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India set to participate in the World Cup for trash collection

Meena Menon 26 Aug 2025
Kumari Sahu from Patharra village in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara district shares concerns about the ethanol plant. Image by Ayushi Sharma/Mongabay India.

Ethanol push sparks concerns about food security, environment and health

Ayushi Sharma 22 Aug 2025
A bronze-winged jacana in Vembanad lake. Estimates say the lake is home to some 20,000 water fowls, otters and various varieties of fish. Image by Charles J. Sharp via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

From choking backwaters to cleaner currents [Commentary]

C. J. Punnathara 13 Aug 2025
Sandesh Kadur. Image ©Robin Darius Conz/Felis Images.

Sandesh Kadur on documenting the shared wilderness in the Nilgiris [Interview]

Priyanka Shankar 8 Aug 2025

Milking natural coagulants to fix dairy dirt

Aisiri Amin 6 Aug 2025
In the absence of a management system for menstrual waste, many women in Himachal Pradesh are forced to burn this waste in their backyards. Image by Amir Bin Rafi.

The hidden menstrual waste crisis in the hills

Amir Bin Rafi, Mansi Rathee 6 Aug 2025
A Waste-to-Energy plant is being constructed within the dumping ground, close to residential areas. Image by Esha Lohia.

Redevelopment plan sparks fear of displacement and toxic relocation

Esha Lohia 10 Jul 2025
About 50 villages and hamlets along the Jodhpur-Barmer highway have been suffering from the side effects of the pollutants of the Jojari river since 2007. Image by Nirmal Verma/Mongabay.

Toxic water flows, forcing out people and biodiversity

Vishal Kumar Jain 26 Jun 2025
A man cleans up floral waste. Image by Nico Crisafulli via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Giving floral waste a second life

Shilpa Raina 18 Jun 2025
Solar panels in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve. Image by Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Pollution Control Board releases draft guidelines for handling solar panel waste

Kundan Pandey 13 Jun 2025
A cleanliness drive held in Udupi, Karnataka. Image courtesy of Baeru.

World Environment Day: a rising wave against ocean waste

Saumitra Shinde 5 Jun 2025
Employees in designer Payal Jain's factory make garments out of katran, or fabric scraps. Image by Payal Jain.

Tiny textile scraps turn into luxury fashion

Shweta Thakur Nanda 21 Apr 2025
A Haritha Karma Sena worker at a material collection facility in Kochi, Kerala. Image by C. Surendranath.

Is zero waste Kerala’s dream or dilemma? [Commentary]

C. Surendranath, M. Suchitra 4 Apr 2025

Your Environment This Week: India’s latest tiger reserve, DiCaprio’s Himalayan snake, Empowering waste pickers

Team Mongabay India 3 Jan 2025

Empowering waste pickers with dignified jobs for environmental change

Shatakshi Gawade 1 Jan 2025

[Explainer] What is recycling? How does it work in India?

Phalguni Ranjan 1 Oct 2024
A gardener tends to the plants in the garden adjacent to the waste segregation and recovery center at Oottupattarai in Coonoor. Image by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Mongabay.

A blooming tale of transformation

Arathi Menon 23 Jul 2024
Tender coconut waste piled up on the roadside in Nangal, Punjab. Photo by Ravleen Kaur.

Tender coconut waste proves to be a tough nut to crack

Ravleen Kaur 3 May 2024
Red-headed vulture eating prey. Photo by Timothy A Gonsalves/Wikimedia Commons.

Measuring the scavenging value of vultures

Simrin Sirur 25 Apr 2024
Nurdles look like fish eggs, sea birds, fish, and crustaceans end up feeding on them, leading to starvation and organ failure. Photo by Shaunak Modi/Coastal Conservation Foundation

Marine plastic pollution is not just a waste problem; reducing production is needed too

Ravleen Kaur 18 Apr 2024