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Even in fragmented areas, leopards managed to disperse, reflecting their ability to live close to humans and in varied habitats. Image by Shrushti Modi.

Large carnivores share the same forests but respond differently to fragmentation

Sneha Mahale 14 Oct 2025
A tigress and her cub in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve. In their earliest phase prior to dispersal, young tigers stayed within their natal ranges, close to their mothers’ territories. Image by Rohit Sharma via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Tracking tigers as they move from comfort zones to independence

Sneha Mahale 6 Oct 2025
A farmer shows his soybean crops damaged by the heavy rains. About 1.75 million (17.5 lakh) hectares of farmland across Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Beed, Latur, Parbhani, Dharashiv and Hingoli districts, has been damaged, according to the government data. Image by Yash Pawar.

Intense rains inundate farms in region known for droughts

Suraj Patke 2 Oct 2025

Rare dhole sighting a reminder of unexpected biodiversity in Pune’s landscapes

Aditi Tandon 22 Sep 2025
A variety of sharks and rays caught in a trawler. Image by Imran Samad.

India’s nearshore fisheries overlap with shark and ray habitats

Rupsy Khurana 18 Sep 2025
Farmer Laxman Shankar Dalvi, one of several residents served eviction notices by the Maharashtra Forest Department. Image by Esha Lohia for Mongabay.

Caught between laws and loss

Esha Lohia 16 Sep 2025
Chhota Matka photographed in Tadoba-Andhari’s buffer zone in August, days before his capture. Such sightings of ageing tigers often become turning points in the public conversation on conservation. Image by Himanshu Bagde.

When compassion for tigers means letting go [Commentary]

Ashraf Shaikh, Prajakta Hushangabadkar 15 Sep 2025

Tracking India’s elusive grassland nomad

Sneha Mahale 29 Aug 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
Representative image by Yathin S Krishnappa via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).

Supreme Court orders investigation into Vantara

Simrin Sirur 27 Aug 2025
A municipal worker helps a man push his bike through a waterlogged road following heavy rains in Mumbai. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Mumbai reels under relentless rain

Kundan Pandey 20 Aug 2025
Ground truthing exercises for forest degradation mapping, integrating field data with satellite-based analysis. Image courtesy of TERI

Global REDD+ standards fail local forests [Commentary]

Sayanta Ghosh and Jitendra Vir Sharma 20 Aug 2025
In the 2000s, the Bandra-Worli Sea Link was opened to the public. In the 2010s, a 29.2 kilometre long coastal road was conceptualised along the western side of Mumbai. Image by Wirestock/Envato.

Can a native forest rewrite the story of Mumbai’s coastline? [Commentary]

Manan Shah, Namrata Dewanjee 1 Aug 2025
The team aims to expand the Wildlife Watchers programme beyond Pune to other districts and habitats. Image courtesy of The Grasslands Trust.

Local and vocal, community watch bridges the gap between research and wildlife [Commentary]

Mihir Godbole, Prerana Sethiya 25 Jul 2025

Study maps microplastics in Mumbai’s mangroves

Aditi Tandon 25 Jul 2025
A farmer shows a sample of his Khapli harvest. Image by special arrangement.

An old grain for bold gain

Hiren Kumar Bose 24 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
A Waste-to-Energy plant is being constructed within the dumping ground, close to residential areas. Image by Esha Lohia.

Redevelopment plan sparks fear of displacement and toxic relocation

Esha Lohia 10 Jul 2025

India’s forest communities hold the climate solutions we overlook [Commentary]

Saurabh Purohit, Y.D. Imran Khan 7 Jul 2025
As summer heat intensifies each year, studies find that tin and cement roofs increase indoor heat stress in rural households. Image by Premsagar Tasgaonkar.

Too hot to handle as rural houses turn heat traps

Arathi Menon 23 Jun 2025