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As assembly election nears, Kerala government announces environmentally controversial projects

K.A. Shaji 14 Jul 2020

From east to west, cyclones on Indian coasts are a reminder to put climate agenda ahead

Sahana Ghosh 4 Jun 2020

[Commentary] The environmental impacts of the economic package

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 22 May 2020

An online network emerges during the lockdown connecting farmers directly with customers

Mayank Aggarwal 12 May 2020

[Commentary] A post-lockdown pathway for forest-edge communities of central India

Ruth DeFries 8 May 2020

Women in slums, stranded migrant workers grapple with water access in Bhubaneswar

Pragati Prava 7 May 2020

[Commentary] In a pandemic, a chance to make India’s recovery and growth equitable

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 1 May 2020

Why do we keep falling for fake news about animals and what can go wrong?

Aditi Tandon 30 Apr 2020

Greens grown in urban kitchen gardens beat the lockdown blues

Mayank Aggarwal 17 Apr 2020

Demolition of illegal construction in Sukhna lake area put on hold till the pandemic is under control

Seema Sharma 16 Apr 2020

“Ladies First!”: Women fight against solid waste dumping in this Himachal Pradesh village

Vaishnavi Rathore 13 Apr 2020

Staying indoors in heat-vulnerable, low-income neighbourhoods

Sahana Ghosh 9 Apr 2020
Millions of migrant communities rushed to return to their villages amid the pandemic-associated lockdown in India. Photo by Prerna Prasad.

No escape from environmental distress as migrants return home in pandemic lockdown

Sahana Ghosh 7 Apr 2020

Travel the great indoors for a glimpse of your city’s natural world

Kartik Chandramouli 31 Mar 2020

Slim pickings for strays and pets during COVID-19 lockdown

Sahana Ghosh, Mayank Aggarwal 31 Mar 2020

Women act to make slums climate-resilient, one house at a time

Kartik Chandramouli 16 Mar 2020

It’s hello tourism, bye-bye vultures at MP heritage festival

Manish Chandra Mishra 6 Mar 2020

Urbanisation and climate change sting bees. What can cities do for them?

Kartik Chandramouli 26 Feb 2020

Saving sparrows in cities, one nest at a time

Nupur Roopa 25 Feb 2020

Rebirth of dying Vembanad lake in sight with new court orders

K.A. Shaji 17 Feb 2020