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Centring sustainability in a growing marathon culture

Aparna Ganesan 29 Oct 2025
A municipal solid waste collector at work in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. Image by P. Jeganathan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Waste work calls for better intervention, not just formalisation [Commentary]

Sushant Figueiredo, Rushalee Goswami 10 Oct 2025
Plastic pollution along the shores of Bhoj wetland. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay.

Evidence of microplastics in a wetland sparks concern about water security

Manish Chandra Mishra 8 Oct 2025
Achan landfill. Image by Farzana Nisar.

The landfill that ate a wetland

Farzana Nisar 3 Oct 2025
Partially bleached coral reefs in the waters near Elephant beach in the Andaman islands. Image by Harvinder Chandigarh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

India needs a marine litter policy as plastic waste chokes corals

T. V. Padma 19 Sep 2025

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

Mongabay India 3 Jan 2025

Empowering waste pickers with dignified jobs for environmental change

Shatakshi Gawade 1 Jan 2025