by human activities and climate pressures

Donald Takhell 1 Oct 2025

Intense rainfall spotlights the fault in Kolkata’s aging, clogged drainage systems

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya 30 Sep 2025
The risks of working in a tectonically active and landslide-prone region are heightened by rainfall, steep and variable topography, and highly fractured rock masses. These lead to higher landslide susceptibility, directly affecting road safety, construction costs, and project timelines. Image by NHIDCL.

Study maps the most unstable slopes along an important Himalayan highway

Hirra Azmat 23 Sep 2025

Rare dhole sighting a reminder of unexpected biodiversity in Pune’s landscapes

Aditi Tandon 22 Sep 2025