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An Adivasi woman collects and ties kuda (Holarrhena pubescens) leaves from her friend's private forest in Jambhulwadi. Image by Nayantara Siruguri.

Adivasi women protect private forests as land conversions threaten livelihoods and culture [Commentary]

Nayantara Siruguri, Yamini Khedkar 5 Mar 2026
A Malabar spiny dormouse. Small rodents have shared spaces with human civilisation for centuries, and find mentions in folklore and stories. Image by Davidvraju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Living with small mammals [Commentary]

Krishnamurthy K.V. 17 Feb 2026
Young milk sharks caught by fishers at a wharf in Mangalore, Karnataka. Image by Karunakar Rayker via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Study explores social media as a tool to track shark and ray consumption

Divya Kilikar 3 Feb 2026
New shoots emerging from pruned alder trees. Image by Tarini Manchanda.

A combined agroforestry model shows sustainable ways to mitigate climate change

Tarini Manchanda 29 Jan 2026
Bee colonies are being installed alongside buckwheat fields in Ladakh, where scientists are testing how the crop can support beekeeping and provide farmers with an additional income. Image by Faizan Ahmed.

Buckwheat draws renewed interest for its health benefits and resilience

Hirra Azmat 29 Jan 2026
A farmer at work. India needs a hybrid approach that combines top-down policy direction with bottom-up feedback mechanisms. Image via Public Domain.

Reimagining agricultural governance in the climate change era [Commentary]

Pradyot Ranjan Jena, Nikitha Ashok 26 Jan 2026

India’s coconut belt battles whitefly crisis

Prasanth Shanmugasundaram 19 Jan 2026
Seeds being sown by Kai Thota workers. Kai Thota's model ensures that women farmers get a consistent source of income, while ensuring healthy soil ecosystems and promoting local biodiversity. Image courtesy of Kai Thota.

Centring women in climate-resilient farming

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 15 Jan 2026
P.V. Shivaprasad. Image by Sharmila Vaidyanathan.

P.V. Shivaprasad talks about rice, food security and his fascination with plants [Interview]

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 1 Jan 2026
A pear farm. Image by Ashwini Kumar Shukla.

Local solution to farming woes? Grow a pear!

Ashwini Kumar Shukla 18 Dec 2025
Image courtesy of Navara Eco Farm.

Custodian of Kerala’s medicinal rice heritage no more [Obituary]

Arathi Menon 12 Dec 2025
A field of Jeera Phool, a variety of black rice. Image by Ashwini Kumar Shukla.

Tribal farmers trace tradition to survive climate variabilities

Ashwini Kumar Shukla 11 Dec 2025
Workers at a bakery get newly baked pav ready for sale. Image by Megha Acharya/Mongabay-India.

Clean fuel mandate pushes Mumbai’s traditional pav bakeries away from coal

Esha Lohia 5 Dec 2025
Farmers display their pearl millet crop. Representative image by ICRISAT via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Diversifying beyond rice to cut losses and improve alternative cereal yields

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 1 Dec 2025
The Sikkole river. Image by Shawn J. Stephen/Keystone Foundation.

The Irulas mourn a fading river

B. Vijayarani 26 Nov 2025
The single forest road that connects Cholanaikkans with the outside world. Image by Unnnikrishnan Avala.

Asia’s last cave dwellers vanishing in the shadows of change

K.A. Shaji 25 Nov 2025
The team at Delícias Quilombolas, a family-run food stall that drew some of the longest queues in the COP30 Blue Zone in Belém. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra.

Local Brazilian producers shape the menu at COP30

Manish Chandra Mishra 19 Nov 2025
Edible insects being caught for consumption in Arunachal Pradesh. Image by Divya Kilikar/Mongabay.

Insect decline signals a deep ecological imbalance [Commentary]

Irina Das Sarkar, Madhu Verma 10 Nov 2025
Mechanised farming equipmen such as drum seeders, mechanical weeders, and reapers reduce physical effort and time in the field. Image by IRRI.

Sunny days, zero returns, climate change leaves women farmers tired and broke

Mahima Jain 24 Oct 2025
A cool bus stop in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Reimagining cooler cities that reduce inequalities [Commentary]

Rushalee Goswami 20 Oct 2025