Joshimath collapses - The lede Joshimath crisis: A story of criminal neglect Ismat AraIgnoring protests and pleas of residents for 14 months, the government pushed on with mega projects.
Joshimath collapses Joshimath is proof why eco-friendly development is the need of the hourVinod Kumar Gaur
Joshimath collapses How unplanned urbanisation threatens the mountain towns of UttarakhandPrakash C. Tiwari
Birding Colours of heaven G. ShaheedAn Indian team of birders braves the swampy and mountainous terrain of Papua New Guinea to photograph the birds of paradise, in particular the spectac
Papua New Guinea On the trail of the bowerbird G. ShaheedA team of international birders goes to Papua New Guinea to photograph the endemic flame bowerbird and its mating ritual “dance”.
Birding in Papua New Guinea G. ShaheedA team of international birders goes to Papua New Guinea to photograph the endemic flame bowerbird and its mating ritual “dance”.
Rare birds In quest of rare birdsG. ShaheedPhotographs by Sabu KinattukaraElusive birds in the montane ecosystem and the rainforests of the Philippines, Indonesian islands, Sri Lanka and Ghana are a feast for the eyes.
Interlinking of rivers A pipe dreamS.G. VombatkereThe interlinking of rivers is an ill-conceived, ruinously expensive, technically questionable, ecologically devastating and socially disruptive nation
Maharashtra forests Vanishing forests Lyla BavadamProtected forests and ecologically sensitive areas are being lost to development projects in Maharashtra, resulting in the fragmentation of forests an
State deceptionTHE Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train is a project close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s heart. Trains on this 508-km-long route will run at 350 km/h an
Spaces of conservationRakesh ShuklaThe Kanha Tiger Reserve is a near-perfect example of a nature reserve as an important space designed to support varied species of flora and fauna and
Kanha Tiger Reserve Home on the rangeRakesh ShuklaThe Kanha Tiger Reserve is a near-perfect example of a nature reserve as an important space designed to support varied species of flora and fauna and
Western Ghats Forgotten lessonsR. KrishnakumarThe Union Environment Ministry’s recent order diluting the restrictions on activities such as sand quarrying in the ecologically sensitive areas of th
Neglect of a river Reclaiming the Mithi Lyla Bavadam The neglect and institutionalised abuse of River Mithi, which originates in Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai, forebodes another disaster if the c
A new phase of censorship creep in India A proposal to amend the IT Rules 2021 and the ban on a BBC documentary are part of a larger trend of Internet censorship, growing since 2014.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.