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[Commentary] Can “life” be defined, one species at a time?

R.J. Ranjit Daniels 9 Oct 2024

[Book Review] A compelling memoir of a mountaineer-geologist

Vandana K. 2 Oct 2024

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

Phalguni Ranjan 1 Oct 2024
An electric scooter manufacturing unit in India. With rapid growth, urbanisation, and environmental challenges such as air and water pollution, India’s green technology market is attracting major international interest. Image by Gnoeee via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Amid the global green goods boom, India is yet to jump on the bandwagon

Kundan Pandey 20 Sep 2024

Pollution dips, but fine particulate matter remains top public health threat: AQLI report

Vinaya Kurtkoti 18 Sep 2024
A series of recent long-period swell surge events on the coast of Kerala and southwestern Tamil Nadu has damaged properties and killed people. Image courtesy of Vincy Lopez.

Swell waves hit southwestern coast hard as remote oceans turn stormier

Max Martin 27 May 2024
Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction

Scientists to set sail to revive Indian Ocean observations hit by COVID-19

Max Martin 2 May 2024

Indian Ocean headed for a near-permanent state of marine heat wave

Nidhi Jamwal 29 Apr 2024
To deal with the water crisis in Bengaluru, the government has curtailed water supplies to big users such as corporates and started penalising people for wasteful use of water.

Bengaluru rings alarm bells for urban water concerns

Max Martin 15 Apr 2024

[Interview] Ecologist and policy expert S. Faizi advocates for putting ‘justice’ at the heart of conservation

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 2 Apr 2024

[Charts] What is the 1.5°C ‘target’?

Simrin Sirur 4 Mar 2024

[Interview] Camelia Dewan on how ‘climate change’ is becoming a development buzzword to continue business as usual

Simrin Sirur 26 Feb 2024
A bioplastics installation.

[Video] An innovative alternative to reduce plastic pollution

Abhishyant Kidangoor, Mike DiGirolamo 14 Feb 2024
Liana with lenticels in Thane, Maharashtra.

Cutting lianas can boost carbon sequestration in forests, finds study

Mark Hillsdon 12 Feb 2024
Dragon King's Pool was a fishing port between Dalian and Lvshun. Photo by Jason M. C., Han/Wikimedia Commons

India’s stance at WTO balances fisheries subsidies for artisanal fishers and sectoral growth

Kundan Pandey 9 Feb 2024
Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis).

India one of the nine countries to sign global pact to protect endangered river dolphins

Astrid Arellano 23 Jan 2024

Study finds more animals showing same-sex behaviour, but also reveals stigmas in research

Swati Thapa 16 Jan 2024
A lion in Gir National Park.

A new web tool offers ways to trace where illegal lion parts come from

Malavika Vyawahare 15 Jan 2024

Presenting the click beetles: A sound, light and dance show

Geetha Iyer 15 Jan 2024

Has solar energy been deployed to the point of no return? Some researchers think so

Simrin Sirur 11 Jan 2024