A solar irrigation pumpset that fits into a jhola is helping marginal farmers

July 2, 2024

Compact and portable solar powered pump sets are making irrigation easier and farmers using them say it has had a...

Stubble and Sustainability 

May 30, 2024

Wheat stubble left in the wake of harvesting in May, for instance, is being transformed into consumer goods and artefacts...

Bamboo Based Cyclone Shelters Offer Safe Haven to Communities in The Sundarbans

December 31, 2023

Health-cum-storm shelters are coming up in the Sundarbans which regularly faces an onslaught of cyclonic storms. Local materials, such as...

Perur Lake, A 250-Acre Ancient Lake in Coimbatore, Is No More a Home to Birds

December 29, 2023

The Perur-Sundakkamuthur Lake, said to be commissioned by the Chola kings in the 8th and 9th century, is losing favour...

The Light Bulb Moment That Made Me A Birder

December 29, 2023

Birding is a joy in any form whether we are watching them, photographing them, writing about them or doing illustrations...

Kashmiri Kangri Is Losing Its Warmth

December 28, 2023

For centuries now, Kashmiri kangri tucked inside a phiran has helped people survive the biting cold winters of Kashmir. But...

Winters Are Incomplete Without Birdwatching!

December 27, 2023

Winters are when you unpack your binoculars and step out to spot birds. Here are some birdwatching tips for our...

No Ordinary Bird: The Story of Vadla

December 26, 2023

It is the winter season when hundreds of thousand migratory birds visit India in search of a warm haven. Vadla...

Was COP28 a Flop for The Agri Sector and Farmers in Developing Countries?

December 13, 2023

COP28 has come and gone. There’s a need to reduce emissions from farming and food systems; but it must not...

Nature Is The Best Teacher

December 8, 2023

Watching birds is an easy way to get children outdoors, whether it is to a neighbourhood lake or park, or...