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An active urban freshwater spring channeled through PVC piping amidst residential buildings in Tadong, Gangto, Sikkim. Image by Avantika Thapa.

Overlooked urban springs can strengthen water security in Himalayan cities [Commentary]

Sailendra Dewan, Niharika Bindal 11 May 2026
Melting glaciers in Uttarakhand. Global warming and melting glaciers are releasing antibiotic resistance genes into our environments. Image by Sharada Prasad via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Ancient glaciers reveal the roots of antimicrobial resistance

Nupur Fangaria 21 Apr 2026
A farmer carries her radish harvest in Sikkim. Image by Srijana Sharma.

Market gaps reshape farming and economy in the mountains [Commentary]

Srijana Sharma 8 Jan 2026
A field team member consults with a local landowner while demarcating the boundaries of a potential restoration site in the hills. Image by Aditya Pradhan.

In search of degraded forests for restoration [Commentary]

Aditya Pradhan 29 Sep 2025

Pastoral grief in the high Himalayan rangelands [Commentary]

Pema Yangden Lepcha 24 Sep 2025
Fishing in the Teesta river in Bangladesh. Image by Ahamed Rafid via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Assessment of Sikkim flood impact shows damage to fish habitats

Simrin Sirur 17 Jul 2025
teesta III hydro electric dam

Disinvestment from dam challenged in court in fragile Himalayan state

Simrin Sirur 11 Mar 2025
teesta III Sikkim

Political stir follows expert panel’s approval to rebuild Teesta dam in Sikkim

Simrin Sirur 6 Feb 2025

[Commentary] Living territory of Lachung

Shrishtee Bajpai 16 Jul 2024

Otters face heat from smugglers in northeast India

Nabarun Guha 2 Jul 2024

[Explainer] What is the Sixth Schedule? Why is Ladakh demanding to be brought under it?

Kundan Pandey 17 May 2024

No early warning system and insufficient dam safety turned Sikkim flood deadly

Simrin Sirur 9 Oct 2023

Sikkim reels under water woes, faces the hottest June

Nabarun Guha 28 Jun 2023
A Sikkim grass lizard

The elusive and endangered Sikkim grass lizard makes a rare appearance in Nepal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 14 Sep 2022

Failure to cut GHG emissions is putting species conservation in eastern Himalayas at risk

Sahana Ghosh 16 May 2022
Image shows woody stem of Rubus ellipticus with fruiting

Himalayan medicinal plants under threat due to climate change

T. V. Padma 19 Apr 2022

How a livestock grazing ban in Sikkim has transformed pastoral communities

Neha Jain 15 Jun 2021
Deorali sacred forest associated with Deorali Chorten Monastery. Photo by Bijayalaxmi et.al.

Sikkim’s urban sacred groves mitigate double the carbon compared to a natural rural forest

Sahana Ghosh 16 Apr 2021

Welcome to Tsomgo lake: Please don’t litter

Nabarun Guha 30 Mar 2021
Lashar in Lachen valley, Sikkim. Photo by Tenzing Ingty.

Livestock grazing in eastern Himalayan pastures enhances biodiversity and productivity: Study

Neha Jain 19 Feb 2021