Cauvery Goes Dry

A weak monsoon leaves both deltas parched. A farmer sits on his dry paddy field at Vilakkudi near Thirusurapond in Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. A...

Nature's Fury in the Mountains

<Br/>The beautiful valleys of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have currently become witnesses to terror rather than the serenity tourists usually s...

Ladakh’s Slowing Glaciers

A warning from the ‘rivers of ice’. A new study says glaciers in Ladakh’s Zanskar region are moving 2.4 meters per year slower than 30 years ago. They...

Ganga Floodplains: Building on Risk

Relaxing the ban is pragmatic, but needs safeguards. The Centre has relaxed its 2016 blanket ban on construction in the Ganga floodplain.

Aravallis Need Real Hearings

Token consultations won’t save a dying range. Rights groups have asked the Supreme Court to overhaul how hearings are held on the Aravalli hills.

Dolphin’s Warning

China’s floods show climate adaptation can’t wait. Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on August 9, 2026. Within hours: 1 million people ev...

Alert for Heavy Rain Across the Country

Havoc from the Skies: The Changing Nature of Monsoon Rains and Challenges in India The simultaneous issuance of alerts for heavy rain and thunderstorm...

The Race to Net Zero Will Be Won Underground

India has set an ambitious target: Net Zero by 2070. However, if we want that pledge to mean anything, we must start where the emissions are dirtiest ...

COVER STORY- THE SINKING METROPOLIS

The Earth speaks even in its silence—we simply fail to listen. Between 2015 and 2023, satellites have recorded its slow groan across more than 50 urba...