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Residents of Pulwama in Jharkhand say that while the Rajhara North coal mine’s reopening might offer temporary benefits, it risks repeating a cycle of displacement and environmental damage. Bindu Devi says that she will fight for the right compensation (R). The government has allocated mining blocks to Fairmine Carbons which has begun production (L). Images by Ashwini Kumar Shukla for Mongabay.

A coal mine reopens, sparking hope and fear

Ashwini Kumar Shukla 11 Mar 2025
amreli flood 2015 climate

[Commentary] Climate lessons from the societies past

C.P. Rajendran 11 Feb 2025
Madhya Pradesh, known as the Tiger State, has the highest number of tigers among all states in the country. Image by Vikas Sulya.

Teething troubles or conservation challenges at India’s latest tiger reserve?

Deshdeep Saxena 2 Jan 2025

Making sense of the environment: Explainers in 2024

Aditi Tandon 31 Dec 2024

Must-watch videos from 2024: Mongabay India staff picks

Kartik Chandramouli 23 Dec 2024

Mongabay India honoured with Greenaccord International Media Award

12 Oct 2024
A gardener tends to the plants in the garden adjacent to the waste segregation and recovery center at Oottupattarai in Coonoor. Image by Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Mongabay.

A blooming tale of transformation

Arathi Menon 23 Jul 2024

Eco-anxiety soars as planet health plummets

Arathi Menon 2 May 2024
Dr. Mohsin Ali Gazi (incharge veterinary officer) along with staff treating a leopard in Kashmir: Image- Arranged from Dr Mohsin Ali Gazi

Wildlife rescue operations in Kashmir face an uphill battle with rising human-wildife conflict

Mudassir Kuloo 26 Apr 2024

India will go to vote amid sweltering heat; experts call for public awareness to mitigate impacts

Simrin Sirur 5 Apr 2024

Hindi cinema embraces environmental narratives

Vishal Kumar Jain 20 Feb 2024

[Commentary] Neglecting household biomedical waste management can lead to adverse environmental effects

Irfan Shakeer and Deepak Joseph 27 Nov 2023
Vegetable market; Kuchaman, Rajasthan, India

Tackling food loss and waste for climate and food security

Arathi Menon 31 Aug 2023
Joyeeta Gupta speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. Photo by World Economic Forum - Jakob Polacsek/ Flickr.

[Interview] Joyeeta Gupta: The Indian voice for environmental justice at global platforms

Arathi Menon 27 Jul 2023

[Interview] Scientist Ruth DeFries on deforestation: There isn’t one driver, there’s a different context in different places

Sahana Ghosh and Kartik Chandramouli 7 Apr 2023

Varying levels of microplastics detected in sea salt produced across India

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 5 Apr 2023

Habitat preservation in the Western Ghats can help enhance biodiversity in the hotspot

Archita Bhatta 17 Mar 2023
People carrying firewood. Photo by by Vinayaraj/Wikimedia Commons.

[Workshop] Environmental economics for journalists

23 Jan 2023
A fisherwoman pulling up her Chinese net using the traditional Khu-il Chingba method in front of a homestay. Photo by Victor Ningthoujam.

[Editorial] Five years of Mongabay-India

16 Jan 2023
Sunil Patil mixes cattle feed. Heat stress has resulted in low milk production. Patil worries about the rise in rates of cattle feed. Photo by Abhijeet Gurjar/Mongabay.

Heat stress impacts milk production in Maharashtra’s dairy cattle

Abhijeet Gurjar 10 Nov 2022