Batagur kachuga turtles have been translocated and released in the Ganga river and tagged with sonic devices to monitor them.

Large-scale forest ‘encroachment’ legalised by the colonial forest laws that consolidated into the Indian Forest Act, 1927, continues its reign even today. The traditional forest dwellers are ...

Farmers in Burj village, a few hundred meters from the India-Pakistan border, have farmlands straddling both countries and face constant challenges due to the proximity of conflict. The farmers ...

Green jobs are evolving beyond technical roles and fieldwork; people with skills or experience in fields such as engineering, finance, architecture, communications, law and others can find positions ...

A recent expedition by researchers and filmmakers into Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh yielded startling results, including the identification of several species new to science. The Siang river ...

The posh Poorvi Marg runs through Vasant Vihar in South Delhi, with bungalows, residential colonies, prestigious schools, and foreign embassies all along the way. The road finally leads to a green ...

Schools in India have seen increasing disruptions due to extreme weather events, over the last few years. Many Indian states witnessed long spells of heat waves in 2024, and as a result extended ...

Ongoing resistance to develop Great Nicobar Island got impetus with India’s leading political opposition party calling for the project’s clearances to be suspended. Legal proceedings challenging the ...

Community members monitoring ecology in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve integrate traditional knowledge with modern scientific methods to monitor climate impacts on their forests, rivers, and farms.

Cactus research in Jhansi aims to boost the production of the spineless fodder cacti to improve farmers’ income as rhe cacti can be used for fodder, food, fibre, fertiliser and fuel. Research ...

You’re listening to ‘ Everything Environment ‘ by Mongabay-India. This is Wild Frequencies, a three-part podcast mini-series. Kartik Chandramouli (KC): Hello and welcome back to episode 2 of Wild ...

Municipal solid waste from India contributed to 10% of waste leakage to the world’s rivers in 2020, according to a new study. In future scenarios where population growth is high, but urbanisation slow ...