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Volunteers remove water logging in potholes after heavy rain in Kochi, Kerala, in 2022. (AP Photo/ R S Iyer)

Better urban services require citizen participation [Commentary]

Katie Pyle, Neha Malhotra Singh 4 May 2026
Saara hardwickii or the spiny-tailed lizard is endemic to the Thar and Kutch desert regions. Image by Mihir Joshi.

Spiny-tailed lizards add insects to the menu

Shweta Yogi 4 May 2026
Sub-tropical pine forests in Himachal Pradesh. Image by Meenakshi Kapoor.

Rules for forest conservation may facilitate diversions [Analysis]

Meenakshi Kapoor 30 Apr 2026
A relative of a missing person looks at the remains of Tapovan Hydro-Electric Power Dam that was swept away following an avalanche and landslide in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, in February 2021. (AP Photo/Rishabh R. Jain)

Better preparedness and warning systems needed to deal with ice-rock avalanches

Manish Chandra Mishra 28 Apr 2026
Trees at a park in Kochi, Kerala. Image by Divya Kilikar/Mongabay.

New database captures urban tree diversity

Simrin Sirur 27 Apr 2026
A man fishes from the flood waters at Ghatal, west of Kolkata in 2015. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Environmental issues underrepresented in West Bengal polls

Nabarun Guha 27 Apr 2026
Olive ridley hatchlings at Rushikulya. They are especially vulnerable due to their size and limited strength, and face a myriad of threats on their seaward journey. Image by Aliva Sahoo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Plastic litter and ghost nets threaten olive ridley hatchlings

Phalguni Ranjan 27 Apr 2026
A sarus crane feeds its offspring. It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List, and Shekha jheel is a critical stronghold for the species. Representative image by Drsssuresh1961 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Ramsar wetland tag needs to be followed up with sustained management, say experts

Manish Chandra Mishra 24 Apr 2026

Plugging data gaps in global plant diversity using citizen science

Anusha Krishnan 22 Apr 2026
A woman balances a water can on her head as people collect water from a mobile water tanker in drought-stressed New Delhi. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Urban finance reforms gather pace, but key gaps persist [Commentary]

Ravikant Joshi 21 Apr 2026
A ragpicker collects plastic to recycle from a garbage dump in Siliguri, West Bengal. (AP Photo/Tamal Roy)

When recycling plastic creates more problems than it solves

Ravleen Kaur 16 Apr 2026
A green moray eel. Image by P. Lindgren via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

From diversity to monotony, ecological communities are homogenising

Trisha Putturaya, Guha Dharmarajan 9 Apr 2026
Volunteers clear plastic and other garbage littered on the shores of Mumbai on World Environment Day in 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Why environmental policy must integrate behavioural change [Commentary]

Balakrishna Pisupati, Flavia Lopes 8 Apr 2026
A view of the Indian Ocean from the Sri Lankan coast. Rising temperatures in the Arabian Sea intensify extreme weather events, with profound consequences for coastal populations from South Asia to East Africa, Australia, and island nations such as Sri Lanka. Image by Praveenshashika via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Global sea surface temperatures are reaching record highs [Commentary]

C.P. Rajendran 7 Apr 2026
Fisherfolk store their day's catch to bring to shore in Chellanam, Ernakulam, Kerala, in March 2023 just before the onset of summer. Representative image. (AP Photo)

Humid heat rises on the coasts of India impacting health

Max Martin, Job Rajayyan 2 Apr 2026
A study on forest fire susceptibility found that the area highly susceptible to forest fires in the western Himalayas could shift or expand significantly in the coming decades. Image courtesy of J&K Forest Department.

Winter forest fires signal a shift in fire season

Farzana Nisar 1 Apr 2026
Rescuers search through mud and debris for a third day after landslides set off by torrential rains in Wayanad district, Kerala in August 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

How banks continue to ignore climate disaster-induced debt [Commentary]

Amitanshu Verma 31 Mar 2026
A house burnt during ethnic clashes and rioting in Sugnu, Manipur in June 2023. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

The unaccounted ecological costs of a conflict [Commentary]

Gojesh Konsam 30 Mar 2026
Workers install solar panels on the roof of a residential apartment in Kochi, Kerala. (AP Photo/R S Iyer, File)

India’s updated climate plan targets 47% emissions cut and 60% clean power capacity by 2035

Manish Chandra Mishra 26 Mar 2026
The Aga Khan Bridge in Pune over the Mula-Mutha River, a key water source, highlights the growing need for better water management amid increasing demand and pollution. Image by Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Water costs in Pune may rise by 2050, study warns

Manish Chandra Mishra 26 Mar 2026