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A Main Bazaar of Paharganj of Central Delhi. Since 2007, the population of Delhi has almost doubled, from 19 million in 2007 to an estimated 33 million in 2024 but without a proper planning system. Image by Vyacheslav Argenberg via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-4.0)

Rethinking master plans for India’s growing cities

Kundan Pandey 23 Jul 2024

[Commentary] Living territory of Lachung

Shrishtee Bajpai 16 Jul 2024

Modelling study finds rural employment scheme plays an important role in forest cover

Simrin Sirur 17 Jun 2024

Population rise a bittersweet win for greater adjutant storks, as poison enters their diet

Mohd Imran Khan 24 May 2024

Dwindling forest commons leave Koraput tribal communities with little to celebrate

Simrin Sirur 22 May 2024

Genes connect, geography separates red pandas

Arathi Menon 21 May 2024

Traditional cropping system of Ram-mol secures harvest, ensures income security

Priyamvada Kowshik 15 May 2024

With a new discovery, lizard studies get an edge

Arathi Menon 5 Apr 2024

Millet tradition loses flavour among Madhya Pradesh’s tribals

Shuchita Jha 11 Mar 2024

[Explainer] What are coastal commons?

Max Martin 5 Mar 2024

Tapping traditional watermills for sustainable energy solutions

Barasha Das 29 Feb 2024

Idu Mishmi protect ancestral land through community conservation

Sanskrita Bharadwaj 28 Feb 2024

A village protects a flock, round the clock

Arathi Menon 19 Feb 2024

[Commentary] Pressures on the Thanpattan pastureland threaten biodiversity, pastoral livelihoods

Nidhi Singh 19 Jan 2024

A village nurtures traditional food systems in response to climate change

Catherine Gilon 10 Jan 2024
Prayer flags in Lo Manthang, Nepal.

Nepal’s traditional healers push for recognition and licensing of their age-old practices

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 3 Jan 2024
A couple from a local community harvesting sago palm on the banks of the Tuba river in a village in Maluku province, Indonesia.

Community forest management linked to positive social, environmental outcomes: study

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 26 Dec 2023

Reviving anyat millet to reconnect a community with its culinary roots

Sanskrita Bharadwaj 18 Dec 2023

Adivasis of Kerala’s Attappadi hills revive millet cultivation to preserve a fading tradition 

Max Martin 7 Dec 2023
Oriental pied hornbill perched on a branch.

How the loss of a natural dye-producing plant initiated the idea of a village sanctuary

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 6 Dec 2023