Continuous rainfall, stormwater runoff, wastewater treatment plants and littering zones transport microplastics to urban ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri or “benevolent mountains,” form a majestic 1,600-kilometre-long chain running parallel to the western ...

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 ...

Innovators are transforming flower waste into vegan leather, biodegradable packaging material and sustainable fragrances. Energy-efficient techniques are being developed to preserve the economic value ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The easy part about environmental awareness is developing curiosity for nature. The tough part is trying to understand the complex phenomenon of ...

A research team is drilling boreholes in Mount Everest’s Western Cwm to measure glacier temperatures and understand why Himalayan glaciers are warming and melting faster than expected. Data from the ...

Studies have highlighted the abundance of wild edible greens along organic paddy fields which have long supported the nutritional and medicinal needs of indigenous ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Schools in India have seen increasing disruptions due to extreme weather events, over the last few years. Many Indian states witnessed long spells ...

Ongoing resistance to develop Great Nicobar Island got impetus with India’s leading political opposition party calling for the project’s clearances to be suspended. Legal proceedings challenging the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Cactus research in Jhansi aims to boost the production of the spineless fodder cacti to improve farmers’ income as rhe cacti can be used for fodder ...

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 ...