Environment

Radheshyam Bishnoi, defender of wildlife in Thar, ‘gone too soon’ [Obituary]

For Mongabay India Published on 26 May 2025 Radheshyam Bishnoi, wildlife protector, has died at the age of 28. Radheshyam began by...

Azera Rahman

May 314 min read

Why Interest In Multi-Cropping Is Declining In Kachchh

For India Spend Published on 13 May 2025 Ram-Mol involves cultivation of up to seven crops in order to leverage soil nutrition and...

Azera Rahman

May 307 min read

As castor fields expand, a traditional mixed farming system shrinks

For Mongabay India Published on 7 April 2025 India is the world’s largest producer of castor and Gujarat leads castor production in the...

Azera Rahman

Apr 107 min read

Traditional foods return with demand for local, seasonal produce

For Mongabay India Published on 24 December 2024 There is an increasing popularity of local and hyperlocal food in India with food...

Azera Rahman

Apr 87 min read

Textile Waste A Growing Environmental Concern

For IndiaSpend Published on 23 November 2024 India accounts for 8.5% of the world’s textile waste, and about a fifth ends up in...

Azera Rahman

Nov 25, 20247 min read

In Meghalaya, Traditional Knowledge Inspires A ‘Living’ Staircase

For IndiaSpend Published on 12 September 2024 The living root bridges of Meghalaya have become a source of livelihood for locals through...

Azera Rahman

Nov 18, 20247 min read

In A Parched Summer, India’s Water Stewards Show The Way Out

For IndiaSpend Published on 4 July 2024 Water budgeting, changing cropping patterns and enhancing rain harvesting strategies is helping...

Azera Rahman

Nov 18, 20248 min read

Banni’s edible local grasses threatened by the spread of Prosopis

For Mongabay India Published on 3 April 2024 The Banni grasslands were once a main source of several species of edible grasses and greens...

Azera Rahman

May 8, 20246 min read

Kachchh potters fired up for change with improved kilns

For Mongabay India Published on 22 March 2024 Pottery is an energy-intensive industry, with traditional kilns taking 36 hours to bake the...

Azera Rahman

May 1, 20246 min read

The ‘Mad Tree’ That Sustains Banni’s Vada Koli Community

For India Spend Published on 29 April 2024 The invasive species Prosopis juliflora is leading to degeneration of grasslands, but the Vada...

Azera Rahman

May 1, 20246 min read

Manjuben Mansukhbhai Mori, an expert in all things grass, creeper and cactus

For The Hindu (Sunday Magazine) Published on 22 December 2023 The 65-year-old is dedicated to passing on her knowledge of traditional...

Azera Rahman

Jan 23, 20242 min read

Say cheese! Traditional pastoralists embrace innovation with artisanal cheese

For Mongabay India Published on 25 December 2023 Artisanal cheese made from goat, sheep and camel milk, by pastoral communities, is...

Azera Rahman

Jan 23, 20247 min read

Banni Grassland Getting Restored, But Experts Demur

For India Spend Published on 11 December 2023 Trenches dug around Banni’s grassland restoration project lands pose a threat to livestock...

Azera Rahman

Jan 23, 20246 min read

Changes in local climate impact Kachchh’s traditional crafts and craftspeople

For Mongabay India Published on 14 September 2023 Sai, potter Razak bhai's daughter in Tuna, Kutch, paints the pots Erratic rainfall,...

Azera Rahman

Sep 16, 20236 min read

With Disappearing ‘Bhagiyas’, Kutch Risks Losing Local Traditional Knowledge

For India Spend Published on 12 September 2023 Kutch’s Bhagiyas are repositories of indigenous technical knowledge on taking care of...

Azera Rahman

Sep 16, 20236 min read

Gujarat’s indigenous Patanwadi wool and sheep, on a steady fall

For Mongabay India Published on 1 August 2023 There is a sharp decline in demand for indigenous Patanwadi wool from Gujarat, affecting...

Azera Rahman

Sep 16, 20236 min read

Parents seek out sustainable ways to extend the life of children’s products

For Mongabay India Twice Treasured founders, Vaibhavi and Divya, with their children. Textile waste is the third largest source of solid...

Azera Rahman

Oct 11, 20224 min read

Sewing their way to a sustainable menstruation

For Mongabay.com

Azera Rahman

Apr 21, 20225 min read

India’s women and children highly vulnerable to climate change yet missing in climate policies

For Mongabay.com

Azera Rahman

Mar 1, 20224 min read

Why Tamil Nadu’s Irulas are ready to let go of snake-catching

For Mint Lounge

Azera Rahman

Feb 3, 20227 min read