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Rethinking tourism could save Udaipur from its pressures

Archana Singh 14 Sep 2021
Damodar river flows across some of the most mineral rich regions of India which could be a boon for states like Jharkhand and West Bengal. Image by Rahul Singh

The ‘sorrow’ of Damodar river continues for millions of people

Rahul Singh, Kundan Pandey 9 Sep 2021

Illegal sand mining a threat to the shrinking Chandubi lake

Anuraag Baruah 24 Aug 2021

With water-saving sugarcane cultivation, conserved water goes to river

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 9 Aug 2021

Can Odisha, Chhattisgarh move beyond conventional approaches to save Mahanadi?

Pragati Prava 9 Aug 2021

With poor regulation of floodplains, India is more vulnerable to flood damage

Manish Kumar 13 Jul 2021

148 zebra loaches exported per day from Western Ghats to feed global pet trade

Sahana Ghosh 1 Jul 2021

What’s dangerous about these cute turtles which are popular pets in India?

K.A. Shaji 30 Jun 2021

Reviving the critically endangered gharials in Odisha

Tazeen Qureshy 22 Jun 2021
Women picking snails from the Maguri beel in upper Assam. Snails are found in plenty in the lake and are considered a delicacy. Photo by Jitendra Raj Bajracharya/ICIMOD.

Sustainability of Brahmaputra basin needs transboundary cooperation

Roopak Goswami 8 Jun 2021

Shrimp farming gets a push in Uttar Pradesh as India looks to boost exports in fisheries sector

Sneha Mahale 7 Jun 2021

A new tiger reserve holds hope for revival of Vaigai river in Madurai

K.A. Shaji 2 Jun 2021

[Commentary] Wildlife in Tillari valley at risk from land-use change

Narendra Patil 31 May 2021

[Interview] Bittu Sahgal: “Young people want to protect the environment, but don’t have their hands on the wheel”

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 21 May 2021
Seedlings of Pterygoplichthys sp. Photo by Ajmal Hussan.

Checking spread of invasive alien fish as India faces climate extremes

Sahana Ghosh 19 May 2021

A wake-up jolt? Assam’s 6.4 quake exposes its vulnerabilities

Azera Parveen Rahman 17 May 2021
A male gharial basks at a nesting site cleared of vegetation. Photo by Gaurav Vashistha

Gharial nesting threatened by woody vegetation on riverbanks

Neha Jain 3 May 2021

Winter drought in Himachal impacts agriculture and drinking water supply

Vivek Gupta 26 Apr 2021
Embankment work is going on Bagmati river near Belwa. Photo- WRD Bihar/Facebook

Farmers, near Bagmati river in Bihar, pick fertility of land over safety from floods

Pushyamitra 20 Apr 2021

As depolluting Sutlej river delayed, impact on health continues

Vivek Gupta 7 Apr 2021