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A spotted owlet at IIHS Kengeri campus, Bengaluru. Image by Jagdish Krishnaswamy.

Study finds urban nature-based solutions overlook biodiversity

Aisiri Amin 2 Mar 2026

Rusted boats lie on the dried-up bed of the Aral sea. Image by Arian Zwegers via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Does the dry bed of the Aral Sea reflect India’s water future? [Commentary]

Tisha Srivastav 12 Jan 2026

Mountain peaks in Pin Valley National Park, which is part of the recently recognised Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve in Himachal Pradesh. Image by Timothy Gonsalves via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Biosphere reserves are pockets of hope for a changing planet [Commentary]

Benno Böer, Neha Midha, Srishti Kumar 2 Jan 2026

M.I. Varghese, a retired Indian Forest Service officer, legal scholar, and author of A Treatise on Forest Laws in Kerala. Image by K.A. Shaji.

Forest ecology cannot be reduced to arithmetic, says M.I. Varghese [Interview]

K.A. Shaji 15 Dec 2025

[Book review] A reality check on efforts to decentralise natural resource governance

Kundan Pandey 10 Jan 2025

Innovative air-to-water tech using liquid desiccant makes affordable, renewable water

Arathi Menon 13 Aug 2024

Konkan Railways impacted agricultural lands more than forest cover, finds study

Simrin Sirur 5 Jan 2024

Tiger T101 with the leopard kill in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan. Photo by Harsha Narasimhamurthy

How animals negotiate shared resources in the wild

Arathi Menon 23 Aug 2023

Kerala’s dwindling mangroves need concerted effort in conservation

Arathi Menon 18 Jul 2023

Environomy

Mongabay.com 15 Jan 2020