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[Commentary] Landslides in the concrete jungle of Darjeeling

Shreyasi Choudhury 9 Apr 2021
Rani Varghese, a Kochi native, works out the mangroves carbon sequestration potential. Photo by Hari Praved.

Kochi’s disappearing mangroves lock away significant carbon

Sahana Ghosh 7 Apr 2021

The story of Jakkur lake sets an example for inclusive rejuvenation projects

Prachi Pinglay-Plumber 5 Apr 2021
Menstruators are switching to reusable cloth sanitary napkins to make menstruation comfortable.

[Explainer] What is sustainable menstruation and how can it help tackle menstrual waste?

Snigdha Nalini Oreya 19 Mar 2021

[Video] A wagtail on shared space, birdwatching and hope

Kartik Chandramouli, Taarini Ravjit 12 Mar 2021
Indian Porcupine in the Haryana Aravallis. Photo by Sunil Harsana.

Delhi and Haryana’s Aravallis support rich biodiversity and need protection

Neha Jain 11 Mar 2021
A home that flooded in Kerala in 2018. Photo by Dilshad Roshan/Wikimedia Commons.

Floods, cyclones caused maximum deaths by extreme weather events in past 50 years

Sahana Ghosh 9 Mar 2021

No honey, no hives, but solitary bees have important lives

Arati Kumar-Rao 8 Mar 2021

When tigers, elephants, rhinos visit an expanding Indian town

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, Nabarun Guha 26 Feb 2021
Rose ringed parakeet. Photo by Mittal Gala.

City survival tip for birds: Don’t be a picky eater

Arathi Menon 25 Feb 2021

[Commentary] Restoring urban wetlands for a brighter future

Priya Ranganathan 2 Feb 2021
A Chironomid (Chironomus plumosus). Certain Chironomids are hideouts of outbreak causing strains of the cholera bacterium. Photo by Entomart/Wikimedia Commons.

Hardy hideouts: Aquatic insects can forewarn cholera outbreaks

Sahana Ghosh 21 Jan 2021

Urban projects, human settlements close in on Mumbai’s bird habitats

Hepzi Anthony 13 Jan 2021
Spot-billed pelican nesting sighted at the Pallikaranai marshland in this season. Photo by KVRK Thirunaranan.

Cyclones brought relief to migratory birds in parched Tamil Nadu but more action is needed

Nalini Ravichandran 4 Jan 2021

City of blinding lights: Artificial light disturbs nature’s processes in Bengaluru

Vimal Simha 14 Dec 2020

Golden jackals make airports their homes

Gurvinder Singh 9 Dec 2020

Navi Mumbai couple fights to save a bird haven from becoming a golf course

Tanvi Deshpande 23 Nov 2020
Containers with microbial spray solution at an IARI facility. Photo by special arrangement.

[Commentary] A microbial spray could be the game changer against crop residue burning

Usha Rai 19 Nov 2020
Banyan tree at Bhose village. Pic credit- Prakash Kantheshwarkar, resident

Govt, NGO, citizens join hands in Maharashtra to conserve heritage trees

Supriya Dedgaonkar 16 Nov 2020
Festive gift pack comprising exotic organic seeds, plants and organic tea - Picture Courtesy - Shweta Thakur Nanda

Green is the new gold this festive season

Shweta Thakur Nanda 11 Nov 2020