The Aravalli mountain range acts as a natural barrier against dust from the Thar desert on the west, but mining and human encroachments are steadily degrading this protection. The lack of a strict ...

The draft bill aims to modernise India’s pesticide law, but experts warn that a booming industry is being favoured over ...

Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and ...

Elderly and middle aged populations with diabetes are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases due to long-term air pollution exposure, a Chinese study has found. Researchers from a ...

Inhalable microplastics are a subset of airborne microplastics. While airborne microplastics are typically less than 5 mm in size, inhalable microplastics are 500 times smaller, at less than 10 ...

A population of rare galaxy frogs disappeared from the Western Ghats in Kerala after photographers overturned logs, trampled vegetation and handled animals improperly, a new study reports. Researchers ...

In 2025 Mongabay-India reported about several new-to-science species. From sea butterflies and deep-sea squids to Himalayan bats, these species were described by scientists after several analyses ...

While Mongabay-India has been reporting about green jobs for almost a decade, our series in 2025 aimed to document their evolution and the aspirations of the new entrants into the workforce. While ...

On December 29, the Supreme Court put in abeyance a contentious definition of the Aravalli hills which it had adopted just weeks ago. Last month, the Supreme Court had accepted a government-led ...

Aditi Tandon is a Senior Production Editor at Mongabay India.

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new definition for India’s oldest mountain range has thrown its future into flux. On November 20, the Supreme Court approved of a definition for ...