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The importance of ecosystem services is yet to be fully recognised by India’s policy makers despite the ever-growing threats of extreme weather.

India’s forests represent one of the largest battlegrounds in climate change policy. While the Indian government has repeatedly claimed massive success in its forest conservation and afforestation practices, the reality is that there is an insidious tussle to redefine India’s natural forest landscape which has serious implications on the country’s efforts to tackle climate change.

Research shows contact with nature can help boost our mood, and it can even help people suffering from depression and other mental health issues. A clinic in Chennai has introduced green therapy as part of their patients’ rehabilitation program.
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Bengaluru's sacred sites are unlikely guardians of its biodiversity.

Broadcasts on everything from cyclone warnings to making jewelry from seashells help Pamban islanders stay resilient in the face of climate change impacts.

The thermal power station in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, suffered a boiler blast resulting in the death of 13 workers who were involved in a routine maintenance operation.

Dial-a-vet: a service first launched by two veterinarians in Bangalore during the coronavirus lockdown. It provides fast aid for pets via tele-consulting with great success.

With soaring temperatures now the new normal, climate change adaptation strategies such as heat action plans can save millions of lives in India

Illegal logging is driving the loss of forest that poses the biggest threat to rare hornbill species in the Eastern Himalayan forests of India’s Arunachal Pradesh state.

Overfishing and an increasing demand for ‘trash fish’ have put India’s fisheries sector, which employs 14 million people, in jeopardy

The Covid-19 lockdown has left watermelon farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpattu district in a fix. With few buyers and transporters, many are being forced to let their fruit rot or accept terribly low prices

“Subsidies that go to bottom trawlers can be especially harmful. They are destructive to the habitat and have a large proportion of by-catch in their landings. Too much overfishing can lead to the complete collapse of fish stock.”

Virologist talks about Covid-19 pandemic in India.

For the indigenous people of Southern India, democracy hasn’t lived up to all it promised.

Extreme weather conditions threaten India as a new decade unfolds, but there is hope yet as activists young and old step up to the fight for the planet