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Urban Challenge Fund’s promise rests on implementation capacity [Commentary]

While the world hesitates, India must continue leading on climate [Commentary]

Birds are colliding with glass. Few in India are counting.

New global report flags risks to migratory freshwater fish in India’s rivers

Municipal bonds need more than incentives to fund India’s cities [Commentary]

Madhav Gadgil: the hub of a wheel, the voice of the Ghats [Commentary]

Green tribunal rules in favour of Great Nicobar Island project, citing ‘adequate safeguards’

Eastern Himalayan hydropower risks locking in climate maladaptation [Commentary]

Urban climate risks push migrant workers to sweat without safety

Reading the Aravallis through maps and law [Analysis]

Development projects in small and micro islands need careful planning [Commentary]

Government opens up forest plantation to private sector, critics question its conservation value

A Lakshadweep island’s strategic value worries conservationists and fishers

Tribal leaders allege pressure to surrender land for the Great Nicobar project

The environmental costs of replacing mangroves with a road

Study identifies prime brown bear habitats beyond protected areas

Biosphere reserves are pockets of hope for a changing planet [Commentary]

With a new identity, the Aravalli hills stare at an uncertain future

Air pollution is the silent enemy of Indian monuments

Grassroots women map air pollution hotspots, spur a coal company to curb dust