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Local MLA visits damaged site at Madh Island. Photo by Kiran Kohli.

Cyclone Tauktae exposes vulnerabilities along India’s west coast

Supriya Vohra 26 May 2021

The upcoming marina at Malpe and why the local residents are against it

Rashi Goel 10 May 2021
A group of women from a mountain village in Rajasthan carrying firewood on their heads. They walk for an hour each way in sandals to cut the wood. Photo by Karan Singh Rathore/Flickr

30 years of liberalisation: Existing poor energy access may dive down further with Covid-19

Kundan Pandey 27 Apr 2021

Winter drought in Himachal impacts agriculture and drinking water supply

Vivek Gupta 26 Apr 2021
Cow shelter

Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay Yojana gets centre’s accolade but lukewarm response on ground

Alok Prakash Putul 19 Apr 2021

Community restores grasslands in Lamkani, making the village drought-resilient

Vinaya Kurtkoti 8 Apr 2021

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

Supriya Vohra 30 Mar 2021

Attappady residents fear more restrictions with eco-sensitive areas and zones

Nimisha S. Pradeep 17 Mar 2021
Azadpur Mandi

GrAMs: Market access scheme for farmers still weighed down after three years

Kundan Pandey 28 Jan 2021

Women revive ponds for water security in Bundelkhand

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 13 Jan 2021

How people respond to predators in the Indian Himalaya

Aathira Perinchery 17 Dec 2020
Containers with microbial spray solution at an IARI facility. Photo by special arrangement.

[Commentary] A microbial spray could be the game changer against crop residue burning

Usha Rai 19 Nov 2020

Beekeeping empowers women, brings in honey and lush kitchen gardens

Monica Pelliccia 9 Oct 2020

Migratory openbill storks find safe haven in Andhra village

Manish Kumar, Sahana Ghosh 6 Oct 2020
Phyllanthus niruri (stonebreaker) inflorescence. Photo by Elmer Dimpeu.

[Commentary] The return of the weeds

Shobha Menon 25 Sep 2020
The coastline juxtaposed to Noliasahi village.

India’s first two ‘Tsunami Ready’ villages

Manish Kumar 26 Aug 2020

[Commentary] The environmental impacts of the economic package

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 22 May 2020

An online network emerges during the lockdown connecting farmers directly with customers

Mayank Aggarwal 12 May 2020

[Commentary] A post-lockdown pathway for forest-edge communities of central India

Ruth DeFries 8 May 2020

[Commentary] In a pandemic, a chance to make India’s recovery and growth equitable

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 1 May 2020