Meat raises heat: a multimedia report
Go organic for your health, and that of the planet, say experts
Author: Hridayesh Joshi
Multimedia: Spring-fed rivers in the Himalayas drying up
These rivers sustain life in the mountains and supply critically-needed water to the bigger rivers in the Ganga basin
Best of 2018: Climate change impacts agriculture in Ladakh
The faster melting of glaciers and lower snowfall and rain due to global warming have started impacting farming patterns in the cold desert of Ladakh in India
Kerala’s coastline faces serious threat: a multimedia report
Rapid erosion and the increasing pressure of human development is threatening nearly half of the thickly populated coastline in Kerala that makes large-scale displacement inevitable
Highway project poses grave danger to Himalayas: a multimedia report
The Char Dham highway project to connect four Hindu shrines has become contentious, with local residents and environmentalists saying that it endangers the fragile mountain ecosystem
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