How Land Restoration Could Address Malnutrition Among India’s Indigenous People
When asked how she was doing during her second pregnancy, Neethu, 24, told us she felt worried and cautious. “The...
Earth And Ecology
Land Acquired To Buttress Elephant Corridors Hits Farmers’ Lives
The acquisition of land for elephant corridors is an example of how conservation interventions are expanding beyond protected areas and...
Reading The Aravallis Through Maps And Law
A spatial analysis across Aravalli states shows profound consequences of reframing the definition of what counts as a hill and...
Incident At Illegal Coal Mine Again Raises Concerns About Banned Rat Hole Mining
Thirty people so far have been found dead after an explosion at an illegal coal mine on February 5, in...
Urban Climate Risks Push Migrant Workers To Sweat Without Safety
As climate extremes intensify in India’s cities, migrant workers remain largely invisible in climate and social protection policies, deepening their...
Hilly Villages Trap Runoff To Tackle Water Scarcity
In the rainiest pocket of Pune district in Maharashtra, some villages near the mountains have historically faced a dry reality...
Climate Enforcement Weak In India-EU ‘Mother Of All Deals’, Experts Say
When India and the European Union finally concluded their long-pending Free Trade Agreement last week, leaders on both sides hailed...
Grasping The Economics Of India’s Climate Action
India’s climate transition is constrained by global and domestic financing gaps, as the recent Economic Survey highlights. The book, Financing...
What Traditional Marathi Literature Reveals About Savannah Grasslands
A new study uses traditional literature and ancient texts to highlight the antiquity of savannahs in western Maharashtra. Data gathered...
This Lakshadweep Island’s Strategic Value Has Left Conservationists Worried
Lakshadweep’s smallest inhabited island, Bitra, is home to rich coral reefs and lagoons that host a wide variety of fish...
Annual Budget Signals A Shift In India’s Climate And Energy Priorities
India’s annual budget presentation did not have major announcements on tackling climate change and environmental concerns. The budget prioritised carbon...
Can The World Actually Quit Coal?
Globally, there is a lot of frustration that the world isn’t making progress on climate change fast enough. The world...
Why The Himalayas Hardly See Winter Now
Over the first few weeks of 2026, intense snowstorms and freezing rain in the northern hemisphere caused major disruptions in...
Dams For Development? The Debate Rages On
Dams have been emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades. From the bank’s early years in...
The Inequalities That Delhi’s Smog Hides
Every year, the cycle repeats itself. The temperature drops, but the air turns thick with smoke. India’s capital, Delhi, loses...
Shrinking Aravallis, Rising Dust Pollution
The Aravalli mountain range acts as a natural barrier against dust from the Thar desert on the west, but mining...
A River Carries Industrial Waste And Sewage From Nepal To India
The Sirsiya river, once central to daily life, agriculture and religious rituals in southern Nepal, is now heavily polluted with...
What India Risks By Dismantling Its Rural Safety Net
The Aravallis are under threat of being opened up for mining and other development activities. Simultaneously, India’s largest rural employment...
Air Pollution Crosses Borders, And So Must Policies Aimed At Tackling It
Parts of India, including the capital Delhi, were once again covered in thick smog recently as toxic pollution from industry...
Tribal Leaders Allege Pressure To Surrender Land For The Great Nicobar Project
Tribal chiefs say they were asked to sign certificates surrendering their land to back the ₹81,000-crore Great Nicobar development. The...
The Global Links Behind India’s Cold Weather
Much of India, including typically warmer southern regions, is experiencing unusually low temperatures. High-pressure systems, clear skies, low humidity, and...
The Environmental Costs Of Replacing Mangroves With A Road
In December, the Bombay High Court cleared the Versova-Bhayandar DP road, a project that will affect more than 45,000 mangrove...
These Tribal Families In Kerala Were Emancipated By Growing Tubers
When sisters Ammini and Annamma first started growing white yams, elephant foot yams and tapioca, they were trying to lay...
How Traditional Himalayan Burning Could Help Prevent Mega Wildfires
Every year during December and January, in the Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, rural communities carry out traditional burning on...
Indian Townships Are Rebuilding After Landslides – But Not Everyone Will Benefit
In the early hours of July 30, 2024, a landslide in the Wayanad district of Kerala state, India, killed 400...
