The Changing Fortunes Of Sacred Groves In Kerala
Traditions that once protected sacred groves in Kerala are, in some cases, contributing to their decline. Sacred groves risk becoming...
Earth And Ecology
‘Even The Idea That Heat Can Kill Is Still Quite Contentious’
The temperature was 48C and the sun bore down on Apekshita Varshney. Reporting from the city of Akola in western...
LPG Dearth Leads To High Demand For Clean-Cooking Solutions
India imports 60% of its LPG, most of which comes from imports via the Strait of Hormuz. The closure of...
Democracy Meets Extreme Heat: The End Of Summer Elections?
T D Achuthan went to vote at a school at 11am late last month. The 29-year-old resident of Chennai in...
Indian Scientist Wins Green Oscar
Scientist Parveen Shaikh has received the prestigious Whitley Award for her work to protect the endangered Indian skimmer along India’s...
Amid Wars, Why Aren’t We Counting Military Emissions?
When delegates gathered for COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November 2025, they scrutinized various sectors of the global economy for...
Farming Systems In India Reward Output, Not Sustainability
India’s farm support system was built during the Green Revolution of the 1960s. At that time, the country faced food...
Fading Climate Shields Of Himachal
In Himachal Pradesh, sacred groves, long protected by faith, are increasingly being threatened by development and cultural change. These groves...
The Heat Crisis In India Is A Labour, Health And Finance Challenge
A white paper on heat in India says historical temperature records in northern India may understate future heat risk. The...
Authoritarianism Is Supercharging The Climate Crisis
The world’s slide into authoritarian practices is accelerating the climate crisis. At its core, the authoritarian goal is typically to...
These Factors Make Delhi The Most Polluted Megacity In The World
Delhi is perhaps the most polluted of the world’s megacities. Every winter, the city’s 30 million residents breathe air so...
What Women’s Work Songs Reveal About The Changing Climate
Anusuyabai Pandekar and her daughter-in-law Mandabai sit facing each other beside a stone grindmill. The mill is still. No grain...
The ‘Correction’ Clause Changing Goa’s Landscape For The Worse
A controversial amendment to Goa’s Town and Country Planning Act has sparked major protests over fears it will enable development...
Environmental Issues Have Been Underrepresented In WB Elections
West Bengal’s 294 constituencies are voting in two phases, with counting set for May 4. Despite several environmental concerns, these...
Scorcher! 95 Out Of The World’s 100 Hottest Cities Are In India
India has emerged as the epicentre of an intense global heat surge, with a staggering 95 of the world’s 100...
Mahakumbh 2025 Holds Lessons In Solving India’s Waste Crisis
Mahakumbh 2025 made headlines last year as the largest human gathering on Earth. Hosting nearly 660 million people over six weeks, this spectacle...
Mumbai Fishers Raise Alarm Over Plight Of 45,000+ Mangroves
Just before dawn, small fishing boats sail into the creeks dotting Mumbai’s coastline. By mid-morning, the catch will be sorted,...
India Signals Shift In Climate Priorities Amid Global Uncertainty
India has withdrawn its bid to host COP33 scheduled in 2028. In the absence of an official explanation, experts link...
The End Of Oil? 53 Nations Gather To Plan A Fossil Fuel Phaseout
US President Donald Trump is a longtime climate denier and oil industry ally, who sums up his own energy policy...
Long Coastlines, Zero Turbines: India’s Stranded Offshore Wind
India has one of the world’s longest coastlines, some of the most ambitious renewable energy targets, and a looming net...
Book Review: The Wilderness Story Of A Bustling, Expanding Capital
Enchantingly written and filled with delightful anecdotes, Neha Sinha’s latest book on Delhi’s wild denizens is an ode to the...
Whose Water Is AI Drinking In India?
Every tech giant in the world is interested in building AI data centres in India. Late last year, Microsoft, Amazon...
A Generation Strives To Revive Traditional Healing
Traditional healers among the Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ Karen community have declined sharply, and efforts to revive plant-based healing are...
When Recycling Plastic Creates More Problems Than It Solves
Many of the approaches promoted to address plastic pollution rely heavily on capital and energy intensive technologies that have repeatedly...
Ecological Debate Over Iron Ore Halts Mining Bid
The Maharashtra government has temporarily halted an iron ore mining project in Chandrapur amid concerns over deforestation, ecological damage, and...
