New research from 141 Indian cities reveals that seasonal climate and geography lead to contrasting regional signatures of ...

Solar parks need 7,000–20,000 litres of water per megawatt (MW) per wash. Many solar installations in India are located in arid and semi-arid areas bringing significant risk to the local ecosystem and ...

Ambikapur, a city in Chhattisgarh, created its own decentralised waste management plan that not only minimises waste that reaches a landfill site, but also generates revenue for the local municipal ...

Stable economic returns, free power for irrigation and procurement by the central government at minimum support price are some of the reasons why Punjab’s farmers are continuing to cultivate paddy, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Bauxite mining in Gumla district of Jharkhand is making the land barren and affecting the health of the people. Those affected by mining activities ...

Muppandal in Tamil Nadu is home to India’s largest operational onshore wind farm in terms of installed capacity. Over three decades, there are visible social impacts on the people living in the ...

Naturalist and wildlife photographer Sarangapani Neog talks about his upcoming book in which he has documented 280 butterfly species in Assam’s Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary. In this interview, Neog ...

The social, economic and cultural importance of the khejri tree in the Thar desert has earned it the title of Kalpavriksha or the tree of life. On the sand dunes where little life thrives, the tree ...

The NGT order recognised that the project involved huge investment but at the same time, the principle of sustainable development could not be ignored. In addition, the Odisha High Court stayed land ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. This story is Part 2 of a three-part series about the advances in agricultural technology in India. It discusses the commonly used agricultural ...

The Kharai camels of Kutch are dependent on mangroves for their food, and during monsoons, swim to mangrove islands in hordes. Widespread industrialisation along the coastlines of Kutch has destroyed ...

India’s environment ministry released the methodology for generating green credits from tree planting. Experts raised concerns about the environmental soundness of the scheme, as well as possible ...