Have you ever noticed a green layer of dense plants on freshwater water bodies such as rivers, ponds, lakes in cities where you live? These are the commonly occurring water hyacinth (Eichhornia ...

Kashmir's 'Hazaaron Saal Ki Baraf' (thousand-year-old ice) retreats rapidly as warming temperatures and surging tourism ...

Srinagar’s landfill spreads foul air and dirty water, making families living around it sick and forcing them to fight for safe breathing and clean living every day. Srinagar often greets visitors with ...

Deep dive into the challenges and opportunities of India's Blue Economy. Learn about the Deep Ocean Mission, the risks of ...

This article explores why ease of access, social norms, and slow-moving cultural traits shape how rural households accept community-based water purification systems and what this means for improving ...

Understanding how changing ocean chemistry threatens India’s coral reefs, fisheries, aquaculture, and the coastal communities that depend on them. The ocean has always seemed immeasurably vast and ...

India’s rice cultivation is undergoing a profound transformation as mechanisation from transplanters and direct seeding to AI-driven precision tools replaces labour-intensive methods, boosting ...

As paddy fields give way to construction and orchards, Kashmir’s farmers are finding new ways to stay rooted in the land while reimagining their future. What remains is a fading memory of a land once ...

From Sajhauti village on the banks of the Bagmati in Bihar comes an intimate glimpse of Chhath Puja, when migrants return home, families gather by the river, and faith flows with the changing rhythms ...

In Delhi’s Yamuna floodplains, a quiet struggle is unfolding. On one side are migrant farmers striving to protect their fields and livelihoods: on the other, landowners and the DDA asserting claims ...

Between the tides and the city’s sprawl, Mumbai’s mangroves stand as silent sentinels shielding its shores from storms, filtering its waters, and anchoring life along its creeks. Yet beneath their ...

Once fertile lands of Raima-Saima Valley now lie submerged under the Dumboor Dam. For displaced tribal families, life has meant starting over on water, trading paddy fields for fishing nets, and ...