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Residents of Tilthi village take children to safer places during the floods.

Why Does Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur Flood Every Year Despite A Steady Decline In Rainfall?

Brijendra Dubey

26 Sep 2025

14 min read

During cyclone Phaillin, people were evacuated to safe shelters such as this one, as well as schools and other concrete buildings (Image: EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid)

When safety is out of reach: Cyclone shelters and climate risks in coastal West Bengal

25 Sep 2025

6 min read

Land subisdence due to shifting of rocks

Ground subsidence in Indian cities and how satellite monitoring can guide smarter urban planning

19 Sep 2025

5 min read

Amit Godse, a Pune based bee conservationist

Buzzing Back To Life: An Interview With Amit Godse, India’s Bee Rescuer

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

19 Sep 2025

10 min read

Gharials, silent hunters of riverine ecosystems in India

The Indian Gharial: Saving the slender snouted river guardian in a changing climate

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

13 Sep 2025

7 min read

Agriculture fields flooded

FAQ on Punjab floods September 2025: What you need to know

07 Sep 2025

6 min read

The monsoon is shifting in India

Surlabbi and Tamhini replace Cherrapunji as the wettest spots in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

05 Sep 2025

4 min read

Blue button jelly found on Uttorda Beach in Goa

Blue button jellies on India’s coasts: Climate change signals from the sea

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

05 Sep 2025

6 min read

Flash floods in Uttarakhand

Cloudbursts, landslides, and floods: Why Uttarakhand’s fragile Himalayas are breaking under pressure

30 Aug 2025

5 min read

As Tropical Cyclone Phailin made its way over the Bay of Bengal towards the eastern Indian coast with winds recorded at over 200kmph, a massive evacuation exercise was triggered in the coastal Indian states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

Cyclones and climate change: Mapping social inequality in India’s vulnerable coastal communities

29 Aug 2025

6 min read

Manzoor Wangnoo looks over papers in his office. He started as a businessman and now works with the community to protect Kashmir’s environment.

Rivers and Lakes

Himmat-e-marda, madade khuda: How one man’s faith and action revives dying water bodies in Kashmir

17 Aug 2025

12 min read

Heavy monsoon events are on the rise in India

New forecast system boosts rainfall prediction accuracy by 30 percent in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

16 Aug 2025

4 min read

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