Environment

Climate change is impacting the world. It is the poorest who suffer the most. Yet often rural Indians are leading the way in sustainable advances and trialling schemes that – if rolled out on a macro scale – can create real change in the environment.

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Shirui lilies add to Manipur colour amid concerns

Locals say Manipur’s state flower faces serious threats from the influx of tourists who will descend shortly like every year to witness them bloom in Kashong peak.

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Climate change looms over Udupi sarees

The production of Karnataka's acclaimed Udupi sarees has been impacted by climate change. Weavers complain about the rice gruel starch, an important ingredient of production, drying up too quickly as the temperatures soar in Dakshina Kannada district.

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Karnataka weavers of Udupi sarees face heat over heatwaves

Climate change is adversely impacting weavers of the globally acclaimed sarees as the starch they use is drying up too quickly due to rising temperatures.

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Mizoram farmers caught in ‘rat trap’

Ahead of a new bamboo flowering cycle, rats are attacking fields in Mizoram, destroying crops in several acres as farmers and officials struggle to contain the problem.

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Highway to misery for Mizoram villagers

The widening of highways in Mizoram is concerning locals who say that environmental laws are being flouted by contractors.

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This Jaipur vet risks his life to save wildlife

Dr. Arvind Mathur of Nahargarh Biological Park in Jaipur has rescued 67 leopards in 15 years.

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Racing with the tides- Earth Day

Biswajit Sahu, a fisherman, has been collecting artefacts while fishing to create a museum preserving the history of the Sunderbans, battling climate change and the rising sea.

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130 varieties and counting: Kerala taps tubers

Cassava, elephant foot yam, taro, arrowroot… Tubers that almost disappeared from the regular diet in Wayanad, Kerala, are now being brought back to the farms as nutritious and climate resilient crops.

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Why farmers in Mizoram quit oil palm cultivation

Amidst claims of oil palm cultivation being disastrous for the environment, lack of transportation facilities and inadequate water supply have been forcing farmers to switch to other crops.