With the sea out of bounds, chemicals are being used to kill and catch freshwater fish in Odisha

The residents of Kendrapara district’s riparian villages say these illegal methods are affecting their livelihood.

Aishwarya Mohanty

· Oct 11, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Odisha’s fishing ban compensates the fishers at sea. But what about the women in allied jobs?

The women who play a vital role in the supply chain, mostly as retailers at local fish markets, are left to fend for themselves during the annual ban.

Aishwarya Mohanty

· Oct 01, 2022 · 11:30 pm

As India and China lock horns, Ladakhi shepherds are paying the price

The face-off is wrecking the livelihood of herders who were already hurting because of climate change.

Riyaz Wani

· Feb 13, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In Rajasthan, widows of stone miners who died of silicosis have no choice but to return to mining

In many cases, the women end up in a vicious cycle of loans for treatment of ailments or simply to survive.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Feb 06, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Depleting fish catch forces Sundarbans fishers to migrate to southern states

Some fisherfolk move as far as Kerala and Karnataka to work on trawlers.

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

· Sep 03, 2020 · 01:30 pm

India’s new fisheries policy will increase private control over open access water bodies

It will be a huge blow to small-time fishers’ livelihoods and traditional knowledge.

Supriya Vohra

· Jul 25, 2020 · 07:30 pm

In this Gujarat grassland, a plant introduced in the 1950s is disrupting the nomadic way of life

The 3,000 sq km stretch in Kutch is home to more than 60 unique types of grasses, which are now under threat.

Aathira Perinchery

· Jan 02, 2020 · 01:30 pm

A Tamil Nadu fisherman is making maps to help villagers save their lands from encroachment

35-year-old Saravanan’s maps are also helping assess the damage from rising sea levels.

Mahima Jain

· Feb 11, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Tamil Nadu deep sea divers who bring conches to the world are losing their hearing

Sea pollution and trawling have made it harder for traditional divers to find shells, shrinking their earnings. And alternative employment is scarce.

S Senthalir

· Feb 10, 2019 · 09:00 am

Harvesting Himalayan Viagra has improved the lot of Uttarakhand villagers (but it may not last long)

Cordyceps, a caterpillar fungus highly valued as an aphrodisiac, fetches around Rs 10 lakh per kg in the global black market.

Manu Moudgil

· Jan 06, 2019 · 01:30 pm

In Tripura, a crackdown on cannabis cultivation leaves hundreds without livelihood

The government claims the crackdown is in line with its promise to make the state ‘addiction free’. But residents say addiction wasn’t a problem to begin with.

Arunabh Saikia

· Oct 26, 2018 · 09:00 am

Species-specific advisories are helping fishermen in India find good catch, save time

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services issues advisories to 550,000 fishermen every day.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Sep 15, 2018 · 08:30 pm