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

The Save Silent Valley movement gained momentum as an altruistic people's campaign, involving students, scientists, and citizens.

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 ...

State governments and organisations are increasingly experimenting with parametric insurance to cope with losses from natural disasters.

Delhi’s air pollution problems often receive global attention, but Kolkata’s air quality often ranks among the world’s worst. Data show that levels of PM2.5 — small particulate matter that can enter ...

As the controversial Vadhavan port project in Maharashtra awaits the union cabinet nod, fishing communities and marine researchers say that the project would have impacts on the biodiversity and ...

Drones, smart devices for precision-farming and pest identification apps are some of the most-used agritech interventions that help Indian farmers during the period of crop growth.

Assam’s Majuli island is dotted with an elaborate network of wetlands of varying sizes and characteristics, a marker of the island’s geological past. A large number of people have historically ...

Some 100 million people in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, depend on water from springs for drinking, cooking, sanitation, livestock rearing and minor irrigation. Nearly half of the springs in the Indian ...

The Western Indian Himalayas are more prone to climate change risks compared to the Eastern Himalayas, a new climate risk index by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, shows.

The popularity of Channapatna lacquerware and toys is showing a downward trend as modern aspirations take younger generations away from ancestral professions.

The pressing issue of soil degradation in India needs immediate attention. Otherwise, it will have devastating impacts on agriculture and the environment.