Tag: Environment
“Earlier, there was dirt everywhere. The water smelled bad, and people avoided coming here,” says Jay Kumar Nisad, a resident, standing near the Sangam in Prayagraj, where the rivers Ganga…
Australia has secured an additional four shiploads of diesel using a new government financing scheme, as several Iran-linked oil tankers bound for Malaysia have reportedly changed course over recent days…
On a scorching afternoon in Kolkata, amidst the cacophony of city life, Jasmit walks through a narrow lane with a small paper bag in his hand. Inside it are discarded…
In the middle of the arid stretches of Rajasthan, where summer heat can feel relentless, a woman dressed in a traditional bandhani sari walks towards a small hut-like structure. She…
Before air conditioners became a staple in Indian homes, there existed a built-in cooling system that worked quietly and effectively with nature. It was called a thinnai — also known…
In the vast, wind-swept grasslands of Kutch, hope is walking on two fragile legs. A week-old chick of the Great Indian Bustard, one of India’s most critically endangered birds, is…
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. As a teenager, Janak Palta McGilligan had a near-death experience and underwent…
Under the bright sun of Tamil Nadu’s coastal plains, tall silhouettes of Palmyra trees rise against the sky, their fan-shaped leaves swaying gently in the wind. For centuries, these trees…