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Mongabay-India is a nonprofit news platform dedicated to environmental and conservation issues, offering original and insightful reports from various natural settings across India. It examines the country's development while focusing on environmental and conservation topics. As the Indian branch of the global news site mongabay.com, Mongabay-India provides content in both English and Hindi. The platform was established in 1999 by Rhett A. Butler, who has a deep passion for tropical forests. He chose the name "Mongabay" after a specific island located in Madagascar.

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Farming families in India's largest state are being pushed into debt, distress and migration

1 week ago | india.mongabay.com | Ashwini Shukla

Rajasthan is one of India’s top users of groundwater for irrigation, mainly because of water-intensive crops like wheat, even though there have been efforts to switch to drought-resistant ones. Higher temperatures and unpredictable rainfall also deplete groundwater faster than it can naturally refill. Overexploitation of groundwater over decades has pushed the levels to an irreversible state, forcing many farmers to leave agriculture as wells run dry.
Kerala drafts its first urban policy to tackle climate risks and urbanisation

1 week ago | india.mongabay.com | Navya P K

Kerala has released its first comprehensive urban policy, focusing on urban planning, climate resilience, and financing. The policy recommends risk-informed master plans, real-time data systems, and skilled municipal personnel. The policy suggests green fees, climate finance advisory support, municipal bonds, and parametric insurance to finance climate resilience.
Cast aside, small-scale fishers demand a framework for fair fisheries

1 week ago | india.mongabay.com | Supriya Vohra

Small-scale fishers across India’s coastal states are grappling with a range of hardships. Large infrastructure projects continue to pose a serious threat to the coastal lands they depend on for both their lives and livelihoods. A robust legal framework is essential to safeguard their rights and ensure the sustainability of fisheries.
Telangana green crusader Daripalli Ramaiah dies at 87 [Obituary]

1 week ago | india.mongabay.com | Kundan Pandey

Daripalli Ramaiah, known for planting trees in Telangana, passed away at 87 in Khammam; his last rites were held on Sunday. He is credited with planting over 10 million trees, promoting indigenous species and environmental awareness through grassroots efforts. Ramaiah received the Padma Shri in 2017 and was widely mourned by national leaders for his lifelong commitment to sustainability.
SEBI expands ESG focus to supply chains, brings green credits into disclosure norms

2 weeks ago | india.mongabay.com | Kundan Pandey

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has revised ESG disclosure norms for listed companies, redefining value chain partners that are part of the reporting. India’s ESG framework is evolving rapidly, with SEBI aligning domestic norms with global standards. The ESG-related new mandates also include green credit disclosures, which experts say is an effort to increase the visibility of the government’s Green Credit Programme.
Forest row spotlights diminishing value of urban green patches

2 weeks ago | india.mongabay.com | Arathi Menon

The Telangana government moots an eco-park in place of the University of Hyderabad, in response to growing protests against the auctioning of the Kancha Gachibowli Forest. As Hyderabad’s urban sprawl accelerates, the city’s shrinking forest areas cause concern for environmentally-conscious citizens. The ongoing protests by students and faculty prompted intervention from the Supreme Court to halt the government’s attempt to take over the forest patch.
Damselflies in climate distress

3 weeks ago | india.mongabay.com | Arathi Menon

A new study shows a decline in dragonfly and damselfly species diversity in and around Pune city. Rapid land-use change in the region and water pollution are found to be some of the reasons for this decline. A previous study from the region has shown damselflies to be more sensitive to local water quality than dragonflies. See All Key Ideas One doesn’t normally associate terms such as “armageddon” or “apocalypse” with tiny creatures like insects.
Retracing the route of a century-old biodiversity expedition

3 weeks ago | india.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur |Priyanka Shankar

A recent expedition by researchers and filmmakers into Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh yielded startling results, including the identification of several species new to science. The Siang river basin hosts 12 different types of forests, with a diversity of habitats that fosters rich biodiversity. The disappearance of habitats, in the form of deforestation and development, are among the biggest threats to biodiversity, conservationists say.
Automating bat detection for more efficient monitoring and data collection

3 weeks ago | india.mongabay.com | Aisiri Amin

A bat biologist and a technologist have developed BatEchoMon, an automated, solar-powered bat detection and classification system. Quantifying insectivorous bat activity is important to answer research questions related to bat ecology, habitat use by species, and ecosystem services, but involves tedious manual work. Unlike the trigger-based bat detectors, BatEchoMon listens continuously and is configured to activate automatically at sunset when bats begin flying.
Understanding coastal risks with and without mangroves

3 weeks ago | india.mongabay.com | Sharmila Vaidyanathan

A new study computes the ability of mangroves in Pichavaram and Muthupet in Tamil Nadu, to mitigate coastal exposure to environmental hazards such as storms, cyclones and floods. The researchers also conducted inundation modelling studies for three different sea level rise scenarios — low, medium and high— to calculate resulting changes in mangrove covers.