Environment
The Pacific’s Fever: India Braces for a Potentially Severe El Niño in 2026
KOLAR, KARNATAKA — Under the relentless glare of the May sun in Karnataka’s semi-arid Kolar district, the rhythmic thud of...
The Bitter Brew of Climate Change: How India’s Coffee Farmers are Turning to Forgotten Species to Save the Morning Cup
For Akshay Vaidyanathan, a Carnatic musician and coffee roaster, the intersection of art and agriculture is a space of constant...
The Invisible Harvest: Why India’s Urban Blue Spaces are Vital, Yet Ignored, Food Systems
At 4:00 a.m., while the high-rise towers of Kolkata are still shrouded in the pre-dawn mist, the East Kolkata Wetlands...
Back to the Dark Ages: Bihar’s Controversial Shift from LPG to Coal Amidst Global Energy Crisis
PATNA — In a move that environmentalists and public health experts are calling a "catastrophic regression," the Bihar state government...
The Shadow Recyclers: Integrating India’s Informal Sector into the ₹1.3 Trillion E-Waste Economy
In the bustling streets of Pune, Maharashtra, Shambhu Yadav begins his day long before the city’s tech professionals power up...
The Great Cheetah Wanderlust: Project Cheetah’s Uncertain Leap into India’s Wilds
Main Facts: A 150-Kilometer Journey into Danger In the early days of April 2024, a young male cheetah named KP-2...
The Local Furnace: Rethinking the Drivers of Extreme Heat in the Indo-Gangetic Plain
For decades, the prevailing scientific and public consensus regarding the blistering heatwaves of the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) focused on the...
The Vanishing Taste of the Commons: The Ecological and Cultural Decline of Kerala’s Indigenous Mangoes
In the lush, rain-drenched landscapes of Kerala, the mango tree has historically been more than a source of fruit; it...
The Invisibility of the Commons: How Technical Mapping Erases India’s Coastal Communities
KARAIKAL, PUDUCHERRY — Every morning at 1:00 a.m., while the rest of the Union Territory of Puducherry remains shrouded in...
The Invisible Coastline: How Mapping Scales are Erasing India’s Fishing Communities
KARAIKKAL, PUDUCHERRY – From a satellite’s perspective, the fish drying center at Arikampettai is a negligible smudge on the edge...
