UTTARA KANNADA, KARNATAKA – In the dense, rain-drenched evergreen forests of the central Western Ghats, a new voice has been added to the nocturnal chorus. Scientists and citizen researchers have…
Across the sprawling, teak-dominated forests of Central India, a silent and perilous rite of passage occurs every year. As young tigers reach the age of two or three, the biological…
The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is currently grappling with the aftermath of one of the most lethal pre-monsoon storm systems in recent memory. Following a series of violent…
The Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, a 200-kilometer marvel of modern engineering, was designed to do more than just slash travel time between India’s capital and the foothills of the Himalayas. Built…
In the dense scrublands of Odisha and the humid forests of Assam, a prehistoric survivor is quietly vanishing. The pangolin—often described as a walking pinecone or a scaly anteater—is an…
KOLAR, KARNATAKA — Under the relentless glare of the May sun in Karnataka’s semi-arid Kolar district, the rhythmic thud of a rig echoes through Channasandra village. Nagaraj N., a local…
For Akshay Vaidyanathan, a Carnatic musician and coffee roaster, the intersection of art and agriculture is a space of constant improvisation. In 2019, he founded Kapikottai, a coffee brand that…
At 4:00 a.m., while the high-rise towers of Kolkata are still shrouded in the pre-dawn mist, the East Kolkata Wetlands are already bustling with a quiet, purposeful energy. Before the…
PATNA — In a move that environmentalists and public health experts are calling a "catastrophic regression," the Bihar state government has announced a massive policy shift to address a crippling…
In the bustling streets of Pune, Maharashtra, Shambhu Yadav begins his day long before the city’s tech professionals power up their laptops. Having migrated from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, in search…
