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A rural jobs law without a guarantee

Kundan Pandey 9 Jan 2026

Sushma Devi (in green), a paryavaran sakhi, demonstrates the use of an air quality monitor to women in Mahuda village, Dhanbad. Image courtesy of Deshaj Abhikram.

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

Vandana K. 11 Dec 2025

A woman collects firewood in Rajasthan. Representative image by Engineering for Change via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

LPG adoption correlates with higher green cover, finds study

Simrin Sirur 5 Dec 2025

Trees thriving around flyovers in Hyderabad. Insufficient policy protection, incentives, and funding often undermine conservation efforts and sustainable management of trees outside forests. Image by Mohan Chandra Pargaien.

The expansion and conservation of trees outside forests has multi-fold benefits [Commentary]

Mohan Chandra Pargaien 6 Oct 2025

Women at work in a flower farm in Dodballapur, Karnataka. Image by Suneal patel via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Farms turn femme but women still plough through power centres

Arathi Menon 17 Jun 2025

Study looks at India’s rural work guarantee scheme through a climate lens

Kundan Pandey 14 Apr 2023