A new study shows that groundwater, not glaciers, is the lifeline of the Ganga river. Groundwater discharge increases the Ganga river’s volume by about 120% in the Gangetic Plains compared to its ...

On August 5, Dharali, a village in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, was hit by a flash flood in the Himalayan stream Kheer Gad, leaving at least 68 people missing and one dead. Rapid construction over the ...

Delhi hosts seven biodiversity parks, which were restored from degraded lands to serve as urban forests, providing ecological benefits. Initiatives such as converting mining pits into orchid and ...

It was like any other day in a rainy season. The people of Vellarimala hill ranges in the Western Ghats of Wayanad district of Kerala had little inkling of what was in store when they went to sleep on ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Over two decades, between 2000 and 2019, India faced the third most number of natural disaster events in the world. Future prospects are grim – ...

Marine heat waves are events where ocean temperatures rise to extreme levels and hold steady for at least five days. These heat waves, that occur over the ocean, are likely to extend to 220-250 days a ...

Kashmir, the world’s second-largest producer of saffron has faced a decline in saffron cultivation over the past two decades. Some farmers in the region are experimenting with indoor saffron farming ...

Assam’s Majuli island is dotted with an elaborate network of wetlands of varying sizes and characteristics, a marker of the island’s geological past. A large number of people have historically ...

Delhi-based NGO Call for Justice, conducted a study on the implementation of Forest Rights Act across five states, and found varying gaps in implementation. Forest-dwelling communities who are not ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A review of published literature on human-wildlife interactions in Asia, including India, reveals that urban Asia is undergoing rapid land use ...

A recent study has highlighted how air pollution impacts crop yields and increases associated economic burdens. The study found that India’s annual wheat yields declined by 14.18% between 2008 and ...

Ramesh Menon cannot imagine a life without writing. Or journalism. He has been in the field of journalism for the last forty years. He has authored six books. He is an award-winning journalist, ...