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Overlooking climate change impacts may affect diabetes treatment in India
Redevelopment plan sparks fear of displacement and toxic relocation
A new biopark to expand urban green cover
How urban birds respond to heat and green cover
Reporting on a changing agricultural landscape
Carbon markets fund plantations and livelihoods
Filming the elusive and vulnerable smooth-coated otters
The rise of India’s moringa economy
India’s forest communities hold the climate solutions we overlook [Commentary]
India improves performance on SDGs but lags on environment
A single pill to fight the fang
Gas leak in Assam oil rig under control but has affected hundreds
Snow leopard survey finds the elusive cat thriving
Stabilised global warming will still leave 39% of glaciers lost
Nine projects in India produced ‘problematic’ carbon credits in 2024, says report
From Bonn to Belém, global climate talks inch forward amid deep divides
India gets two genome-edited rice varieties
New study identifies stingless bees fit for polyhouse pollination
Climate misinformation leads people to lose hope and faith in science: report
How Gir lions are using scent to communicate
Flash flood risk in three Himachal districts as heavy rain continues
SC pauses NGT order amid industry push for coal flexibility
Unreliable snow threatens winter tourism
Fish DNA barcoding reveals ambiguities in species classification
Tigress and four cubs found dead in Karnataka
Surviving a heat stroke, one year later
Weather forecasting improves but access remains uneven for farmers
Making way for tigers, moving human settlements
Toxic water flows, forcing out people and biodiversity
Fire in the mountain sparks debate on jhum safety
District level mapping of climate extremes
Data deserts and drowning cities [Commentary]
Urban green spaces can save more lives if placed right
Asia warming faster than global average, says WMO
Tracking critically endangered turtles in the Ganges
Invisible plastics are changing our oceans [Commentary]
Too hot to handle as rural houses turn heat traps
Looking at invasives beyond the ecological lens [Commentary]
First payout under extreme-weather insurance triggers relief and intrigue
Absent species that ought to be present
Running on sunshine but running out of water
Maruti Chitampalli, the forest’s living encyclopedia, dies at 93 [Obituary]
Green tribunal issues order to stop concretising tree bases
A fascinating book on India’s rivers and their travails [Book Review]
Giving floral waste a second life
Most Indians worried about extreme weather or related impacts: survey
A song of rock and ice
Farms turn femme but women still plough through power centres
Pole-and-line fishing face new challenges with push for tuna fish exports
Government to reduce AC temperature limits to improve energy efficiency
Access and benefit sharing regulations impinge on the rights of local communities [Commentary]
India races to secure rare earth minerals as China restricts exports
Children’s literature joins the climate conversation
Tiger death highlights strained human-wildlife interactions
Asiatic lion population has grown 172% in 25 years
Pollution Control Board releases draft guidelines for handling solar panel waste
Churpi from mithun milk could boost farmer incomes
Explosion aboard container ship off Kerala coast
New regulations define access-benefit sharing from biological resources
Shipwreck spills oil, plastic and legal loopholes
Dinesh Holla on trekking the Western Ghats for ecological awareness [Interview]
Wildflowers by the wayside – are they weeds? [Commentary]
Flying squirrel habitats predicted to tailspin under climate change
An elusive toad on shared space, farmers and decisions
Using Indian languages for environmental reporting
Studies question effectiveness of forest plantations
Upholding the law, Supreme Court halts amnesties for EIA violators, jolts industry
The highs and lows of looking for India’s rare birds [Book Review]
How tiger relationships evolve in a reintroduced population
Education is a powerful tool for biodiversity conservation [Commentary]
Record rainfall followed by floods and landslides batter Northeast India
The railway journey to net zero began a century ago, but coal slows it down
World set to lose 39% of glaciers, says study
All gain, no pain with stingless bees in greenhouse farming
As a treaty breaks, the Indus dolphin faces a different kind of battle [Commentary]
How trees outside forests impact human well-being
World Environment Day: a rising wave against ocean waste
Sexing by sound: How deconstructed sarus crane duets could help scientists
Sandhya Sekar on how Mongabay India took root [Interview]
How Gopi Warrier helped build Mongabay India’s newsroom [Interview]
A tireless voice for tigers and nature conservation [Obituary]
From decay to delight as locals bring an urban waterbody back to life
Vulture conservation needs more than drug bans
India releases genome-edited rice, draws both applause and alarm
Celebrated tiger conservationist Valmik Thapar dies at 73
When elephants signalled eco-restoration in a tribal village [Commentary]
First photographic record of a clouded leopard preying on a Bengal slow loris
Coal’s inclusion in India’s draft climate finance taxonomy raises questions
Stone crushers drive nilgai into fields, damaging crops
Shipwreck raises concerns about ecological damage in Kerala
When forests fall and peacocks cry [Commentary]
Blended finance can help power India’s climate future [Commentary]
Human-wildlife conflict encounters highlight mental health concerns
Newly described catfish species spotlight Himalayan river biodiversity
Scientists raise alarm as rural water supply goes from depths to debt
What encroachment into forest lands means [Commentary]
Experts blame unplanned construction for flash floods
Radheshyam Bishnoi, defender of wildlife in Thar, ‘gone too soon’ [Obituary]
Research into climate adaptation in India is woefully inadequate, says review
Community buy-in, economic gains drive voluntary carbon market success
India’s cotton exports could threaten Maharashtra’s groundwater
An evolving workforce around disaster management
Native plant germination database sows seeds of change
Farmers demand separate minimum support price for natural farming products
India’s coastline is longer than previously thought
Heatwaves, extreme temperatures threaten the king of mangoes
Peri-urban building rush fuels urban heat islands
A mountainous bastion faces an ecological threat [Commentary]
Citizen science reveals lesser known invasive pest
Unpacking three decades of restoration in the Western Himalayas
Decoding the lives of tiny birds in a changing world
The markhor is losing crucial grazing habitat to livestock
Urban commons shape the lives of India’s gig workers [Commentary]
Including military in climate action incentivises cooperation over conflict, says water expert [Interview]
Living in the most polluted city in the world
Experts conflicted over the hard decision to soft release problem jumbos
Stories no longer lost in translation
Understanding the challenges of this bountiful planet [Book Review]
Border village farmers navigate conflict and survival
Limited climate finance shifts focus on startups and local innovation
Protected on paper, forgotten by people, humpback dolphins struggle for survival
The commonly seen but rarely understood crane fly [Commentary]
As a wetter monsoon looms, scientists watch the climate chessboard; farmers measure rainfall
Efforts to end ritualistic hunting results in reduced kills
Forests can both help and hinder malaria transmission, mortality
How we use maps and graphs for environmental reporting
The costs of coexisting with predators
Listening to frogs can offer clues to their decline [Commentary]
Fossil study takes a leaf out of climate history to predict ecological changes
India drafts emissions targets for industry
New construction waste rules push for producers’ accountability and recycling
New port project sparks protests
The future of jobs is green, but getting there is a maze
What are green jobs? [Explainer]
Interstate farmer migration is reshaping agriculture, deepening environmental concerns [Commentary]
Decision science could lead action in mangrove restoration
One ring to save them all: terracotta rings for mangrove regeneration
Biocontrol agents as a solution for invasive species
Trading emissions to help cut air pollution more effectively
Industry pushes for reinstatement of amnesty for environmental violations
The city of lakes battles a deepening water crisis
A caracal captured on a camera trap renews conservation efforts
Industries using cleaner tech, reducing pollution may face fewer regulations
Digging into icy depths to understand glacial melt
Wildfires rage amid dry weather and heat waves
A billion-dollar market rooted in muddy ponds and manual labour
Intercropping as an ecological solution to tea demand drop
Tiny textile scraps turn into luxury fashion
Shipping industry sets sail towards carbon accountability
Caught between a dam and a hard place
What is heat stress? How does it affect animal hormones? [Explainer]
Farming families in India’s largest state are being pushed into debt, distress and migration
Coffee agrofarms can play a key role in restoring degraded forest, study says
A state-led urban policy addresses climate risks and urbanisation
Indigenous traditions shape wolf survival
Cast aside, small-scale fishers demand a framework for fair fisheries
Safeguarding Indian cities from heat: In conversation with Sudeshna Chatterjee [Interview]
Telangana green crusader Daripalli Ramaiah dies at 87 [Obituary]
Global trade in ornamental freshwater fish drives invasion and conservation challenges [Commentary]
Latest ESG reporting rules redefine key suppliers and customers of listed companies
When women stand guard for the forest
The conservation conundrum leaves shrimp farmers on edge
An arid Indian state’s water gains risk drying up under cash crop pressures
Forest row spotlights diminishing value of urban green patches
Tree cover may depend on which way the slope faces
What is blue economy? [Explainer]
Ignoring biodiversity could put businesses at risk [Commentary]
As castor fields expand, a traditional mixed farming system shrinks
Is zero waste Kerala’s dream or dilemma? [Commentary]
Damselflies in climate distress
Retracing the route of a century-old biodiversity expedition
Declining waders indicate deterioration of wetlands
Citizens continue a decade-long fight to conserve an urban lake
Automating bat detection for more efficient monitoring and data collection
The mountain pass that is a morphologic marvel and a scientific paradox [Commentary]
When art meets environment: In conversation with Labonie Roy [Interview]
Understanding coastal risks with and without mangroves
Conserving fishing cats outside protected areas
A promise of development or a path to displacement? [Commentary]
Property tax revenue could help cities adapt to a hotter world
Heat action crumbles when it needs cross-department coordination, says report
Small sardines signal a potential bumper catch
The hidden side of millet farming
A veteran environmental journalist on 40 years of writing on wildlife: Bittu Sahgal [Interview]
What are earth observation satellites? How do they support environmental research? [Explainer]
The movement that rewrote India’s environmental narrative [Commentary]
Auction for offshore mineral blocks met with resistance and delays
India’s central bank recommends pooling viable projects to attract climate finance
Bengaluru trapped in ‘tunnel vision’
Budget boosts EV battery manufacturing plans, but a big leap needed for success [Commentary]
How shifting weather patterns threaten a sweet legacy
A study centre for little things that run the world
Increasing pointers to climate change indirectly impacting tuberculosis rise
Reef islands in need of restoration
Better catch pulls east coast fishers westwards
Climate-based mapping of a rare but emerging disease in Odisha
Rhododendron survival depends on its conservation [Commentary]
Tribal entrepreneurs bring indigenous cuisine to the urban mainstream
Farmers see red as blue bulls raid their fields
A coal mine reopens, sparking hope and fear