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Cyclone Arnab aftermath: Flood-hit villages in Odisha face drinking water crisis

India, Nov. 1 -- An acute shortage of safe drinking water has compounded the suffering of thousands of people affected by floods in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts of southern Odisha. Days of... Read More


Odisha begins seven-month fishing ban to protect Olive Ridley turtles

India, Nov. 1 -- Every winter, hundreds of thousands of Olive Ridley turtles arrive on Odisha's coast to breed and nest. Protecting the endangered species, however, comes at a cost to fishing communit... Read More


Yerevan Pathway: COP17 ends with decisions on 50 agenda items

India, Nov. 1 -- The twelve-day-long 17th conference (COP17) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ended with the uneasiness of unfinished business. Member countries reiterated that the biod... Read More


Lost to blind spot

India, Oct. 31 -- In upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, at the edge of a forest, stood a tree that may already have disappeared. A botanist collected its specimens only once, from a single hil... Read More


When the silver fish leaves home

India, Oct. 31 -- THE HILSA (Tenualosa ilisha) is more than a fish. It anchors festival meals across the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta and sustains millions of small-scale fishers and traders. Of lat... Read More


Five Years of Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan: from rankings to clean-air governance

India, Oct. 31 -- Five years is long enough to judge whether a new idea is taking root. When the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan was introduced in 2022-23 under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), its pur... Read More


From hunters to conservationists: How camera traps are helping a Manipur village protect its wildlife

India, Oct. 31 -- The only way to reach the ridge, known to the communities of Shirui village in Manipur as a haunt for wildlife, is an ascent up a steep ravine alongside a mountain stream. Its slopes... Read More


Bhutan's Sintaphu Tsho GLOF: why scientific assessment must translate into disaster preparedness

India, Oct. 31 -- On October 29, a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) was reported in Bhutan's Gasa district, affecting communities along the Mo Chhu valley. The flood followed the outburst of Sintaph... Read More


Cyclone Arnab aftermath: Tens of thousands stranded in Odisha villages as fresh weather system threatens more rain

India, Oct. 31 -- The Odisha government has stepped up rescue and relief operations across southern districts battered by exceptionally heavy rain brought by Cyclone Arnab on October 28. The rainfall ... Read More


Australia's fossil fuel exports generated more emissions than 44 least developed countries combined over a decade

India, Oct. 30 -- Australia's fossil fuel exports generated an estimated 12.4 billion tonnes of CO2e emissions between January 2016 and March 2026, according to Global Witness. These emissions exceed... Read More