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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
Glaciers in Eastern Himalayas see marked retreat
Disinvestment from dam challenged in court in fragile Himalayan state
An ode to joy: remembering Ajith Kumar [Obituary]
Restoring rainforests and studying hornbills: In conversation with Divya Mudappa [Interview]
Solving India’s urban flooding crisis is not just a pipe dream [Commentary]
How one researcher walked thousands of miles along India’s shores to conserve sea turtles
The potential toxic fallout of herbicide use in solar parks
Creating urban biodiversity parks from degraded lands
Wildlife biologist Ajith Kumar dies at 72
A prehistoric whale fossil stolen from a cave turns attention to fossil trade
A harsh winter reality for Kashmir’s donkeys
A path to climate resilience through city-level research and planning
Trishant Simlai on challenging the exploitative nature of conservation surveillance [Interview]
Bridging tradition and conservation with improved cooking stoves in Lepcha homes [Commentary]
Understanding India’s shark supply chains to make them sustainable
Adani withdraws from controversial wind power project
Gaming on for environmental awareness
The rise, fall, and return of India’s tigers
Tiny creatures that lug their homes [Commentary]
More climate literacy and diversification could help tribal millet farmers adapt to impacts
Local participation key in solving turtle nesting riddle
Wildfires and the forgotten science of community forest management [Commentary]
Kerala’s early heat surge signals climate shift
The Semialata plant is a game changer for lac farming in Jharkhand amid climate and migration challenges
Food-borne bugs and their links with climate change come into focus
What is climate finance? [Explainer]
Creating a blueprint for cleaner oceans
The spice star that vies for a market comeback
Public private partnerships build urban forests
In the fare-play business, Namma Metro has misplaced its priorities
A Coimbatore nursery is reviving rare native flora, one seedling at a time
Bare-bellied and barely seen, Madras hedgehog needs a headcount
Leopards are adapting to central India’s urban jungle
How data deficiency is hindering hydro-diplomacy between China and India [Commentary]
Steadfast in struggle: The environmental legacy of Vimla Bahuguna [Obituary]
Thousands of live animals seized in global wildlife trafficking crackdown
Taxonomy for climate finance remains the missing link in India’s green transition
Pune’s Zika and GBS outbreaks call for better use of surveillance, data
A border village learns to live with migratory elephants
Coal dust chokes plants and trees in mining areas
Experimenting with artificial reefs to protect marine ecosystems
[Obituary] Kallur Balan: The man who planted a forest
Fixing the gaps in city climate plans with a national framework
[Commentary] Climate lessons from the societies past
[Interview] How a Nagaland activist is reviving traditional practices to combat climate change
[Explainer] How are invasive alien plants removed?
Your Environment This Week: Nicobar development project, Drones for wildlife conservation, Slender loris
Reviving forgotten wild edibles from paddy fields
India approves mission to bridge critical mineral gap in energy transition
Reviving an encroached bird haven
Political stir follows expert panel’s approval to rebuild Teesta dam in Sikkim
Illegal mining threatens a slender loris sanctuary
[Commentary] Centring local communities in digital climate technologies
[Interview] Climate scientist Steven Hamburg on measuring, rather than estimating, methane from space
Budget prioritises resilience and energy security, skips major green announcements
With Rs. 800 million sanctioned, committees begin monitoring Great Nicobar development project
Drones take wildlife conservation to new heights
Fisherwomen ride the rough waves while India’s blue economy blooms
Your Environment This Week: Wetland inventory, Dengue mortality, Climate fiction
High stakes but low investment in sustainable agriculture in India
[Commentary] India needs a dedicated national wetland inventory programme
Mass death of olive ridley turtles raises urgent call for action
Caught between exploitation and extremes, Western Ghats’ future hinges on local action
How hope and fear in climate fiction impact climate action intentions
Dengue mortality projected to rise in a warming world
Climate change-induced pest outbreak in sugarcane fields impact quality of jaggery
New study finds world’s sharks, rays and chimaeras at risk of extinction
Your Environment This Week: Getting to know geckos, Blue carbon, Seagrass mapping
[Explainer] What are fish refugia?
Seagrass mapping helps identify restoration potential
Policy gaps are failing traditional fishing communities
Carbon farming projects not always inclusive and equitable, says new study
[Commentary] The indomitable and highly resilient geckos
1 in 4 freshwater species around the globe at risk of extinction
Reviving the culinary heritage of the Monpas
Miners trapped as a rat-hole coal mine floods
[Explainer] What is blue carbon?
A wildlife sanctuary in the crossfire
Your Environment This Week: Conserving clouded leopards, Marine worms, Vulnerable villages of South Goa
Audit report flags issues with coastal projects
Indigenous turtle-safe fishing devices help India tackle U.S. shrimp ban
[Explainer] How did India phase out ozone-depleting substances and what lies ahead?
Indian taxonomist forays into the uncharted waters of meiofauna
These Goan villages want to be recognised for their natural resources
South Goa tourist hubs found highly vulnerable to climate change
A regional hub in the Himalayas to reduce risks from climate-induced disasters
Record heat is worsening pollution and public health in the Global South
[Explainer] What are habitat rights?
New study proposes roadmap to conserve the clouded leopard
Your Environment This Week: Social sciences for conservation, Nuanced human-elephant interactions and Tarantulas
Women-led initiatives aim to bridge the gender gap in climate action
[Book review] A reality check on efforts to decentralise natural resource governance
Social sciences shape effective conservation strategies
Even amid conflict, nuanced narratives of reverence and empathy for the elephant prevail
New tarantulas described from the Western Ghats
Government report highlights groundwater contamination across India
Behind the discovery of four kings
[Interview] Climate scientist M.N. Rajeevan’s dream book explains rainstorms, longer monsoon seasons, highlights forecast challenges
Relocating villages in core tiger areas based on science
[Commentary] Can CAMPA compensate for the loss of forest land?
Government eyes recognising non-protected conservation areas to meet biodiversity goals
Your Environment This Week: India’s latest tiger reserve, DiCaprio’s Himalayan snake, Empowering waste pickers
Meet DiCaprio’s Himalayan serpent
When heat rises, incomes fall for the informal workforce
Teething troubles or conservation challenges at India’s latest tiger reserve?
Decline in white-bellied sea eagle nests in coastal areas raises concerns
Empowering waste pickers with dignified jobs for environmental change
Making sense of the environment: Explainers in 2024
Science welcomed multiple new species in 2024
Forest Survey reveals India’s shift towards plantations, a threat to natural ecosystems
Back to the future: Emerging technologies in 2024
Can invisible solar fences prevent elephant-human conflicts in Valparai?
Indian steel exports could take a beating as EU fences its carbon borders
Sacred groves deserve recognition as forests, says Supreme Court
Mongabay India in 2024: Reaching out beyond the echo chamber
Traditional foods return with demand for local, seasonal produce
Must-watch videos from 2024: Mongabay India staff picks
Your Environment This Week: Dung beetles, City dwelling urban jackals and Frogs in fields
[Commentary] Community-based conservation can help achieve 30×30 biodiversity target
When the river rises in the city
[Explainer] Why is the International Court of Justice deliberating global climate action?
Farms, fields threaten frogs in lateritic plateaus
Why do dung beetles matter to climate change?
Editor’s Review 2024: The year when greenbacks failed green talks
Green credit scheme rolls out with oil and coal leading the way
Citizens’ movement against tree felling modifies a flyover plan
How Mumbai’s golden jackals adapt to survive in the urban wilderness
Your Environment This Week: Lion-tailed macaques, Tracking a turtle with eDNA, Natural history museums
The methane puzzle of ambition and action unfolds at COP29
Studies gain pace while the identity of Kashmir’s langurs remains gray
Tracking an elusive turtle with genetic clues from nature
Rooftop solar on the slow lane in Tamil Nadu
Polluting industries are now exempt from dual approvals before setting up ops
Lion-tailed macaques navigate twin hurdles
[Book Review] Getting to know India’s birds through the eyes of Asad Rahmani
[Commentary] Protecting the tree that branches out for migratory painted storks
[Commentary] Rooted in art and science, “natural history” carries a legacy of evolution
Solar power looms large over the snow leopards of Spiti
Your Environment This Week: Hyper-local climate predictions, Emissions from thermal power, Conversations with Jane Goodall