China’s plans to build a 60,000 megawatt dam on its side of the Brahmaputra has renewed the Indian government’s interest in building its own mega dam, the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in ...

The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) recently conducted an exploratory deep-sea mining trial in the Andaman Sea.

Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has a long-established leather industry with two major leather clusters, Jajmau and Unnao, that contribute significantly to the local economy. The legacy leather sector, ...

India’s biodiversity hotspots are being increasingly fragmented by roads, dams, plantations, and urbanisation, which disrupt the complex interdependent relationships among species. This fragmentation ...

State governments and organisations are increasingly experimenting with parametric insurance to cope with losses from natural disasters.

The fishing cat is not your regular feline: it loves the mud and water of wetland habitats, unlike others. The mysterious species roams the wetlands of South and Southeast Asia, where it has uniquely ...

Delhi’s air pollution problems often receive global attention, but Kolkata’s air quality often ranks among the world’s worst. Data show that levels of PM2.5 — small particulate matter that can enter ...

The closure of ten mines in Bijuri and Kotma municipalities of Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, has left around 5,000 people unemployed, triggering social and economic challenges, especially for women.

India's environment ministry released the methodology for generating green credits from tree planting. Experts raised concerns about the environmental soundness of the scheme and possible regulatory ...

Scientists say that human-induced global warming, boosted temporarily by El Niño, is the reason for this record-breaking heat.

With access to markets beyond their home state, bamboo artisans in Tripura have seen a surge in demand for bamboo-based products, leading to more business and higher earnings. An organisation, ...

The Supreme Court directed India’s environment ministry to revert to an older definition of forests whose protections were more “broad and all-encompassing.” It is unclear whether states followed the ...