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

Climate change could shift the range of India’s Big Four venomous snakes towards human-dominated areas, increasing snakebite risks in northern and northeastern states. The study links climate, ...

People living in informal settlements and outdoor workers experience heat impacts far more severely than others. Heat Action Plans must account for the lived experiences of the people, and incorporate ...

Manish Chandra Mishra is an Assistant Editor at Mongabay India, currently based in Delhi. A multimedia journalist with over a decade of experience in mainstream media, he has established himself as a ...

Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and ...

Srinagar’s Achan landfill, holding more than a million tonnes of untreated waste, is polluting Anchar lake and other wetlands through toxic leachate and methane emissions. People who live next to the ...

Trees outside forests play a critical role in rural agroforestry systems. They provide wood, fruits, fodder, improve soil fertility, regulate microclimates, and contribute to environmental and public ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Ladakh’s cold desert climate is marked by low rainfall, thin air, intense solar radiation, and harsh winters. Amidst this barrenness, wild edible ...

One of the most elusive small cats, Pallas’s cat, was photographed for the first time as part of a survey in Arunachal Pradesh. The survey also recorded the presence of five other wild cats at heights ...

The second state-wide snow leopard survey in Himachal Pradesh has estimated 83 individuals, with the true number likely between 67 and 103. This marks an increase from 51 snow leopards recorded in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. This one example highlights the co-benefits of tiger conservation efforts. Though India’s tiger conservation strategy focuses on recovering the ...

Jane Goodall, primatologist, conservationist, and messenger of hope, has died at the age of 91. During the first part of her career, studying the behaviour of chimpanzees in the forests of Gombe in ...