Is climate change a scientific or political failure? Rajan Mehta discusses India's energy transition, climate finance, and the economic risks of delay.

Stretching over 2,500 kilometres and spanning 13 Indian states, the Indian Himalayan Region is home to nearly 50 million ...

As urban consumers seek snacks that are low in fat, minimally processed, and easy to eat on the move, makhana has quietly ...

As a coal power project advances near Vindham falls, farmers, students, and forest communities fear water diversion, forest ...

Renowned ecologist Dr Madhav Gadgil passed away at his residence in Pune on Wednesday (January 7, 2026), following a brief ...

The 2026 Indore water crisis exposed a lethal gap in urban safety. Discover how decaying infrastructure and fragmented governance turned municipal taps into a public health disaster in India's ...

Discover why rural water security requires a shift from infrastructure to governance. Learn how organizations like Gram Vikas, WOTR, and PRADAN are empowering communities to manage water as a shared ...

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Irrigation is a vital tool for sustaining crops in agricultural landscapes, where rainfall is inconsistent. Conventional centralised management of water often results in inefficient distribution of ...

Wastewater treatment improves the quality of used water sources and makes water reusable by reducing contaminants to safe levels. However, much of the wastewater that is currently re-used is untreated ...