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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
An aerial view of North Sentinel island. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh, File)

Tribal leaders allege pressure to surrender land for the Great Nicobar project

Simrin Sirur 23 Jan 2026
Pilgrims observe the Chhath festival on the banks of the Sirsiya. Image by Suresh Bidari.

A river carries industrial waste and sewage from Nepal to India

Suresh Bidari 23 Jan 2026
Vendors keep themselves warm on a cold morning in Jammu in January 2026. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

The global links behind India’s cold weather

Max Martin 23 Jan 2026
An aluminium factory. Representative image by uc_rusal_photo_gallery via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Four more industries face emissions reduction targets

Simrin Sirur 22 Jan 2026
A marble mine in the Aravallis located adjacent to Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district, Rajasthan. Image by Ghazala Shahabuddin.

Shrinking Aravallis, rising dust pollution

Lekha Bandopadhyay 21 Jan 2026
A marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus). Image by Thejavikho Gwizantsu Chase.

How hoverflies quietly sustain ecosystems [Commentary]

Amritha Jaiprekash Kurup 21 Jan 2026
India’s pesticide sector has expanded steadily since production began in 1952. Image by Pradnyaalimakar via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Modernising pesticide regulation misses protecting people

Kundan Pandey 20 Jan 2026
Cyclone Alia submerges settlements in West Bengal in 2009. Image by Anil Gulati/India Water Portal via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

How global warming-induced intense cyclones could cause ecosystem changes

T. V. Padma 19 Jan 2026

India’s coconut belt battles whitefly crisis

Prasanth Shanmugasundaram 19 Jan 2026

Behind the green transition is a race for rare earth minerals

Asha Jyothi 16 Jan 2026

New research calls for sustained mental health support post disasters

Arathi Menon 16 Jan 2026
Mangrove saplings being planted at a nursery in Kochi, Kerala. (AP Photo/Shawn Sebastian).

Mangrove restoration needs more than planting; it needs monitoring and data

Barasha Das 15 Jan 2026
A government vehicle sprinkles water to control air pollution in New Delhi. Representative image. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Monitoring India’s clean air programme needs reimagining, suggests analysis

Simrin Sirur 14 Jan 2026
Citizens protest for action against air pollution in New Delhi in November 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

What India can learn from China’s approach to improving air quality [Commentary]

Tanushree Ganguly 14 Jan 2026

Celebrating the life and work of Madhav Gadgil

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 13 Jan 2026
A blood sample is collected from a diabetic patient a health camp in Kolkata, West Bengal. (AP Photo/Bikas Das, File)

Older diabetics at risk of developing cardiovascular disease from air pollution

Simrin Sirur 13 Jan 2026
A highway being constructed on the outskirts of Jammu. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Ministry changes land acquisition requirements for select projects seeking clearance

Simrin Sirur 12 Jan 2026

A rural jobs law without a guarantee

Kundan Pandey 9 Jan 2026

Disease-carrying microplastics in the air we breathe

Ravleen Kaur 6 Jan 2026