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Bridging India’s informal waste collectors and the legal system

26 May 2026

Some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and social enterprises in India are bridging the gap between legal recognition under the country’s formal e-waste rules and informal waste collectors, according to report...

Illegal wildlife trade threatens Himalayan ecosystem

19 May 2026

Rising illegal wildlife trade across Himalayan countries is threatening the mountain ecosystem, a Mongabay-India (MI) report highlights. The MI report cited a study titled ‘Ghost economy: The forbidden trade...

Joining hands to conserve and protect the big cats

12 May 2026

India is all set to host the First International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit 2026 in June. Indian Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Mr Bhupender Yadav...

Need for powerful and impactive climate storytelling

05 May 2026

Stories about the impact of climate change can be told from across the world, yet despite greater awareness, global emissions keep rising, as the World Economic Forum (WEF) website...

India reeling under severe heatwave conditions

28 Apr 2026

Heatwave conditions are raging across India. Sweltering heat is forcing people to stay indoors. According to an India Today (IT) report, India is at the epicentre of a global...

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...

Meena Janardhan

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

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