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Raika community members walk with their camels. Image by Aishwarya Mohanty.

Three filmmakers and their urgent stories about the environment and health

Kartik Chandramouli 11 Dec 2025
Office goers walk amidst dense smog. (AP Photo)

Air pollution smothers productivity

Shweta Thakur Nanda 8 Dec 2025

New study highlights emerging disease risk from mosquitoes

Bharti Dharapuram 2 Dec 2025

The lab-field disconnect in the capital’s pollution crisis [Commentary]

Rajeev Kumar 1 Dec 2025
Pollution in Delhi hangs over an apartment complex. Representative image by Sumitmpsd via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Cloud seeding not a proven solution for air pollution

Aisiri Amin 26 Nov 2025
An Aedes albopictus female mosquito obtaining a blood meal from a human host. Warmer temperatures play a key role in this by creating optimal conditions for the mosquito vectors which thrive between 25°C and 30°C. Image by James Gathany/CDC via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain).

Warming temperature and humidity expand dengue’s reach

Nabeela Khan 3 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

India’s urban-rural air quality divide

Bharti Dharapuram 15 Sep 2025
A woman washes clothes near a well. Most village wells in Melghat contain murky water, which women use to wash clothes and utensils, leading to diseases and infections. Image by Abhijeet Tangde.

Despite dams and water schemes, tribal villages live with drought

Kiran Gite, Vinaya Kurtkoti 28 Aug 2025

Children face a disproportionate burden of environmental risks

Shweta Thakur Nanda 21 Aug 2025
A woman stops to drink water from a public tap on a hot summer day in Prayagraj in 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

What rising temperatures are doing to women’s health in India [Commentary]

Sharon Sarah Thawaney 29 Jul 2025

Study maps microplastics in Mumbai’s mangroves

Aditi Tandon 25 Jul 2025
Blood glucose testing being conducted in a clinic in Kolkata. Representative image by Biswarup Ganguly via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).

Overlooking climate change impacts may affect diabetes treatment in India

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 10 Jul 2025

Surviving a heat stroke, one year later

Simrin Sirur 27 Jun 2025

Urban green spaces can save more lives if placed right

Nikhil Sreekandan 25 Jun 2025

New regulations define access-benefit sharing from biological resources

Simrin Sirur 12 Jun 2025

Human-wildlife conflict encounters highlight mental health concerns

Robin Chauhan 28 May 2025
A view of Bengaluru city from an apartment complex in Banashankari. Image by Kushagra140 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Peri-urban building rush fuels urban heat islands

Max Martin 19 May 2025
A delivery agent at work. Representative image by Rowan Freeman via Unsplash.

Urban commons shape the lives of India’s gig workers [Commentary]

Nupur Khanter 14 May 2025