If you liked this story, share it with other people. India’s forests, spanning over 80 million hectares, are one of the richest repositories of biodiversity and ecological services in the world. From ...

Kartik Chandramouli is a multimedia editor and journalist. As Senior Digital Editor at Mongabay India, he leads audio and visual reporting.

Arathi Menon is a senior staff writer. She is based in Mysore, Karnataka.

Rohini Balakrishnan has spent decades listening to insects, uncovering what their calls reveal about behaviour, communication, and evolution.

On August 5, a flash flood in river Kheer Gad flowing through Dharali, Uttarakhand, left 68 missing and one dead. Rescue ...

Groundwater resources in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region are mostly “safe,” according to an assessment done by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in 2024. The Bundelkhand region comprises 14 ...

Tamil Nadu recently released a block-level analysis of how land use change is impacting heat across the state.

Gig and informal workers face increasing heat risks due to prolonged outdoor hours without adequate safeguards. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) released a set of guidelines aimed at ...

Black carbon from India’s plains is melting glaciers on the Tibetan plateau faster than previously estimated, shrinking water supplies for over a billion people. Soot darkens snow and disrupts ...

Manish is a journalist currently based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He has over eight years of experience in mainstream media with noted media houses.

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 ...

Extreme weather events, exacerbated by climate change, are threatening India’s centuries-old cultural and religious heritage sites.