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First time since it was built 20 years ago, work for de-silting was started in 2020 at the Pushkar Sarovar lake formed by the second of the first five barriers restricting the ecological flow of Narmada. The infant river is no more than a thin stream. The district administration carried out repair work for the barrage structure as a result of which the pond was empty for most of the time post monsoon and showcased silt deposits mixed with municipal solid waste. Photo by Nivedita Khandekar.

Ecological degradation at Narmada’s origin in Amarkantak spells more trouble

Nivedita Khandekar 3 Feb 2021

India’s mining reforms ignore mining-affected communities

Mayank Aggarwal 27 Jan 2021

Over 214,000 trees to make way for Ujh hydropower project in J&K

Mayank Aggarwal 26 Jan 2021

About 43 million hectares of forest lost in 14 years

Mongabay.com 25 Jan 2021

Ignored and invisible: The burden of mining on women

Mayank Aggarwal 20 Jan 2021

Rajasthan’s latest draft forest policy proposes strict control over mining

Mayank Aggarwal 8 Jan 2021

[Obituary] Poet Sugathakumari: She gave voice to the Silent Valley

K.A. Shaji 4 Jan 2021

Mapping snakes in Uttarakhand for safer coexistence with humans

Shivani Pathak 23 Dec 2020

Path of destruction: Road to Anjaneri hilltop could threaten fragile rocky outcrop ecosystem

Vinaya Kurtkoti 17 Dec 2020

The cost of urbanisation in Delhi

Manupriya 15 Dec 2020

[Commentary] An existential crisis in Indian forests

Ghazala Shahabuddin 8 Dec 2020

Conserving the grass on Himalayan slopes

Hridayesh Joshi 4 Dec 2020

Removing forest dwellers from areas to protect biodiversity costs more than involving them: report

Mayank Aggarwal 3 Dec 2020

Are forest rules used against tribal people in Jammu and Kashmir?

Athar Parvaiz 1 Dec 2020

Invoking tradition and science to revive Meghalaya’s ponds

Azera Parveen Rahman 30 Nov 2020
Golden jackal in an agricultural landscape. Photo by Abi Vanak.

Small and lesser studied mammals of the Western Ghats need more attention

Rishika Pardikar 30 Nov 2020

Life and struggles of the sloth bear in human-dominated areas

Aathira Perinchery 27 Nov 2020
Black-rumped Flameback

Large trees in the sub-Himalayan sal forests are important for foraging woodpeckers

Neha Jain 26 Nov 2020
Youth from the Kadar community in Athirapilly fishing in a tributary. Photo credit by Aathira Perinchery.

Over 1,800 rainforest trees to be axed for hydropower project near proposed Athirapilly dam

Aathira Perinchery 12 Nov 2020

Assam’s tribal communities lost land and forest to mining

Anupam Chakravartty 4 Nov 2020