Sharmila Vaidyanathan

Despite being a keystone forest species and a cultural linchpin, many aspects of the Mahua’s life remain shrouded in mystery. As it garners mainstream interest, conservationists call for a closer look at mahua’s ecological interactions.

Upcycling ventures, though impactful, face significant challenges, particularly when it comes to securing funding.

Researchers have developed a new dataset that shows global drivers of deforestation at a one-kilometre spatial resolution. For Asia, the analysis reveals that wildfires were the dominant drivers at 65.4% followed by logging at 26.3% and permanent agriculture at 2.5%.
However, the researchers in India share that the one km spatial resolution is not sufficient for a thorough analysis in India which has several small patches of forest land.

Apps taking on big pollution source are drawing funding from the likes of Flipkart.

After heat exhaustion in summer, erratic rainfall has increased the price of vegetables and made it difficult for people to exercise, say doctors.

Global studies highlight the potential negative impacts of climate change on people living with diabetes. Despite India’s staggering count of people with diabetes, a lack of data on the effect of climate change on the condition is concerning.

The health and wellbeing of adolescents across the world has reached a tipping point, a Lancet Commission report has found, with focus on obesity, overweight, and mental disorders as significant causes for concern.

Once a prominent leitmotif across communities in India, seasonal eating is finding its way back onto plates with consumers diversifying their diets to address the nutritional demands of modern-day lifestyles.

A new study looked at the changes in tree cover, project longevity, and the changes in income and assets for participating households in select tree-planting projects, that received carbon credits till 2022. While the tree cover increased by 48% in five projects, the longevity and durability depended on long-term engagements with the farming communities and economic benefits to the participants.

Climate-induced changes in the yield and nutritional quality of various foods could tip the balance of gut microbiota towards strains associated with malnutrition

Bengaluru-based Black Baza Coffee Co won a prestigious award for its biodiversity-friendly brews. Its founder Arshiya Bose speaks to Lounge about how coffee can benefit farms

Harvesting difficulties, labour and even climate effects alongside inadequate institutional support are making it difficult to grow sorghum commercially.

A new study computes the ability of mangroves in Pichavaram and Muthupet in Tamil Nadu, to mitigate coastal exposure to environmental hazards such as storms, cyclones and floods.

From difficulties in processing crops after harvest to changing rainfall patterns and lack of policy and institutional support, millet farmers face significant challenges.

If you thought that household food waste is the most significant contributor to wastage in the food system, it isn’t so. Journalist Sharmila Vaidyanathan reveals how food is lost during every stage of its production and distribution, how preventable these losses are, and the gaps in the system.