“We gave the world the game of polo” reads a big poster at the Mapal Kangjeibung, the Manipuri term for "outer polo ground". This is the oldest functional polo ground…
In September 2023, Rajesh Krishnan, farmer and CEO of the Thirunelly Agri Producer Company Ltd. in Wayanad, Kerala, noticed something strange in the region's paddy crops. The crops began displaying…
In mid-April, 2016, in Kadamat, Lakshadweep, there was a minor clash between people of two wards regarding pumping of groundwater from one ward to fill the water tanks of the…
As the sun set on the distant horizon of Borsapori village in Assam's Numaligarh area, Leela Charan Dutta and his five associates were busy packing hundreds of wooden boxes. As…
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Udaiveer Singh has been running a tender coconut stall in Nangal, a city in Punjab, for six years now. He buys 1,200 coconut pieces every six days from an agent…
“April is the cruellest month,” wrote T.S. Eliot in poem The Waste Land. For the 30 million residents of Kerala this April was particularly cruel, with the India Meteorological Department…
While conducting a survey after the Kerala floods, volunteer Maneeja Murali, met a teenage flood survivor with autism, who exhibited signs of trauma. "Her mother confided that the girl was…
Disruptions in observations and equipment supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic has left critical gaps in the Indian Ocean marine observation system for storm forecasting and fisheries planning. The U.S.…
On an unusually hot afternoon in Goa, with the tide receding and only occasional breeze offering respite, life moved slowly under the shade of coconut groves. As people emerged from…
It was meant to be just another monsoon night of herping in the wild for five friends passionate about herpetology. A rainstorm was brewing in the foothills of the Kudremukh…
Chhattisgarh-based environmental activist Alok Shukla was conferred with the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize on April 29 for championing the cause of Hasdeo Arand – an embattled forest landscape in central…
The fundamental right to life of Indian citizens has been extended to the right to be protected against harm caused by climate change, thanks to a landmark judgement of the…
In the peak of summer, with heat waves sweeping several parts of India, seven-phase general elections are underway in the world’s biggest democracy. The weather department and the government agencies…
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In February this year, Shabir Ahmad (name changed on request), who works with the Kashmir wildlife department received a call from a colleague alerting him about a leopard's presence in…
This story is Part 3 of a three-part series about the advances in agricultural technology in India. It discusses the agricultural technologies in the post-harvest stage. Part 1 and Part…
The 2019 outbreak of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) that put Shivamogga district of Karnataka in the spotlight underscored a significant shift in the transmission pattern of the tick-borne zoonotic disease.…
A new paper evaluating the economic feasibility of vulture conservation in India has found there is “overwhelming support” for the captive breeding and release of Gyps vultures into safe zones…
Food consumption patterns exert the greatest influence on the differences in environmental footprints of Indians, especially as high-income households spend more on food in restaurants and in social events, says…