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A new remote sensing study spotlights Indian savannas

Nikhil Sreekandan 12 Sep 2024
A laborer at Shivam Bricks in Gaya, where zigzag technology was installed in 2018 to reduce pollution. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

Brick kilns embrace zigzag design to cut pollution and boost efficiency

Manish Chandra Mishra 27 Aug 2024

Budget balances coalition demands, job challenges and green initiatives

Kundan Pandey 26 Jul 2024
Insect fumigation. Image courtesy of Nathania Ria Prince.

What’s killing the buzz? A look into urban fumigation

Nathania Ria Prince 25 Jul 2024
Spineless cactus farm at the IGFRI campus in Jhansi. Image by Shuchita Jha/Mongabay

Uttar Pradesh to fast-track biofuel production with the right blend of ethanol and biogas

Shuchita Jha 24 Jul 2024
Kadaknath chicken at a government farm in Jhabua. Its color is black—every part of it, including its blood. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra / Mongabay.

A fowl that travelled from forests to farms

Manish Chandra Mishra 23 Jul 2024

[Commentary] Unified action needed to tackle extreme heat and air pollution

Annanya Mahajan, Tamanna Dalal 24 Jun 2024

Women-led initiative offers relief to women dairy farmers battling heat stress

Laasya Shekhar 10 May 2024
Manikonda is a commercial hub and a residential suburb in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Some estimates claim that India's half of the population is living in urban areas. Photo by iMahesh/Wikimedia Commons.

Political parties pivot to urban priorities in 2024 election manifestos

Kundan Pandey 8 May 2024

Eco-anxiety soars as planet health plummets

Arathi Menon 2 May 2024
Dr. Mohsin Ali Gazi (incharge veterinary officer) along with staff treating a leopard in Kashmir: Image- Arranged from Dr Mohsin Ali Gazi

Wildlife rescue operations in Kashmir face an uphill battle with rising human-wildife conflict

Mudassir Kuloo 26 Apr 2024
To deal with the water crisis in Bengaluru, the government has curtailed water supplies to big users such as corporates and started penalising people for wasteful use of water.

Bengaluru rings alarm bells for urban water concerns

Max Martin 15 Apr 2024

Unlocking sustainable ways to manufacture locks

Zoya Ada Hussain 8 Apr 2024
Artist Bhajju Shyam paints himself immersed in nature, playing the Bana and singing traditional songs. Photo by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

Converting folklores to fine art

Manish Chandra Mishra 12 Mar 2024
Saras Mela in Noida

Crafting a sustainable future for artisans using bamboo

Kundan Pandey 28 Feb 2024

Trash doesn’t go waste at this “broken fair”

Joymala Bagchi 23 Feb 2024

Hindi cinema embraces environmental narratives

Vishal Kumar Jain 20 Feb 2024

Dual role as air pollutant and warming agent makes black carbon a neglected player in policy

Shailesh Shrivastava 29 Jan 2024

Gujarat bans exotic Conocarpus tree amid health and environment hazard

Ronak Gajjar 16 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