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Unaccounted deaths lay bare the dark side of sand mining

Varsha Singh 7 Jun 2022
African catfish in Bengaluru.African catfish find it easier to thrive in new and harsh environments. Photo by Yercaud Elango/ Wikimedia Commons.

Invasive freshwater fish are thriving in the Ganges, aided by increasing temperatures

Sneha Mahale 6 Jun 2022

Dams are a necessary evil across the world, but can we manage their consequences?

Petro Kotzé 3 Jun 2022
Water being pumped through tubewells is also contaminated. Photo by Omkar Singh.

Industries dump chemicals into fields, pollute Ajnar river in Madhya Pradesh

Anil Kumar Tiwari 3 Jun 2022

[Video] When sand mining alters a river, flooding farmlands in Spiti

Munmun Dhalaria 12 May 2022
Displaced people of Lohari village, live in a school because their houses have been submerged. Photo by Kapil Kajal.

As Lohari village is submerged for a dam, homes, farms and memories are drowned

Kapil Kajal 10 May 2022
Elephant herd crossing roads at Bandipur. Photo by Lokeshlakshmipathy/Wikimedia Commons.

Corridors with high human activities may not ease elephant connectivity: study

Rupsy Khurana 9 May 2022

Sand mining a threat to the mahseer and other aquatic species in the Narmada

Rohit Shivhare 28 Apr 2022
Tawa River is the longest tributary of Narmada River. In summer this river has started drying up. Photo by Suyash Dwivedi/ Wikimedia Commons

Borewells on the banks of Narmada are drying up, indicating concerning groundwater situation

Manish Chandra Mishra 30 Mar 2022
River Yamuna is often counted amongst the most polluted rivers in India. Photo by Paasikivi/Wikimedia Commons.

India proposes river rejuvenation through plantations

Mayank Aggarwal 18 Mar 2022

[Illustration] The journey of plastic pollution in the Ganges

Devayani Khare, Sumita Nanda 10 Mar 2022

Odisha’s Kharasrota river stuck in tussle between protecting ecology and providing drinking water

Pragati Prava 9 Mar 2022

Fantastic beasts and why plastic is bad for them

Anusha Krishnan, Labonie Roy 1 Mar 2022

Mahananda river survey records 190 dolphins, warns of fishing threats to Red List species

Seema Sharma 17 Feb 2022

Debate over Mullaperiyar dam’s safety continues with opposing views in Kerala and Tamil Nadu

K.A. Shaji 9 Feb 2022
Pokkudan's children revived the defunct Kallen Pokkudan Mangrove Trust in recent months, formed by their father in 2013 to impart mangrove conservation literacy to society. Photo by Bhavapriya JU.

Editor’s review 2021: Energy transitions, biodiversity-climate change links

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 31 Dec 2021

Polluted Yamuna, not industrial emission, main reason behind Taj Mahal decay: study

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya 25 Nov 2021

[Explainer] The life of plastic: born a hero, dying an outcast, resurrected a monster

Anusha Krishnan 10 Nov 2021

[Photos] A Kashmir spring is protected by a local festival

Waseem Dar 5 Nov 2021
Forest staff before search operation to track tigers begin. Photo by Saurabh Katkurwar.

Tigers return to Gadchiroli forests after 30 years, human-animal conflict spikes

Saurabh Katkurwar 27 Oct 2021