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Heatwave and hotspots increase across India

21 Apr 2026

Heatwaves (HWs) in India have intensified significantly over the past two decades, with projections of further increase in frequency and duration, according to a recent study published in the...

Winter forest fires indicate shifting climate patterns

14 Apr 2026

Rising incidents of winter forest fires in Kashmir are emerging as signs of shifting climate patterns across the Himalayan region, a Mongabay-India (MI) report highlights. Warmer winters, erratic Western...

Low-cost cooling interventions enhance children performance

07 Apr 2026

New research from the Indian state of Kerala by researchers from the Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics, assesses the impact of applying high-reflective white paint on...

Climate change patterns reshaping India’s central forests

24 Mar 2026

A new study finds that the Panchmarhi Biosphere Reserve (PBR) in India lost about 13% of its forest cover between 1972 and 2020, driven by both climate shifts and...

Extreme heat poses great risks in India

17 Mar 2026

A new independent study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in India warns that Extreme heat now poses a risk to 57 per cent of Indian...

Record emissions drop in India

10 Mar 2026

Higher renewable energy deployment has resulted in India recording the largest drop in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions among major countries in 2025, even as global emissions rose in several...

Rapid warming a cause of concern

03 Mar 2026

A report that has been published in the State of India’s Environment (SOE) 2026 warns that India is warming fast and questions whether this will it lead to a...

Mumbai to host Earthshot Prize Awards night

24 Feb 2026

The annual environment award of Britain’s Prince William in 2026, the Earthshot Prize, will be hosted by the Indian city of Mumbai this year. Announcing this, the Earthshot Prize...

Bird species' decline causes concern

17 Feb 2026

A recent Mongabay-India (MI) report highlights a two-decade-long bird monitoring study in Trans-Himalayan region of Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India, which finds that bird densities have declined most...

Digital platform for India’s forestry and afforestation ecosystem

10 Feb 2026

India has launched its first digital platform for seed traceability, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN). This was announced last week...

Meena Janardhan

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.

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