Himanshu Thakkar speaks to the thethirdpole.net about environmentalists and ascetics, hunger strikes, hydropower projects, and a Ganga that might be holy, but is nowhere near clean

Hunted for its scales and its meat, the population of the pangolins across South Asia is endangered by a massive trade in animal parts supplying the appetite for Chinese traditional medicine

Conservationist Nandini Velho on why Arunachal Pradesh is the most beautiful place in the world and how China and India need to work together to protect its wildlife

The first case against illegal opium cultivators in India’s Arunachal Pradesh signals a new crackdown on the social evil that has destroyed vast areas of forest, and many lives, in this global biodiversity hotspot

Women are taking the lead in the anti-dam movement, and demanding a seat on the table when water management decisions are taken

India’s political leaders are failing to explicitly make the connection between security, development and climate change in this campaign, even if many issues hinge on it

Stray cows have become a major menace in India’s most populous state, but voters are confused about who to blame and if it is an issue they should consider while voting

Water, air and soil are all polluted in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state; but no campaigner in this election season talks about it, and voters do only when reminded

Within a few weeks of the end of the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, the Ganga is again flowing dirty and lean, as the water released from the Tehri dam in Uttarakhand has been stopped again, and pollution continues unabated

The manifestos of India’s main national parties, the BJP and the Congress, lay a great deal of emphasis on water management, but there are few new ideas to manage the big crisis