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A worker clears weeds from Dal lake in Srinagar, Kashmir. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

The fraught politics and ethics of climate rankings [Commentary]

Chirag Dhara 14 Aug 2026
A woman cools herself off with an ice pack during a heat wave in Banda, Uttar Pradesh. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Heatwaves and lightning notified as national disasters, government says

Simrin Sirur 7 Aug 2026
A pond recently dug by the government in Palamu. When Mongabay-India visited in late July, the pond held little water. Image by Ashwini Kumar Shukla.

After decades of drought-proofing, farms still depend on rain

Ashwini Kumar Shukla 6 Aug 2026

Mumbai’s informal settlements struggle to power their homes

Rhea Arora 5 Aug 2026
Construction labourers at work in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Image by Yajna S.R. via Pexels.

India’s carbon market sets weak emissions targets, analysis finds

Simrin Sirur 31 Jul 2026

Bihar’s green budget expands, but environmental indicators show little progress

Umesh Kumar Ray 31 Jul 2026
A yellow-throated fulvetta, a common species at middle elevations in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary. This bird forms large flocks that co-operatively glean insects off shrubbery. Because leaf-dwelling insects remain seasonally stable, leaf-gleaners like the fulvetta are largely non-migratory. Image by Tarun Menon.

Insects may be guiding seasonal bird movements in the eastern Himalayas, study finds

Manjeera Gowravaram 28 Jul 2026
Cracks appear in Basant Dangi's field in Pathalgada village, where he normally grows a paddy nursery. Image by Vishal Kumar Jain.

Low rainfall delays paddy farming signalling El Niño-induced drought

Vishal Kumar Jain 27 Jul 2026
A farmer shields herself and her child from the sun while working on a field. Image by Votso Sothu via Pexels.

Heat plans must account for age and gender, says UN Women paper

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 21 Jul 2026

Measuring development through wellbeing, sustainability and more [Commentary]

Soumya Swaminathan, Oliver King EDI 20 Jul 2026
Labourers work in an iron and steel factory on the outskirts of Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)

Trade liberalisation meets carbon tariffs as India eyes EU market [Commentary]

Soutrik Goswami, Isha Sharma 30 Jun 2026
Reena Kashyap moulds bricks at night. Image by Shivan Bhardwaj.

Night shifts help brick kiln workers avoid peak heat, not its consequences

Shivam Bhardwaj 26 Jun 2026
A farmer inspects his destroyed crop of sugarcane following drought in Marathwada region, Maharashtra, in 2016. Representative image. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Centre identifies over 300 vulnerable districts amid El Niño, weak monsoon fears

Kundan Pandey 25 Jun 2026
Workers install a solar panel on the rooftop of a residence in Gurugram, Haryana. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Rethinking India’s climate plan through equity, delivery and intent [Commentary]

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Mohana Manimaran 23 Jun 2026
The 2023 Beas floods washed away a segment of the Manali-Leh Highway, with the snow-capped peaks near the Beas Kund glacier visible in the background in Manali. Image by Sumit Mahar/Himdhara Collective.

Climate resilience in Himachal begins with spatial planning [Commentary]

Prateek Draik 16 Jun 2026
Volunteers clean up plastic and other waste materials on a beach in Mumbai. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

India’s waste-climate opportunity begins before disposal [Commentary]

Kaushik Chandrasekhar, Balakrishna Pisupati 5 Jun 2026
Nomadic shepherds guide their flock across the rugged Himalayan terrain along the Mughal Road near Pir Panjal Pass. Image by Faisal Bashir.

Unseasonal snowfall blocks the path for migratory pastoralists

Farzana Nisar 4 Jun 2026
A man drinks water as people sleep on a roadside in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in the summer of 2024. Representative image. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Science confirms what Indians experience: nights are now warmer

Mahima Jain 4 Jun 2026
Excelsa coffee fruits at an estate in Kodagu district, Karnataka. Image courtesy of South India Coffee Company (SICC).

The search for climate resilient coffee in a warming world

Meena Menon 21 May 2026
A cow walks on a dried lake in the summer. Representative image. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

As temperatures rise, cattle industry feels the strain

Himanshu Arya 19 May 2026