One Chhattisgarh District Built Nearly Three Lakh Water Structures in a Year — and the Monsoon Deficit Hasn’t Stopped It
When Prime Minister Modi spoke about the #CatchTheRain movement during the 135th edition of Mann Ki Baat, he was making […]
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India’s New Centre of Excellence on Human-Wildlife Conflict Could Change How We Share Space With Wild Animals
In the forest villages of Uttarakhand, a leopard enters a house at night and injures a child. In Karnataka’s coffee
India Just Opened Its High Seas to Fishing — But Built Sustainability Into the Rules First
India has 11,000 kilometres of coastline and an Exclusive Economic Zone of nearly 24 lakh square kilometres — one of
India Generates 70 Lakh Tonnes of Textile Waste a Year. This Week, Delhi Is Showing What to Do About It
India generates 70.73 lakh tonnes of textile waste every year. About 29.73 lakh tonnes of that comes out of factories
How One Chhattisgarh District Built Nearly 3 Lakh Water Structures in a Year — and Brought a Nala Back to Life
In Chhattisgarh’s Balod district, a 14.3-kilometre stretch of nala — a seasonal drainage channel — was dead for most of
India Is Spending Rs 3,000 Crore to Save 15,000 Sacred Groves — and Doubling Down on Mangroves
India is about to spend Rs 3,000 crore over five years to restore something most people don’t know the country
India Launches Its First National Centre on Human-Wildlife Conflict — Here Is Why That Is Long Overdue
Between 2014 and 2024, over 6,000 people died in India as a result of encounters with wild animals. Elephants alone
Rhinoceros, Great Indian Bustard, and Pygmy Hog: What India’s Top Wildlife Body Decided This Week
Three threatened animals — the Greater One-horned Rhinoceros, the Great Indian Bustard, and the Pygmy Hog — took centre stage
India Is Letting Wetlands Clean Its Rivers — Here Is How NMCG’s Plant-Based Water Treatment Works
India’s most ambitious river clean-up programme is quietly changing how it works. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has