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India’s expert forest panel calls for sustainable mining

Mayank Aggarwal 16 Jun 2021

India’s dietary guidelines have a relatively lower carbon footprint: study

Sahana Ghosh 16 Jun 2021
Policy flip-flop over solar contracts could eclipse India’s sunshine sector

Policy flip-flop over solar contracts could eclipse India’s sunshine sector

Mayank Aggarwal, Kundan Pandey 11 Jun 2021

[Commentary] Conserving marine ecosystems through the Wild Life Protection Act is not very effective

Shivani Swami 10 Jun 2021
Uma Mani, Chennai-based homemaker who learned diving at 49. Through her paintings, she has been trying to draw public attention to the devastating effects of climate change on marine life

Chennai artist and deep-sea diver creates awareness about coral health

Anjana Parikh 9 Jun 2021
Women picking snails from the Maguri beel in upper Assam. Snails are found in plenty in the lake and are considered a delicacy. Photo by Jitendra Raj Bajracharya/ICIMOD.

Sustainability of Brahmaputra basin needs transboundary cooperation

Roopak Goswami 8 Jun 2021

[Commentary] India holds great promise in this Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Atul Bagai, Reuben Gergan 4 Jun 2021
A seasonal nallah located near Bunder diamond block. The nallah will be diverted by constructing a dam to meet water requirements of the mining project. Photo by Aman Tiwari

Two lakh trees and water security at stake in Buxwaha’s Bunder diamond mining project

Manish Chandra Mishra 4 Jun 2021

[Commentary] The unspoken crises of Lakshadweep

Rohan Arthur 3 Jun 2021

India looks likely to miss the 2022 renewable energy targets

Nandini Jhalani 3 Jun 2021

Human activity disturbs quiet habitat of black-necked cranes in Arunachal Pradesh

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, Rini Barman 2 Jun 2021

A new tiger reserve holds hope for revival of Vaigai river in Madurai

K.A. Shaji 2 Jun 2021

[Commentary] Wildlife in Tillari valley at risk from land-use change

Narendra Patil 31 May 2021

Women from Kerala weave a solution to the region’s climate woes

Catherine Gilon 31 May 2021
A Van Gujjar with a herd of buffaloes. Rearing cattle is a part of their traditional nomadic lifestyle. Image credit: Radhika Gupta

Van Gujjars: People of the forest or nowhere?

Radhika Gupta 28 May 2021

With more forest fires and an ongoing pandemic, forest dwellers feel the heat this year

Manish Chandra Mishra 28 May 2021

A forest in a city: Maintaining Chandigarh’s green cover in the face of urbanisation

Kunal Sharma, Swayam Chowdhary 27 May 2021

[Obituary] Sunderlal Bahuguna: End of an era for Indian environmentalism

Hridayesh Joshi 27 May 2021

The risks of tree plantation in grassland and non-forest areas

Shreya Dasgupta 25 May 2021
The Malayan giant squirrel is a common sight in tree canopies in parts of north-east India, but hunting and habitat loss threaten the species, as does a lack of targeted research. Photo by Shreejit Borthakur.

Common, yet threatened: The case of northeast India’s Malayan giant squirrels

Aathira Perinchery 25 May 2021