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Looking for nutritional gold in wild greens

Arathi Menon 27 Aug 2024
A deserted playground and basketball court in Noida. Image by Shweta Thakur Nanda

Hopscotch to heat watch: How climate change is impacting summer play

Shweta Thakur Nanda 29 Jul 2024
A gardener tends to the plants in the garden adjacent to the waste segregation and recovery center at Oottupattarai in Coonoor. Image by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Mongabay.

A blooming tale of transformation

Arathi Menon 23 Jul 2024

Air pollution deaths spotlight need for health-based air quality standards

Simrin Sirur 12 Jul 2024

Surviving a heat stroke, against all odds

Simrin Sirur 1 Jul 2024
Rajiya, a resident of Kishan Kunj, a slum in east Delhi, stands on her home’s roof where she has spread damp jute bags to create cooling indoors. Image by Vandana K for Mongabay India.

Extreme heat compounds vulnerabilities in low income neighbourhoods

Vandana K. 27 Jun 2024

[Commentary] Unusual sheep flock in Goa raises concerns over climate-driven disease spread

Aaron Savio Lobo 13 Jun 2024
An auto driver seen standing in the shade in Connaught Place while waiting for a cusotmer to arrive. Photo by Pallavi Ghosh

Heat wave hits earnings, health of auto rickshaw drivers

Pallavi Ghosh 3 Jun 2024

Closing Bengaluru parks in the afternoons deprives outdoor workers of refuge from heat

Pragathi Ravi 20 May 2024

Eco-anxiety soars as planet health plummets

Arathi Menon 2 May 2024

Pathogens find new pathways as agriculture, deforestation intensify

Arathi Menon 25 Apr 2024

Kyasanur Forest Disease: A ticking health bomb in the Western Ghats

Arathi Menon 12 Apr 2024

India will go to vote amid sweltering heat; experts call for public awareness to mitigate impacts

Simrin Sirur 5 Apr 2024

Gujarat bans exotic Conocarpus tree amid health and environment hazard

Ronak Gajjar 16 Jan 2024

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes shift homes from forests to rice fields

Vandana K. 3 Jan 2024

[Commentary] Neglecting household biomedical waste management can lead to adverse environmental effects

Irfan Shakeer and Deepak Joseph 27 Nov 2023

No magic bullets to deal with snakebites

Arathi Menon 22 Nov 2023

Study busts myths around king cobra venom

Arathi Menon 9 Nov 2023

Six years on, cyclone Ockhi survivors battle lingering mental health impacts

Gowthami Subramaniam 30 Oct 2023

[Explainer] Living with microplastics, is not fantastic

Mahima Jain 16 Aug 2023