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Odisha has an ambitious electric vehicle plan but faces challenges

Manish Kumar 30 Sep 2021

Stone mining in Brahmagiri mountains chips away at the Godavari River ecosystem

Vinaya Kurtkoti 29 Sep 2021

Environmentalists concerned over easy clearances for Bengaluru’s real estate

Bhanu Sridharan 8 Sep 2021

Mass deaths of birds in Faridkot linked to use of chemicals on fruit trees

Vivek Gupta 5 Aug 2021

Odisha diverts DMF funds to urban areas as mining-affected communities suffer

Manish Kumar 5 May 2021

Measures beyond recycling needed in tandem with plastic waste rules

Rohin Kumar 15 Apr 2021

How did a once water-rich village in Goa become entirely dependent on tankers?

Supriya Vohra 30 Mar 2021
Menstruators are switching to reusable cloth sanitary napkins to make menstruation comfortable.

[Explainer] What is sustainable menstruation and how can it help tackle menstrual waste?

Snigdha Nalini Oreya 19 Mar 2021

[Commentary] Smart implementation of budget funds could support green, sustainable recovery

Madhu Verma, Aman Srivastava 18 Mar 2021

With budget focusing on economic recovery, environment goes out of focus

Mayank Aggarwal 4 Feb 2021
Marine debris entangled in branching coral in the waters of the Gulf of Mannar. Photo courtesy SDMRI.

Ghosts of the gulf: Marine debris a threat to corals in the Gulf of Mannar

Aathira Perinchery 18 Jan 2021

Biodiversity threats from ghost fishing gear in the Ganga

Sahana Ghosh 18 Dec 2020
Sindhu Bhaskar builds an earth oven outside her family's natural 'earthbag' home in Thiruvannamalai. Photo by Sindhu Bhaskar.

Looking at the past, present and future of natural building in India

Nandita Jayaraj 16 Dec 2020
Villager looking at mining devastated areas in Goa, India. Photo by Frederick Noronha/Wikimedia Commons.

People living near mining activities at increased risk of diseases, says study

Mayank Aggarwal, Sahana Ghosh 14 Dec 2020

City of blinding lights: Artificial light disturbs nature’s processes in Bengaluru

Vimal Simha 14 Dec 2020

Bauxite mining threatens India’s lone wolf sanctuary and an interstate river

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 9 Dec 2020

Indian government forms national panel to drive Paris Agreement goals

Mayank Aggarwal 2 Dec 2020

India’s largest coalfield to expand, green cover under threat

Manish Kumar 6 Nov 2020
Heaps of masks were found along with other biomedical waste on Rushikonda beach seabed. Photo courtesy- Platypus Escapes, Visakhapatnam.

Discarded single-use plastic masks and gloves are choking ocean beds

Nalini Ravichandran 29 Oct 2020

Multiple phases of mining in Ballari take a toll on its people and the environment

Tejas Dayananda Sagar 22 Oct 2020