Mirzapur’s pink sandstone, especially from Chunar, has built forts, ghats, temples, and public structures for centuries. From ...

Amit Godse, a Pune-based bee conservationist and founder of Bee Basket, has been rescuing and relocating bees since 2016, ...

Northern India: Delhi NCR exhibits widespread subsidence linked to groundwater extraction. In Ghaziabad, subsidence has caused road and infrastructure damage, while Himalayan towns like Joshimath and ...

Learn about the September 2025 Punjab floods: what caused them, which areas were impacted, the role of climate change and dam ...

Rampant sand mining and climate change leave farmers struggling. Explore the environmental and economic consequences.

The Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is an ancient predator, a reptile that outlived the dinosaurs yet may not outlast us. It is one of India’s most unusual river creatures—ancient, elusive, and ...

Discover the deep cultural and social connections between people and water in India. Explore traditions, practices, and stories that highlight the role of water in shaping communities and livelihoods.

Surlabbi and Tamhini replace Cherrapunji as the wettest spots in India Cherrapunji or the Sohra weather station of the India ...

India has 18 percent of the world’s population, but only 4 percent of its water resources, which makes it among the most water-stressed in the world. A large number of people in India are now facing ...

Meghalaya has a predominantly agrarian economy. In addition to agriculture and horticulture, people in rural areas are also dependent on mining and mining-related activities, fishing, hunting, ...

Wastewater treatment improves the quality of used water sources and makes water reusable by reducing contaminants to safe levels. However, much of the wastewater that is currently re-used is untreated ...