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

Researchers of a recent global study evaluated 23,496 species of freshwater fish, dragonfly, damselfly, crab, crayfish and shrimp, and found that 24%, are threatened with extinction. The loss of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rapid urbanisation, population growth, and unplanned development have led to land use and land cover changes in Ladakh, adding stress on groundwater resources in the region, says a new study.

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, ...

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 ...

One of India’s pioneering ecologists, Madhav Gadgil looks back on his journey in a new memoir titled A Walk Up The Hill: Living with People and Nature. Covering his early fascination with elephants, ...

Touted as a shining example of India’s ingenuity, KC Valley project transports Bengaluru’s secondary treated wastewater to parched rural neighbourhoods in Kolar district. Scientists and activists are ...

The passage of the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act will have huge implications for the northeast of India where large expanses of forests are not notified as forests in any Act. The northeastern ...