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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
Bee colonies are being installed alongside buckwheat fields in Ladakh, where scientists are testing how the crop can support beekeeping and provide farmers with an additional income. Image by Faizan Ahmed.

Buckwheat draws renewed interest for its health benefits and resilience

Hirra Azmat 29 Jan 2026
A village head gazes into a dry well near sugarcane fields damaged by a drought in Beed district, Maharashtra. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

What India risks by dismantling its rural safety net [Commentary]

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 28 Jan 2026
A catch of squaretail groupers (Plectropomus areolatus). Image by Rucha Karkarey.

A Lakshadweep island’s strategic value worries conservationists and fishers

Max Martin 27 Jan 2026

India’s coconut belt battles whitefly crisis

Prasanth Shanmugasundaram 19 Jan 2026
Rusted boats lie on the dried-up bed of the Aral sea. Image by Arian Zwegers via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Does the dry bed of the Aral Sea reflect India’s water future? [Commentary]

Tisha Srivastav 12 Jan 2026

Concerted efforts save an Indigenous donkey from oblivion

Azera Parveen Rahman 25 Dec 2025
A pear farm. Image by Ashwini Kumar Shukla.

Local solution to farming woes? Grow a pear!

Ashwini Kumar Shukla 18 Dec 2025
A betel shop continues to operate, while the shop next door has shut, due to dwindling business following the shutting down of a thermal power plant in Talcher, Odisha. Image by Roli Srivastava.

The invisible fallout of thermal power plant closures on local economies

Roli Srivastava 31 Oct 2025
Image shows a deep mining pit surrounded by layers of dug-up soil and trees in the background

Goa mining: new regime, bigger challenges

Pamela D'Mello 30 Sep 2024

Women-led initiative offers relief to women dairy farmers battling heat stress

Laasya Shekhar 10 May 2024
Migratory beekeepers from Bihar, at Barpeta in Assam.

Migratory beekeepers sweeten Assam’s honey production

Barasha Das 6 May 2024
Tender coconut waste piled up on the roadside in Nangal, Punjab. Photo by Ravleen Kaur.

Tender coconut waste proves to be a tough nut to crack

Ravleen Kaur 3 May 2024

Indoor saffron farming offers hope amidst declining saffron production

Hirra Azmat 24 Apr 2024

Revolutionising dairy farming with hydroponic fodder amidst a fodder shortage

Vandana K. 22 Apr 2024

Farming with AI and drones to increase yields, manage resources and reduce pests

Priyanka Shankar 19 Apr 2024

Crop covers shield delicate grapes from unexpected weather changes

Arvind Shukla 7 Mar 2024

Oil spill in Ennore brings fishing to a standstill

Laasya Shekhar 29 Dec 2023

Fish famine, livelihood loss because of upcoming Vizhinjam port, say fishers of south Kerala

Supriya Vohra 4 May 2022

Manipur’s push for dams threatens local ecology and communities

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya 1 Apr 2022