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Carbon farming projects not always inclusive and equitable, says new study

Simrin Sirur 23 Jan 2025
Claim filing process for the habitat rights in Mayurbhanj district. Image courtesy of Vasundhara (Shyam Sundar Sahoo)

[Explainer] What are habitat rights?

Shuchita Jha 13 Jan 2025

Relocating villages in core tiger areas based on science

Nikhil Sreekandan 7 Jan 2025
Madhya Pradesh, known as the Tiger State, has the highest number of tigers among all states in the country. Image by Vikas Sulya.

Teething troubles or conservation challenges at India’s latest tiger reserve?

Deshdeep Saxena 2 Jan 2025
A herd of wild elephants roaming and grazing in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. Image by P. K. Verma

Fungus, not kodo millet, responsible for Bandhavgarh elephant deaths

Manish Chandra Mishra 27 Nov 2024

Balancing conservation and agroforestry to tackle climate change

Kundan Pandey 24 Oct 2024
Narmada river flowing through the tribal villages in Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. Image by Rachit Tiwari.

[Commentary] A cruise on the Narmada river: Is it legal, just or justified?

Rachit Tiwari 29 Aug 2024

[Book review] A know-it-all book on the cat with black ears

Shailesh Shrivastava 26 Aug 2024
A woman decorating the pots for sale in Ranapur village. Image by Aishwarya Mohanty for Mongabay.

Pots of trouble with increasing temperatures and shifting markets

Aishwarya Mohanty 22 Aug 2024

Coal mining degraded 35% of native land cover in India’s central coal belt

Simrin Sirur 16 Aug 2024
Labourers spraying pesticides in soyabean crop in the field of Mukesh Meena, a farmer from Bhandely village in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district. Image courtesy of Mukesh Meena.

High costs, mixed results challenge nano urea use in farming

Kundan Pandey 13 Aug 2024
Kadaknath chicken at a government farm in Jhabua. Its color is black—every part of it, including its blood. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra / Mongabay.

A fowl that travelled from forests to farms

Manish Chandra Mishra 23 Jul 2024

Lives of thousands of families hang in the balance as the water level of Sardar Sarovar dam is altered

Rahul Singh 9 Jul 2024
Manjubai extracts seeds from the musk melon fruit for further processing Image by Aishwarya Mohanty.

Rising above the waters with musk melon

Aishwarya Mohanty 4 Jun 2024

Experimenting with shed design to reduce heat stress in livestock, poultry

Simrin Sirur 16 Apr 2024
Local women collecting coal from an abandoned mine in Kotma for cooking.

How unplanned coal mine closures in India are affecting dependent communities, especially women

Shuchita Jha and Flavia Lopes 21 Mar 2024
Artist Bhajju Shyam paints himself immersed in nature, playing the Bana and singing traditional songs. Photo by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

Converting folklores to fine art

Manish Chandra Mishra 12 Mar 2024

Millet tradition loses flavour among Madhya Pradesh’s tribals

Shuchita Jha 11 Mar 2024

Forest dwellers struggle amid depleting forest resources

Satish Malviya 13 Feb 2024

More wild water buffaloes in central India to fix population decline and ecological degradation

Arathi Menon 9 Feb 2024