Increased human actions on the Indian side of the Pangong lake are making its water cloudy

Experts decode change in the lake's ecosystem by studying the composition of bacterial communities in water and sediments near its shore.

Sahana Ghosh

· Dec 01, 2020 · 07:30 pm

As old cultural beliefs erode, snakes living in Western Ghats’ sacred groves come under threat

Kerala and Karnataka’s sacred groves are facing increasing threat from growing commercialisation.

Neha Jain

· Nov 01, 2020 · 07:30 pm

The slow disappearance of a lake in Bihar has pitted two castes against each other

The fishing community, or Sahnis, wants to safeguard the shrinking lake, while the landlords, or Bhumihars, want to use the land it covers for agriculture.

Majid Alam

· Oct 27, 2020 · 01:30 pm

How the worship of sacred freshwater swamps is helping preserve biodiversity in the Western Ghats

Sacred swamp forests tend to be cleaner, with less disruption to the natural ecosystem and are frequented only on religious festivals or for offerings.

Priya Ranganathan

· Oct 15, 2020 · 11:30 am

Human-triggered fatal landslides are becoming frequent in the Himalayas and Western Ghats

Twelve per cent of India’s land is prone to landslides, and the country accounted for 18% of worldwide deaths in such cases from 2004 to 2016.

Manu Moudgil, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 12, 2020 · 09:30 pm

A nature reserve in Madhya Pradesh is under threat from a tiger safari and other projects

A group of biologists, environmentalists and wildlife experts have filed public interest litigations to halt all plans.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Oct 12, 2020 · 07:30 pm

In a Kutch village, one man is successfully leading efforts to protect unique inland mangroves

The mangroves in Guneri are flourishing because of the conservation work of Deva bhai and others in the community.

Azera Parveen Rahman

· Oct 04, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Climate change and reduced freshwater supply have put Sundarbans on the ‘endangered’ ecosystem list

There are, however, reasons for optimism.

Sahana Ghosh

· Sep 23, 2020 · 07:30 pm

India’s Thar desert is turning green. That isn’t a good thing

The trend is also linked to recent locust outbreaks, as large quantities of vegetation provide food for locust swarms.

Rishika Pardikar

· Aug 22, 2020 · 01:30 pm

In Pakistan, fishing villages are losing their livelihoods as the Indus dries up

Dam construction and other upstream activities on the river have left fisherfolk without any work.

Akhtar Hafeez

· Oct 29, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Alien invasion: How growth of weeds from outside India is wrecking Assam’s rhino habitats

Parthenium, native to the Americas, alone has a history of damaging local ecosystems in more than 20 countries.

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

· Apr 01, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Illegal mining, real estate, government inaction are swallowing up North India’s ancient Aravallis

The mountain range is a rare green lung in Haryana, acts as a barrier to the Thar desert eating into habited areas and facilitates groundwater recharge.

Ramesh Menon

· Nov 22, 2018 · 08:30 pm