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With a new identity, the Aravalli hills stare at an uncertain future

Air pollution is the silent enemy of Indian monuments

Heat stress is intensifying across Indian states, shows data [Analysis]

What expanding cities are doing to frogs and toads

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

As a riverfront plan advances, ecologists warn of damage to floodplains, biodiversity

Environmentalists concerned over size-based buffer zones for water bodies

The elusive Mishmi takin faces new challenges in its changing habitat

The Irulas mourn a fading river

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

How excess rains and poor wastewater management send microplastics into city lakes

A stairway from the ocean to the skies [Commentary]

Intense rainfall spotlights the fault in Kolkata’s aging, clogged drainage systems

Redevelopment plan sparks fear of displacement and toxic relocation

Data deserts and drowning cities [Commentary]

Experts blame unplanned construction for flash floods

Peri-urban building rush fuels urban heat islands

The city of lakes battles a deepening water crisis

A state-led urban policy addresses climate risks and urbanisation

Forest row spotlights diminishing value of urban green patches