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The author visits the tribal community in Bommiyampadi after an initial interaction 40 years earlier, for a restoration project that sought to revive groundwater and soil health. Image courtesy of Jacob Punnathara.

When elephants signalled eco-restoration in a tribal village [Commentary]

C. J. Punnathara 2 Jun 2025
Experts say that the government must adopt policies to encourage more sustainable practices. Farmers can help restore the water table through ecological farming practices. Policies could also establish clear extraction limits. Image by Lakshmikantha N.R.

Scientists raise alarm as rural water supply goes from depths to debt

Arathi Menon 27 May 2025
Sunil Mahadeorao Bhadke, who uses both rainfed and flood irrigation on his 12-acre cotton farm in Akhatwada village in Amravati district, Maharashtra, has noticed the well water reducing. Image by Vandana K.

India’s cotton exports could threaten Maharashtra’s groundwater

Vandana K. 22 May 2025
Bellandur lake seen from neighbouring residential societies. The decades following the 1970s saw rapid development and encroachment of lakes in the city. By the 2020s, only 183 choking lakes remained. Image by Amol.Gaitonde via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The city of lakes battles a deepening water crisis

Phalguni Ranjan 25 Apr 2025

Farming families in India’s largest state are being pushed into debt, distress and migration

Ashwini Kumar Shukla 17 Apr 2025

An arid Indian state’s water gains risk drying up under cash crop pressures

Anupama Chandrasekaran 9 Apr 2025

[Commentary] India needs a dedicated national wetland inventory programme

Ritesh Kumar 31 Jan 2025

1 in 4 freshwater species around the globe at risk of extinction

Kristine Sabillo 22 Jan 2025

Researchers propose algae-based solution for wastewater treatment

Arathi Menon 3 Dec 2024

[Explainer] What is teal carbon?

Aisiri Amin 21 Oct 2024
Women workers making water hyacinth products in factory - ROPE International

Weeds of change

Shweta Thakur Nanda 21 Oct 2024
A view of the micro-arboretum from atop the hillock within the boundary of the plot in Erode district. Image by T. Ramakrishnan.

[Commentary] From fallow to forest: Letting nature regenerate

T. Ramakrishnan 17 Oct 2024

Pollution, construction threatens Kashmir’s iconic Dal lake, chinar trees

Athar Parvaiz 27 Sep 2024
Namdeo Sahebrao Kakode, secretary of Borgaon Math’s village development committee, says applying silt has transformed their crops from short to healthy. Image by Nidhi Jamwal.

Desilting tanks for improving water security and soil health

Nidhi Jamwal 25 Sep 2024

Traditional engineers reduce water stress

Jyotsna Richhariya 11 Sep 2024

[Explainer] What is micro irrigation?

Vandana K. 10 Sep 2024

Polluting leather industry adopts sustainable practices to reduce environmental footprint

Zoya Ada Hussain 30 Aug 2024
Narmada river flowing through the tribal villages in Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. Image by Rachit Tiwari.

[Commentary] A cruise on the Narmada river: Is it legal, just or justified?

Rachit Tiwari 29 Aug 2024

Changing patterns in precipitation and temperature affect Kashmir’s ecosystem

Mudassir Kuloo 28 Aug 2024
A dress by Doodlage made from deadstock fabric. Typically, deadstock textiles languish in warehouses or are incinerated or landfilled, causing negative environmental impacts. Image courtesy of Doodlage.

Innovating with deadstock: From dump yards to designer racks

Shweta Thakur Nanda 20 Aug 2024