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Wetland Champions

• [Commentary] Wetland champions: Promise from the grassroots
• The story of Jakkur lake sets an example for inclusive rejuvenation projects
• Welcome to Tsomgo lake: Please don’t litter
• Managing waste to save the wetlands of Himachal Pradesh

Environment And Health

• Hopscotch to heat watch: How climate change is impacting summer play
• What’s killing the buzz? A look into urban fumigation
• Air pollution deaths spotlight need for health-based air quality standards
• As cities become megacities, their lanes are losing green cover

Almost Famous Species

• Baby snakes with toxic traits
• Misinformation about Russell’s viper stokes incidents of snake killing in Assam
• [Book review] A know-it-all book on the cat with black ears
• Himalayan pikas wait for weather cues to make winter plans

Eco Hope

• A blooming tale of transformation
• [Video] Flowers of worship sow seeds of sustainability
• Rising above the waters with musk melon
• Saving India’s wild ‘unicorns’

India's Iconic Landscapes

• Changing patterns in precipitation and temperature affect Kashmir’s ecosystem
• Long-term monitoring of Himalayan glaciers essential to assess their health
• [Book review] Chronicle of an ‘ecocide’ foretold
• [Explainer] How does habitat fragmentation impact India’s biodiversity hotspots?

Beyond Protected Areas

• [Commentary] Birds, people and the urban dilemma
• Baby snakes with toxic traits
• Himalayan pikas wait for weather cues to make winter plans
• Indus river dolphins in troubled waters

Conserving Agro-biodiversity

• [Commentary] Challenges in scaling natural farming with bio-input resource centres
• [Commentary] Green Credit Rules: Death by trees?
• High temperatures lead to decline in coconut production, spiked prices
• Kashmiri willow steps up to the crease and swings for recognition

Just Transitions

• India’s hard-to-abate sectors are not walking the talk on their renewable energy goals, report finds
• Ruling on mining taxation empowers states, worries industry
• Coal mining degraded 35% of native land cover in India’s central coal belt
• Slow progress hinders Bihar’s solar street light initiative