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How Leh Won the Battle Against Legacy Waste, and What Still Remains
How Leh Won the Battle Against Legacy Waste, and What Still Remains
Community protests, government support, sustained monitoring helped clear decades of waste at Bomb Garh even as questions remain over RDF disposal and preventing future dumping, reports Vandana K
[Book Review] The Vegan Creamery
[Book Review] The Vegan Creamery
Grassroots women map air pollution hotspots, spur a coal company to curb dust
Grassroots women map air pollution hotspots, spur a coal company to curb dust
As coal mine workers begin their day in the village of Jarangdih, the first sound they hear is the whirring of heavy machines. Soon, trucks loaded with coal from the local mines rumble down the roads. “By afternoon, the air gets bad. Courtyards swept clean in the morning are covered in dust again,” said Rekha […]
Scientists describe a new species of burrowing shieldtail snake
Scientists describe a new species of burrowing shieldtail snake
On a monsoon day in 2015, as grey skies stretched overhead, tourist guide Basil P. Das and his father set out to tend to the plants in their coffee plantation in the village of Jellipara in Palakkad district in Kerala. As they began to till the soil in their three-and-a-half-acre farm, a small black and […]
Researchers identify four species of sea butterflies new to India
Researchers identify four species of sea butterflies new to India
Scientists correct a century-old misidentified scorpion and describe a new species
Scientists correct a century-old misidentified scorpion and describe a new species
The Himalayan village where you can see the cosmos
The Himalayan village where you can see the cosmos
In the Moon-like landscape of Hanle, the jet-black skies reveal otherworldly starry skies that lure travellers from far and wide. But can locals preserve the natural darkness?
Fallen pine needles could help India cut carbon emissions
Fallen pine needles could help India cut carbon emissions
India’s cotton exports could threaten Maharashtra’s groundwater
India’s cotton exports could threaten Maharashtra’s groundwater
Gond Katira: A natural way to cool down in India's scorching summers - BBC
Gond Katira: A natural way to cool down in India's scorching summers - BBC
This year, when India experienced its longest ever heatwave, locals turned to cool drinks like never before.
Extreme heat compounds vulnerabilities in low income neighbourhoods in Delhi NCR
Extreme heat compounds vulnerabilities in low income neighbourhoods in Delhi NCR
Researchers describe a new cicada species, bicolor butterfly, from Meghalaya
Researchers describe a new cicada species, bicolor butterfly, from Meghalaya
On a summer afternoon in 2017, field entomologist Vivek Sarkar and his field assistant Tushar Sangma, struggled to manoeuvre their motorbike on a dirt track as the mud squelched beneath the tires. They were in the Balpakram National Park in South Garo Hills, Meghalaya, to study cicadas, as a part of Sarkar’s Ph.D. fieldwork at […]
Revolutionising dairy farming with hydroponic fodder amidst a fodder shortage
Revolutionising dairy farming with hydroponic fodder amidst a fodder shortage
On a sweltering April afternoon, Mahesh S., a 28-year-old dairy farmer from Kempanapalya village in Karnataka, lifts a damp jute bag covering a green plastic tub lying in a corner in a cow shed. He checks the maize seeds he has left to sprout in it. When ready, he will place the sprouted seeds in […]
Protecting the Sacred Groves of Meghalaya
Protecting the Sacred Groves of Meghalaya
Malaria-carrying mosquitoes shift homes from forests to rice fields
Malaria-carrying mosquitoes shift homes from forests to rice fields
The mention of malaria often conjures the image of mosquitoes buzzing in and around homes. But the mosquitoes that spread malaria in northeast India, once associated with forests, may now be finding newer homes in rice fields. A recent study done in the northeastern state of Meghalaya suggests that some of the mosquito species in […]
Moments of hope and resilience from the climate frontlines - BBC
Moments of hope and resilience from the climate frontlines - BBC
Solar panels illuminate path to improved care - Harvard Public Health
Solar panels illuminate path to improved care - Harvard Public Health
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An interview with author Janice Pariat about Everything The Light Touches
An interview with author Janice Pariat about Everything The Light Touches
Vandana K speaks with award-winning writer Janice Pariat, whose latest book challenges the idea that humans are the darlings of creation
Gig workers in India are exposed to highly polluted air and carcinogens
Gig workers in India are exposed to highly polluted air and carcinogens
Rohit Vishwas, 28, started working as a delivery person for a grocery delivery app in 2021 after he lost his marketing executive job during the Covid-19 pandemic. He spent eight to ten hours on the road every day. Though he now works for a bike taxi app, his job is still strenuous; he spends two […]
An Ancient Desert-Dwelling Culture Embraces Hydroponics
An Ancient Desert-Dwelling Culture Embraces Hydroponics
With droughts on the rise, India's pastoralists are turning to modern techniques to conserve water -- and a way of life.
Why white paint could cool India - BBC
Why white paint could cool India - BBC
The growing threat to India's pastoral pashmina producers
The growing threat to India's pastoral pashmina producers
As LPG Prices Soar, Women Return To Toxic Traditional Stoves - BehanBox
As LPG Prices Soar, Women Return To Toxic Traditional Stoves - BehanBox
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