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Zaida Zehra with her daughter looking at Hauz-i-Shamsi, their urban common.

From decay to delight as locals bring an urban waterbody back to life

Nidhi Jamwal 3 Jun 2025

Declining waders indicate deterioration of wetlands

Sneha Mahale 3 Apr 2025

Reviving an encroached bird haven

Sneha Mahale 6 Feb 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

[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

India’s disappearing wetlands are an early warning sign of drastic biodiversity loss

Simrin Sirur 18 Oct 2024

A fishing cat survey indicates robust population density

Arathi Menon 8 Oct 2024

To save the vulnerable fishing cat, protect its threatened wetland habitat

Sean Mowbray 20 Jun 2024

Majuli’s shrinking wetlands and their fight for survival

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 15 Apr 2024

Gharial conservation should extend to unprotected rivers

Arathi Menon 21 Feb 2024

[Commentary] Rising tides, rooted solutions

Priya Ranganathan 2 Feb 2024

India adds five more wetlands to its list of Ramsar sites

Simrin Sirur 2 Feb 2024

Three years after an oil well blowout, this Assam wetland is slowly coping

Bondita Baruah 28 Dec 2023
Concrete porcupine screens installed on the river bank to stop erosion on a river island near Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo: Jyotirmoy Saharia

Grassland loss threatens endemic birds in Arunachal sanctuary

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, Jyotirmoy Saharia 30 Nov 2023

When citizens take ownership of urban commons

Arathi Menon 27 Sep 2023

Declining bird populations are a ‘grim’ reminder of rapid biodiversity loss, says new report

Simrin Sirur 29 Aug 2023
One of the many lakes in Kolar that are being filled with Bengaluru's wastewater, Kolaramma lake in Kolar district is seen here covered in water hyacinth. Photo sourced from Anjaneya Reddy.

Should rural India drink urban wastewater?

Arathi Menon 28 Aug 2023

Behind Delhi’s floods is a history of encroachment and diminishing wetlands

Simrin Sirur 21 Jul 2023