The Aravallis at the crossroads: Facts, fallout, and the fight
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Beyond the Aravallis, other hill ranges in gradual destruction
The Vindyas, the Satpuras, the Himalayan range, the Western and the Eastern Ghats play an important role in protecting us from heat…
Bengaluru lakes: A trickle of renewal, a long way ahead
The restoration of lakes is at a crucial juncture. As the authorities announce plans to rejuvenate more of the nearly 300 lakes…
Fault lines beneath the Himalayan green: Caste, codes, disappearing wisdom
In Shimla, Kullu, Joshimath, disaster is less a surprise than the consequence of “development.” An estimated one lakh hectares of farmland in…
When high-rises occupy Mumbai’s salt pans, where will the water go?
Often forgotten as a crucial part of the city’s estuary formation, Mumbai’s salt pan lands are under threat. Nearly 256 acres were…
Jaipur must urgently save Dol ka Badh forest – and itself
Dol ka Badh, a crucial green space and buffer zone in the Pink City, which sees high temperatures, is under threat. With…
Kashmir’s rivers run dry: How mining threatens farmers
and ecosystems
Mining has stripped Kashmir’s riverbeds, eroding groundwater recharge, drying springs, shrinking trout habitats, and endangering the fragile Himalayan ecosystems. As extraction from…
‘Ecology is a city’s natural buffer. We don’t see its tipping point, its warning.’
As large swathes of natural ecology in our cities are sacrificed for development and construction, not only do we lose the trees and rivers and lakes, but also the imagination of cities defined by its natural elements. Land use does…
The Himalayan disasters point to reckless construction, not merely climate change
As Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab struggle to recover from the widespread devastation this monsoon, it is futile to only…
Dehradun: Infrastructure development or the
ghost of greed?
The aggressive push for infrastructure projects – specifically the Char Dham Yatra road, Dehradun’s airport expansion, and an elevated corridor to Mussoorie…