India’s construction boom is driving rapid growth in the brick sector, making traditional brick kilns a significant contributor to carbon emissions due to coal-intensive firing processes. In Kanpur, ...

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 ...

K. A. Shaji is a South India-based developmental journalist. A regular contributor to Mongabay-India, he is now working in areas of environmental protection, social advocacy and grassroots level ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A sudden whirlpool in the usually calm waters surrounding the hills of Meghalaya can mean only one thing – a school of frenzied chocolate mahseer, ...

Green jobs are evolving beyond technical roles and fieldwork; people with skills or experience in fields such as engineering, finance, architecture, communications, law and others can find positions ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Morning walkers, residents of nearby residential complexes, vouch for the beauty and serenity of Jakkur Lake in Bengaluru and completely endorse ...

Marine heat waves are events where ocean temperatures rise to extreme levels and hold steady for at least five days. These heat waves, that occur over the ocean, are likely to extend to 220-250 days a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The passage of the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act of 2023 is now set to dramatically rework the landscape of forest conservation in India, ...

Scientists are beginning to unravel the details of the migratory circuit of the globe skimmer dragonfly, believed to fly between India, East Africa and Middle Asia over several generations. The 5 cm ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Over two decades, between 2000 and 2019, India faced the third most number of natural disaster events in the world. Future prospects are grim – ...

On August 5, Dharali, a village in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, was hit by a flash flood in the Himalayan stream Kheer Gad, leaving at least 68 people missing and one dead. Rapid construction over the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Bauxite mining in Gumla district of Jharkhand is making the land barren and affecting the health of the people. Those affected by mining activities ...