The global market for e-bikes is surging. These bicycles, usually equipped with pedals and an electric motor assist, are popular…
Some of the biggest purchasers of electoral bonds are involved in sectors like mining, infrastructure, and energy, holding government contracts…
Richie Mehta, director and writer of the recent web series ‘Poacher’, talks to Mongabay-India about what it takes to bring…
As the Shahpurkandi barrage on the river Ravi in the Indian state of Punjab nears completion, there are fears in…
The Supreme Court directed India’s environment ministry to revert to an older definition of forests whose protections were more “broad…
With a rising demand for vehicles, there has been a corresponding increase in the use of tyres leading to more…
People born in the future stand to inherit a planet in the midst of a global ecological crisis. Natural habitats are…
The number of Hindi language films that feature environment, wildlife or climate change in their messaging, is seeing an upward…
Scientists have found various forms of microplastics in surface water samples from the Kota mangrove in Karnataka. Microplastic fibres were…
"Humanity has exceeded a planetary boundary related to environmental pollutants including plastics” — announced an international team of researchers in…
Heavy fuel from a defunct power station flowed into streams on January 10 in Kangpokpi district in Manipur. The water…
Lichens are composite organisms born out of a mutualistic alliance between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner, typically algae or…
It’s unlikely any region of the world will escape the effects of climate change. These include increasing temperatures, more frequent and…
'Environmental Economics in Developing Countries: Issues and Challenges' is a collection of academic papers by environmental economists from the South…
Anti-plastic campaigners have achieved limited initial success in passing bans based on the toxic health effects of some plastic types,…
Crude oil, reportedly from a public sector refining company, has leaked into the Kosasthalaiyar river to the north of Chennai,…
The Baghjan oil well blowout of 2020 severely affected the biodiversity, fish populations and several livelihoods dependent on the Maguri…
The environment sector receives only a small portion, usually less than 10% of the available allocation of Corporate Social Responsibility…
In the Kumaon mountains in the central sector of Uttarakhand’s Himalayas, a team of scientists from the Indian Institute of…
A team of researchers from India and Japan have found water droplets trapped in mineral deposits in the Kumaon mountains…
In mid-November, hundreds of protestors marched through the streets of Nairobi, led by a ceremonial band. “Let polluters pay the…
The U.S., Mexico, Poland and India have suspended environmental laws in favour of national security interests, which reduces transparency and…
Most states are affected by soil degradation. The worst are Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Restoring damaged…
In the Puga Valley, in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, the state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is building…
It was the first Monday of August. Anjali Lakra, 38, a resident of Tetri village, which borders the sal forests…
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