Colonisation of the forests devastated them and their inhabitants, the forest dwellers and wildlife. To rein in the recalcitrant state governments for their unchecked forest diversion, the union ...

The case of unclassed forests. Almost a quarter of India’s forest cover occurs on less than 8% of the country’s territory within the remote, mountainous regions of northeast India. Forest covers much ...

Over two decades, between 2000 and 2019, India faced the third most number of natural disaster events in the world. Future prospects are grim – with the frequency and intensity of many natural ...

Ambikapur, located in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district, is a small city that houses about 200,000 people.In the recent years, the city has become synonymous with ‘cleanliness’, as the decentralised ...

Groundwater, a critical source of freshwater for agriculture, households, and hotels, is depleting and this could have economic and environmental consequences in the Ladakh region of the North Western ...

India's environmental science and conservation news. With the aim to incentivise sustainability and environmental protection, India’s environment ministry has proposed a programme to enable ...

The recent announcement by India’s Geological Survey of India (GSI) on its preliminary exploration of lithium reserves has excited many industries dependent on the scarce alkali metal. According to ...

What about the vulnerable tribal communities? During the meeting, the EAC noted that the authorities have consented in principle that the project “will not disturb or displace any Shompen/Nicobari ...

All photos by Narayana Swamy Subbaraman/Mongabay. While the CAA regulations mandate farms above five hectares area to set up effluent treatment systems (ETS) to reduce the nutrient levels of the water ...

Sand mining has adversely impacted the ecology of the Narmada river, including threats to fish and other aquatic species. Despite interventions from the high court and the National Green Tribunal, ...

With access to markets beyond their home state, bamboo artisans in Tripura have seen a surge in demand for bamboo-based products, leading to more business and higher earnings. An organisation, ...

Perfectly camouflaged against the boulder-strewn streams in its high-altitude habitat, the ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) has fascinated many nature enthusiasts and bird experts for centuries.It ...