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Researchers at Rulung Glacier in Ladakh. Image by Purushottam Kumar Garg.

Climate-driven glacier melt could reshape water quality downstream

Hirra Azmat 9 Jun 2026
A long-legged marsh glider, a dragonfly species. Image courtesy of Chatur Ullu Lab.

Western Ghats has high odonate endemism, reveals survey

Arathi Menon 28 May 2026
A bay woodpecker. Image by Rejoice Gassah via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

A bird call that signals rains [Commentary]

Aditya Pradhan 25 May 2026
A Kali night frog. Image by Aravind C.K.

New night frog comes to light in the Western Ghats

Arathi Menon 15 May 2026
A farmer weeds her barley field in Naddi village in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Climate change and tourism are reshaping farming in the Himalayas

Rozita Singh 14 May 2026
An active urban freshwater spring channeled through PVC piping amidst residential buildings in Tadong, Gangto, Sikkim. Image by Avantika Thapa.

Overlooked urban springs can strengthen water security in Himalayan cities [Commentary]

Sailendra Dewan, Niharika Bindal 11 May 2026

The fading climate shields

Amir Bin Rafi 5 May 2026
A relative of a missing person looks at the remains of Tapovan Hydro-Electric Power Dam that was swept away following an avalanche and landslide in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, in February 2021. (AP Photo/Rishabh R. Jain)

Better preparedness and warning systems needed to deal with ice-rock avalanches

Manish Chandra Mishra 28 Apr 2026
Melting glaciers in Uttarakhand. Global warming and melting glaciers are releasing antibiotic resistance genes into our environments. Image by Sharada Prasad via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Ancient glaciers reveal the roots of antimicrobial resistance

Nupur Fangaria 21 Apr 2026
A study on forest fire susceptibility found that the area highly susceptible to forest fires in the western Himalayas could shift or expand significantly in the coming decades. Image courtesy of J&K Forest Department.

Winter forest fires signal a shift in fire season

Farzana Nisar 1 Apr 2026
The Thar desert in Rajasthan. Image by Aiwok via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Thar desert dust carries bacteria to the Himalayas, a study finds

T. V. Padma 24 Mar 2026
The Hindu Kush mountains seen from Pakistan. Image by Ninara via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Review sheds light on how global warming is destabilising the Himalayas

Simrin Sirur 13 Mar 2026
A road in Leh. Empty hotels and closed businesses are proof that Ladakh’s tourism boom is dwindling. Terrorist attacks in 2025, record rainfall and local violence severely impacted tourism in the region, leading to a sharp decline in revenue for hotel and taxi businesses. Image by Shailesh Srivastava/Mongabay.

A series of disruptions hit tourism in this high altitude desert

Shailesh Shrivastava 6 Mar 2026
Tung seeds collected from growers being segregated at the Saitual District Tung Growers Association. Image by Robert Lalnuntluanga.

Farmers revive tung plantations amid market hopes and ecological concerns

Barasha Das 5 Mar 2026

India’s secretive salamanders are losing their breeding grounds

Subhrajit Sen, Soham Das 17 Feb 2026
A man attempts to recover a vehicle submerged in mud following floods along the Teesta River in 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Eastern Himalayan hydropower risks locking in climate maladaptation [Commentary]

Sharon Sarah Thawaney 11 Feb 2026
Ana sagar lake in Ajmer, Rajasthan, against the backdrop of the Aravalli mountain ranges. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Reading the Aravallis through maps and law [Analysis]

Sachin Pernacca Sashidhar, Milind Bunyan, Kripa M.K., Abi T. Vanak 9 Feb 2026
Dense spikes of purple flowers make Dactylorhiza hatagirea a striking sight in high-altitude landscapes. Image by Javaid M Dad.

Climate change could shrink habitat of Himalayan marsh orchid, study warns

Hirra Azmat 9 Feb 2026
Bee colonies are being installed alongside buckwheat fields in Ladakh, where scientists are testing how the crop can support beekeeping and provide farmers with an additional income. Image by Faizan Ahmed.

Buckwheat draws renewed interest for its health benefits and resilience

Hirra Azmat 29 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