Plasticulture, the application of synthetic polymer-based technologies in agriculture, has found wide ranging uses, making it ...

A review of existing research on food security in the Himalayas found that climate change was impacting the accessibility, availability, utilisation and stability of food in the region. Studies ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. As cities face escalating climate risks, the Climate Action Plans serve as strategic roadmaps to address these challenges, protect vulnerable ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Cities will play a crucial role in climate action in India, with forecasts suggesting that 53% of the population—about 416 million people—will live ...

The recently tabled Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill proposes to split the municipal corporation into smaller councils. An analysis by non-profit Janaagraha says the bill doesn’t include proper ...

Stretching from tropical to temperate latitudes, with a 7,500 km long coastline, two archipelagos, some of the tallest mountains and the most extensive mangrove ecosystem in the world, iconic India ...

The Conserving Agrobiodiversity series looks at a gamut of stories from the fields of India — from technological advances to traditional knowledge, from saving seeds to modifying them — all focussed ...

Protected areas only cover about 5.02 percent of India’s total area. Consequently, a large percentage of India’s wildlife live outside protected boundaries. In India, a protected area (PA) is defined ...

If the Green Revolution rode on the strength of chemicals derived mainly from fossil fuels, now there is a shift in the thinking on how agriculture is being done in India, with a thrust on growing ...

Muthalapozhy fishing harbour near the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala has garnered attention for the repeated accidents and death of fishers at the harbour. Sand accumulation under the water ...

A recent study finds that heat waves over southwest India are influenced by major climatic modes, including El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), and the Indian Ocean ...