On August 5, a flash flood in river Kheer Gad flowing through Dharali, Uttarakhand, left 68 missing and one dead. Rescue ...

Mumbai has received heavy rainfall since Monday, causing a flood-like situation in several areas. It has disrupted daily lives.

By comparing a large 177-year-old colonial map with modern satellite images, researchers found that the Nilgiris have lost nearly 80% of their grasslands since 1848. Century-old bird specimens and ...

Groundwater resources in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region are mostly “safe,” according to an assessment done by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in 2024. The Bundelkhand region comprises 14 ...

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 ...

Arathi Menon is a senior staff writer. She is based in Mysore, Karnataka.

Kundan Pandey is a journalist who writes on energy transition, environment, agriculture, land rights, tribes and natural resources.

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 ...

Ambikapur, a city in Chhattisgarh, created its own decentralised waste management plan that not only minimises waste that reaches a landfill site, but also generates revenue for the local municipal ...

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

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

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