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An environmental catastrophe is lurking in Wayanad

With forest rights in focus ahead of elections, proposed changes to Forest Act draw attention

It is all about encroachment in the hills of Munnar

Political parties compete for vote of India’s tribal community

Making maps to protect fishing villages around Chennai

Revive indigenous knowledge, reorient transport to deal with climate change, obesity and undernutrition

Cooking beetles: An island in Assam is eating its farm pest

Editor’s pick: Stories that made impact in 2018

Photos: The Dongrias of Niyamgiri revive climate-resilient heirloom seeds

[Analysis] Will environmental issues drive the narrative in the 2019 national elections?

Mining devours Saranda, the largest sal forest in Asia

Sentinelese in shadows: A lesson in letting live

Meghalaya’s black holes: Unregulated rat-hole coal mines ravage environment

Singrauli, India’s energy hub, fails to power lives of its people

Tribal communities in Chhattisgarh enter the election fray to stand up for themselves

Rich in resources, poor in development: Chhattisgarh’s paradox of plenty comes to the fore before the elections

[Book review] “Were conservation a Facebook status, it would read: It’s (very) complicated”

[Commentary] Chhattisgarh makes headway on tribal rights but more is needed

Will resettlement issues cause a bumpy ride for the bullet train project?

What made farmers and tribal groups come to Delhi to protest?