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English Español (Spanish) Français (French) Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) Brasil (Portuguese) India हिंदी (Hindi) Forests Animals Oceans People Rivers Solutions Opportunities Mongabay Global About Women-led initiative offers relief to women dairy farmers battling heat stress Assessing coastal disaster risks in central Kerala As cities become megacities, their lanes are losing green cover Political parties pivot to urban priorities in 2024 election manifestos Environmental headlines Reader-supported news and inspiration from nature’s frontline. Mongabay is a non-profit. Understanding roosting habits of the Indian flying fox to improve conservation by Sneha Mahale 13 May 2024 A comprehensive study has documented roosting colonies of the Indian flying fox, a bat species, and the characteristics of roost trees in Kurukshetra district of Haryana. As these large bats… Your Environment This Week: Migratory beekeepers, Manipuri ponies and Urban greens by Team Mongabay-India 10 May 2024 This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the latest high quality, original video stories from nature’s frontline in India. To… Women-led initiative offers relief to women dairy farmers battling heat stress by Laasya Shekhar 10 May 2024 On a hot day in late April, with the temperature reaching 43.2 degrees Celsius, M. Thayaramma, fetched pots of water from a nearby well. She washed her two cows in… Assessing coastal disaster risks in central Kerala by Simrin Sirur 10 May 2024 A new study assessing disaster risk along the coast of central Kerala has said that apart from measures like coastal protection, improving drainage, and installing early warning systems, improving the… As cities become megacities, their lanes are losing green cover by Divya Kilikar 9 May 2024 Walking through the streets of any Indian city this record-breaking summer, one may feel dizzy under the scorching heat. Turn into a street lined with trees, however, and there is… A new handbook recommends how to avoid elephant deaths on roads, rail tracks by Arathi Menon 9 May 2024 Earlier this year, an elephant and its calf were struck by a train near Corbett National Park, resulting in the instant death of the animals. Just a few months prior,… Political parties pivot to urban priorities in 2024 election manifestos by Kundan Pandey 8 May 2024 In the lead-up to India’s 2024 general election, the focus on urban life and governance has gained prominence in the manifestos of the national political parties, with commitments to address… Manipuri ponies under threat despite state conservation policy by Donald Takhell 7 May 2024 We gave the world the game of polo” reads a big poster at the Mapal Kangjeibung, the Manipuri term for "outer polo ground". This is the oldest functional polo ground… Rising temperatures alter insect-crop interactions and impact agricultural productivity by Sharmila Vaidyanathan 7 May 2024 In September 2023, Rajesh Krishnan, farmer and CEO of the Thirunelly Agri Producer Company Ltd. in Wayanad, Kerala, noticed something strange in the region’s paddy crops. The crops began displaying… [Commentary] Complexities of freshwater availability and tourism growth in Lakshadweep by Salahudheen 6 May 2024 In mid-April, 2016, in Kadamat, Lakshadweep, there was a minor clash between people of two wards regarding pumping of groundwater from one ward to fill the water tanks of the… Migratory beekeepers sweeten Assam’s honey production by Barasha Das 6 May 2024 As the sun set on the distant horizon of Borsapori village in Assam’s Numaligarh area, Leela Charan Dutta and his five associates were busy packing hundreds of wooden boxes. As… Your Environment This Week: Frogs and Mushroom, Heatwave, Planetary health and Anxiety by Team Mongabay-India 3 May 2024 This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the latest high quality, original video stories from nature’s frontline in India. To… Tender coconut waste proves to be a tough nut to crack by Ravleen Kaur 3 May 2024 Udaiveer Singh has been running a tender coconut stall in Nangal, a city in Punjab, for six years now. He buys 1,200 coconut pieces every six days from an agent… [Commentary] From poll booths to weather stations, the heat is on by S. Gopikrishna Warrier 3 May 2024 April is the cruellest month,” wrote T.S. Eliot in poem The Waste Land. For the 30 million residents of Kerala this April was particularly cruel, with the India Meteorological Department… Eco-anxiety soars as planet health plummets by Arathi Menon 2 May 2024 While conducting a survey after the Kerala floods, volunteer Maneeja Murali, met a teenage flood survivor with autism, who exhibited signs of trauma. "Her mother confided that the girl was… Scientists to set sail to revive Indian Ocean observations hit by COVID-19 by Max Martin 2 May 2024 Disruptions in observations and equipment supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic has left critical gaps in the Indian Ocean marine observation system for storm forecasting and fisheries planning. The U.S.… [Commentary] Indigenous traditions honour muggers amidst modern challenges by Akanksha Pandey 1 May 2024 On an unusually hot afternoon in Goa, with the tide receding and only occasional breeze offering respite, life moved slowly under the shade of coconut groves. As people emerged from… The curious case of a frog and a fungus by Arathi Menon 1 May 2024 It was meant to be just another monsoon night of herping in the wild for five friends passionate about herpetology. A rainstorm was brewing in the foothills of the Kudremukh… [Interview] This is in honour of adivasis fighting for their land, water, forest,” says Goldman Prize winner Alok Shukla by Simrin Sirur 30 April 2024 Chhattisgarh-based environmental activist Alok Shukla was conferred with the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize on April 29 for championing the cause of Hasdeo Arand – an embattled forest landscape in central… [Commentary] Climate judgement reveals nuanced interplay between biodiversity and renewable energy by Joydeep Gupta 30 April 2024 The fundamental right to life of Indian citizens has been extended to the right to be protected against harm caused by climate change, thanks to a landmark judgement of the… 1 2 3 … 159 Next » Our mission Mongabay improves understanding of the concurrent global scale forces undermining the health of Earth’s systems. Mongabay makes science accessible and elevates the voices and knowledge of people directly impacted by environmental change. 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