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A Pokkali field in Ezhikkara. Photo by Kavya Sanjaya.

[Commentary] Pokkali, a GI-tagged rice variety, could be on the verge of extinction

Amalendu Jyotishi, Gummadi Sridevi, Kavya Sanjaya 5 Oct 2022

In the name of development, Bihar is slowly losing its dense forests 

Umesh Kumar Ray 4 Aug 2022
The Nicobar crab-eating macaque is one of the major fauna of the Great Nicobar Island. Photo by Prasun Goswami/Wikimedia Commons.

The container terminal that could sink the Great Nicobar Island

Mayank Aggarwal 20 Jul 2022

An upcoming port in Karnataka is shrinking space for olive ridley turtles

Supriya Vohra 15 Jul 2022

Karnataka’s port-development spree ignores coastal communities’ concerns

Supriya Vohra 13 Jul 2022
The new development plan of Shimla was meant to address the expansion needs of the city as well as growing ecological challenges besides ensuring the city’s sustainable growth. Photo by Priyanka Shankar/Mongabay.

Is Shimla’s first major development plan in 43 years a lost opportunity?

Vivek Gupta 24 Jun 2022
Maldhari going to Banaskantha. Photo by Ravleen Kaur.

A decade on, India’s first solar park has many promises left to fulfil

Ravleen Kaur 18 Mar 2022