This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the latest high quality, original video stories from nature’s frontline in India. To…
Areas previously with human habitation, turning into bare, flattened mud grounds, scattered with rock boulders, are now a familiar sight for the people of Kerala. The 2018 deluge that killed…
Road networks play a pivotal role in the development of any country. But what happens when the roads themselves crumble under the pressures of a flood or landslide? India’s road…
It is not easy for Gurudayal Yadav, an elderly man, to go out at night during the ongoing rainy season as his street, like most others in his village Siriyawan…
India experienced one of its hottest summers in 2024 with temperatures reaching as high as 50°C in some parts of the country. Major cities in India recorded high temperatures; Pune…
Humans alter landscapes to create homes, grow food, build infrastructure, and support economic activities. Animals move from habitats or adapt their behaviour in response to stress and changes in their…
Locals and environmental activists are concerned about the upcoming proposed five-star hotels in the vicinity of Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR). KNPTR is spread across 1,300 square…
Homo sapiens – the species to which humans belong – and their domesticated animals together constitute some 90% of the Earth’s mammal biomass. This species has changed the face of the…
Having made the long journey from Chennai to Kangra, architect Lakshmi Swaminathan stepped through a porch made of stacked river stones and entered architect Didi Contractor's humble mud-brick home. Armed…
Noida-based Ragini Sinha had her son Atharv’s summer break plan ready in late May. They planned to visit Qutub Minar and Red Fort, experience the charming narrow lanes of old…
Kullu valley is an ideal holiday destination for many Indians; a place that offers temperate weather, stunning landscapes, and the warmth of its hardworking communities, all of which provide a…
This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the latest high quality, original video stories from nature’s frontline in India. To…
After recent parliamentary election setbacks for the Bharatiya Janata Party, where it lost key seats, its Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman faced a dual challenge as she presented her seventh…
The forests of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR) in Uttarakhand host a plethora of biodiversity, like the golden jackal, sambar, barking deer, rhesus macaque, nilgai and elephants. Fed by the…
The warm morning sun broke out from behind a canopy of leaves, passing through several intricate Asian weaver ant nests in the banyan tree of an apartment complex in Bengaluru.…
Towering landfills are testament to poor waste segregation practices in India that have persisted for decades. But India’s mounting, untreated waste is a problem whose consequences go beyond its borders.…
This story discusses farmer deaths related to agricultural distress. It might be disturbing to some readers. Where: Gandhinagar settlement, Marathwada When: Morning The external wall of Phulabai Pawar’s house features…
Different animals make unique sounds. They use sounds to communicate with each other. With the help of bioacoustics, scientists are now beginning to understand how animals share information, work together…
India has set a target of net-zero emissions by 2070, and to reduce its GDP emission intensity by 45% by 2030 from the 2005 levels. In line with these targets,…
Earlier this month, the central government denied the Centre for Financial Accountability’s parent organisation the right to continue receiving foreign funds under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, citing discrepancies in…