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A Himalayan snowcock. Image by Kalzang Gurmet/NCF.

Birds are declining even in undisturbed grasslands, raising climate concerns

Manish Chandra Mishra 6 Feb 2026
A marble mine in the Aravallis located adjacent to Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district, Rajasthan. Image by Ghazala Shahabuddin.

Shrinking Aravallis, rising dust pollution

Lekha Bandopadhyay 21 Jan 2026
The Sikkole river. Image by Shawn J. Stephen/Keystone Foundation.

The Irulas mourn a fading river

B. Vijayarani 26 Nov 2025
The single forest road that connects Cholanaikkans with the outside world. Image by Unnnikrishnan Avala.

Asia’s last cave dwellers vanishing in the shadows of change

K.A. Shaji 25 Nov 2025
Indal Chauhan, wearing a green t-shirt, stands with villagers guarding their village from wild animals during the day. Image by Saurabh Sharma.

As wolf attacks rise, villagers and scientists hunt for answers

Saurabh Sharma, Raihana Maqbool 7 Nov 2025
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
An aerial view of the Sundarbans, showing the species-wise zonation. Image by Touhid Biplob via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

What is ecological succession? [Explainer]

Phalguni Ranjan 1 Sep 2025

Declining waders indicate deterioration of wetlands

Sneha Mahale 3 Apr 2025
youth engaging in invasive alien plants removal

[Explainer] How are invasive alien plants removed?

Divya Kilikar 10 Feb 2025
slender loris dindigul kalyan varma

Illegal mining threatens a slender loris sanctuary

George Rajasekaran 6 Feb 2025

Even amid conflict, nuanced narratives of reverence and empathy for the elephant prevail

Nabarun Guha 9 Jan 2025

Illegal sand mining a threat to the shrinking Chandubi lake

Anuraag Baruah 24 Aug 2021

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

Atul Bagai, Reuben Gergan 4 Jun 2021