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A woman is airlifted from a flood-affected area in Himachal Pradesh in August 2023. (Indian Air Force via AP)

July rainfall worsened August floods in Punjab in 2023, says study

Simrin Sirur 30 Jan 2026
Pilgrims observe the Chhath festival on the banks of the Sirsiya. Image by Suresh Bidari.

A river carries industrial waste and sewage from Nepal to India

Suresh Bidari 23 Jan 2026
A stretch of Mumbai's coastal road being constructed near the Haji Ali Durgah in 2024. Representative image by Qiw007 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The environmental costs of replacing mangroves with a road

Aisiri Amin 21 Jan 2026
Baiju P.S., a retired drawing teacher from Puthenvelikkara, reads rainfall data on the rain gauge installed in his home. He began measuring rainfall in May 2019. Image by Abraham Evangenile Joseph.

Community rain monitoring helps disaster preparedness

Arathi M.R. 20 Jan 2026
A government vehicle sprinkles water to control air pollution in New Delhi. Representative image. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Monitoring India’s clean air programme needs reimagining, suggests analysis

Simrin Sirur 14 Jan 2026
Vehicles move through dense smog in New Delhi in December 2025. (AP Photo)

People are leaving cities to escape toxic air

Shweta Thakur Nanda 7 Jan 2026
Ana Sagar lake in Ajmer, Rajasthan, flanked by the Aravalli hills. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

With a new identity, the Aravalli hills stare at an uncertain future

Simrin Sirur 26 Dec 2025
A woman carries water collected from a public tap during the summer on the outskirts of Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)

Climate action cooled as heat surged in 2025 [Editor’s Review]

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 25 Dec 2025
The Red Fort. Image by Amit Rawat via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Air pollution is the silent enemy of Indian monuments

Shilpa Raina 23 Dec 2025
A man carrying a child covers their heads with a cloth to protect themselves from the heat in Jammu. (AP Photo/ Channi Anand)

Heat stress is intensifying across Indian states, shows data [Analysis]

Poonguzhali R.P., Brinda Viswanathan, K.S. Kavi Kumar 22 Dec 2025
A farmer burns crop residue after harvest near Bundelkhand expressway, around 330 km from New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Parliamentary committee makes widespread recommendations to improve air quality

Simrin Sirur 17 Dec 2025
Sushma Devi (in green), a paryavaran sakhi, demonstrates the use of an air quality monitor to women in Mahuda village, Dhanbad. Image courtesy of Deshaj Abhikram.

Grassroots women map air pollution hotspots, spur a coal company to curb dust

Vandana K. 11 Dec 2025
An exhibit depicts saline intrusion into homes along Kochi’s backwaters. Image by K.A. Shaji.

Art as a tool to enable resilience against tidal flooding

K.A. Shaji 10 Dec 2025
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