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

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 ...

On July 30, 2024, a massive landslide struck the Vellarimala hill ranges in Wayanad district, Kerala, causing fatalities and widespread destruction. Heavy rainfall triggered the landslide.

Agrivoltaics, or harvesting crops and solar energy from the same plot of land, has been around in India for over a decade, but scalability remains a challenge. In the National Capital Region and ...

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 ...

State governments and organisations are increasingly experimenting with parametric insurance to cope with losses from natural disasters. Unlike regular insurance schemes which are based on indemnity, ...

Marine heat waves are events where ocean temperatures rise to extreme levels and hold steady for at least five days. These heat waves, that occur over the ocean, are likely to extend to 220-250 days a ...

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

On February 19, 2024, the Bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud refused to stay the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act of 2023 (FCAA). Instead, an interim order was passed upholding the 1996 ...

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 ...

The Western Indian Himalayan Region is more prone to risks from climate change compared to the Eastern Himalayan ranges, a new climate risk index, designed by researchers from the Indian Institute of ...

At a young age, Jyotsana Devnath embarked on a journey in Braj Nagar, West Tripura, where she was married and became a part of a family known for their livelihood in crafting bamboo products. Her ...