Environment

Instead of burning crop residue, farmers are converting it into biochar using a tractor-mounted machine. The shift is reducing winter smog, improving soil health, and offering a practical alternative to stubble burning.

Through land acquisition, habitat restoration, and community-led conservation, the Kannur Kandal Project is safeguarding Kannur’s fragile mangrove ecosystems.

From degraded farmland to Rs 1.61 crore worth of national and state honours, Yogeshwari Chatrugan Chaudhary led Dawwa’s transformation through solar power, sustainable farming, and people-led governance.

Gardening is a powerful way to connect children with nature, but small missteps can dampen the joy. This guide highlights five common mistakes Indian parents make while teaching kids to garden, and how to avoid them.

Sand is being mined faster than nature can replace it. Meet Sumaira Abdulali, the woman who fought illegal sand mining for 20 years to protect India’s rivers and beaches.

Watch panthers closely, see rare birds fly about and track the trails of hungry jungle cats at these forest tours and national parks.

In cities across India, land once buried under waste now serves people again, becoming football fields and urban forests shaped by vision, local action, and patience.

A young forester is rebuilding rare plant populations, reviving degraded land, and protecting native species in one of India’s richest ecosystems.

The Himalayas gave you calm, clean air and winding trails, but they are now weighed down by plastic and waste. With just Rs 500, you can help Healing Himalayas Foundation remove 50 kilos of trash and give back to the mountains that once healed you.

Know everything about India’s Air Quality Index (AQI): what the 1 - 500 AQI scale represents, which pollutants are measured, monitoring methods, and why AQI readings can vary.