Researchers extracted tree cores from old deodar trees in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh, to reconstruct 396 years of rainfall history of the spring season. They found that the spring of 2022 was the driest ...

A new study finds Panchmarhi Biosphere Reserve lost about 13% of its forest cover between 1972 and 2020, driven by both climate shifts and human pressures. Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall ...

A new study finds that India’s major cities are sinking due to excessive groundwater extraction and soil compaction, putting people and buildings at risk. Experts warn that land subsidence, when ...

A fishing cat in the Sundarbans was photographed preying on a monitor lizard, which is not part of its typical diet. Fishing cats are the state animal of West Bengal and are known to live on a diet of ...

On August 5, Dharali, a village in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, was hit by a flash flood in the Himalayan stream Kheer Gad, leaving at least 68 people missing and one dead. Rapid construction over the ...

Initiated in the early 1970s, the Mandal dam remains unfinished, displacing hundreds of families without full compensation. Despite fresh clearances and reduced reservoir levels, locals say jobs, land ...

Submerged Worlds and Other Amazing Stories of India’s Mighty Rivers by Vaishali Shroff brings together well-researched stories of the ecology, mythology, politics, history and culture of India’s ...

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 ...

Rapid urbanisation, encroachment, and poor governance have led to the degradation of Bengaluru’s lakes, once important for water storage and flood control. 85% of the 183 remaining lakes are severely ...

China’s plans to build a 60,000 megawatt dam on its side of the Brahmaputra has renewed the Indian government’s interest in building its own mega dam, the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in ...

A new study reveals the complex factors influencing tiger recovery and survival in India. While the tiger habitat significantly expanded, local extinctions still occurred due to urbanisation, conflict ...

The villages of Loliem and Poingunim in south Goa petitioned the union environment ministry, demanding they be included in the upcoming Eco Sensitive Areas notification. A proposed Film City on a ...