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Simrin is a Staff Writer for Mongabay India, where she writes about climate change, national environmental policy, energy transitions, as well as the impacts of pollution on humans and nature. Before ...

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 ...

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Pune’s River Rejuvenation Project in March, announcing the commencement of the ambitious project that aims to redesign and reengineer ...

The biodiversity-rich Himalayan alpine meadows or bugyals are facing threats from overgrazing, tourism-related garbage and climate change.

State governments and organisations are increasingly experimenting with parametric insurance to cope with losses from natural disasters.

The fishing cat is not your regular feline: it loves the mud and water of wetland habitats, unlike others. The mysterious species roams the wetlands of South and Southeast Asia, where it has uniquely ...

For at least 35 years, several experts have been highlighting paddy cultivation and its role in groundwater depletion in Punjab.

A great Indian bustard conservation project, involving the local community, protects the critically endangered bird while giving locals monetary benefit.

Rejuvenation of Jakkur Lake has attracted attention from media & citizens. The role of the fishing community is crucial to Jakkur's success.

North Lakhimpur in Assam has treated a legacy waste of around 79,000 metric tonnes (MT) accumulated over 40 years in and near the river Sumdiri, which is not a designated dumping ground. The waste, ...

Dharnai village in Jehanabad district of Bihar came into limelight in 2014 when the village got a solar mini-grid and was projected as the state's first solar village. However, after three years due ...