Sneha Mahale is a Mumbai-based journalist and editor who covers climate change, wildlife, health, technology, and culture. Her work has been published in Hindustan Times, Moneycontrol, New Indian ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. There was a native mango tree in the front yard of our home that my father bought for the family in the mid-1970s. He had retired from government ...

Global agencies say El Niño is likely to strengthen in the coming months to a moderate to strong event. A stronger El Niño could increase the risk of erratic weather, heatwaves, weaker monsoon ...

India’s green energy transition follows a familiar and costly pattern of technology imports that create supply chain vulnerability and stifle domestic innovation. To build a truly resilient, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In April 2022, as pre-monsoon darkness descended over Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, a team of researchers winding their way along a ...

Eight snakebite deaths in two months triggered panic in Kerala, but long-term data show snakebite mortality is steadily declining. Heat alone cannot explain the rise in snake encounters; experts point ...

Mumbai depends significantly on groundwater, supplied by water tankers, to meet its municipal water supply shortfall. However, weak regulation and monitoring has made illegal groundwater extraction ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Since its launch in 2011, the Bonn Challenge has mobilised commitments to restore more than 350 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Melting glaciers and expanding glacial lakes are altering Himachal Pradesh’s hazard profile, increasing the risk of glacial lake outburst floods ...

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a carbon tax proposed by the European Union, became fully operational in January, effectively taxing carbon-intensive goods entering the EU. India’s micro, ...