Kashmir’s rivers once fed paddy fields, orchards and trout farms. Now, deep mining has turned them into pits of dust and stone. Farmers watch their canals run dry, their livelihoods crumble. Read Wahid Bhat story on Kashmir’s drying rivers. questionofcities.org/kashmirs-river…

In #Kashmir, #rivers are being mined deeper than ever before. Water tables are falling, springs have stopped flowing, farmers are losing their crops. This is what ‘development’ looks like when rivers are treated as resources, writes Wahid Bhat questionofcities.org/kashmirs-river…

Read the full Ground Report story for the full picture of the hangul’s struggle, the people working to save it, and the choices shaping its future. Reported by Wahid Bhat under a fellowship supported by IUCN IUCN Asia groundreport.in/groundreport/w…

#Map Animation shows satellite observed sulphur di oxide plume from the #volcano Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia that travelled all the way to Northern India in the last 3 days. It caused some disruption to air traffic as well

Battery storage costs hit record low of $65/MWh, making solar power available 24/7. New Ember report reveals how cheap batteries transform energy. Read more. groundreport.in/latest/price-d…

Wahid Bhat explores how pollution is reshaping the lives of fishing communities around Anchar Lake.

I live very close to Thajiwas glacier. I've watched the thousand-year-old ice melt with my own eyes. It's shrunk 34% since 1992. Scientists say it could be gone in 20 years. Read what's happening to my home. #ClimateChange tinyurl.com/mrkpznaz tinyurl.com/keej3pds

Much of this work was about holding space for slow, complex realities unfolding across regions and communities. 🌾💧 Wrapping it all up isn’t easy, but here’s an attempt. Stay tuned for our journey next year!

Reality check: Despite claims of NO power tariff increase in J&K, our monthly bill increased from ₹1300 to ₹1560, 20% hike. Is this the 'New Year gift' JKNC is talking about? Ground reality tells a different story. Omar Abdullah J&K PDP Imran Nabi Dar JKPDD

Wahid Bhat Explore, this story looks at how a city’s waste system quietly affects health, homes, and access to basic safety. 🏠⚠️

I reported a similar pattern from Bihar with my colleague Syed Abubakr Fatmi while doing a 3-part story series on the plight of Gangetic Dolphins. 80+ drains flow into Ganga in Bhagalpur alone where 4 STPs had been sanctioned, two still not operational. earthjournalism.net/stories/sand-s…

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱-𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 #Climate Change At 21.0°C, #𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗿 recorded its hottest February day ever, surpassing the previous record of 20.6°C set on 29 February 1940 and equalled on 24 February 2016.

🎙 'पर्यावरण आज' एपिसोड-182, अप्रैल 3 🔻सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने चंबल सेंचुरी से सुरक्षा हटाने पर कहा न 🔻महिला आरक्षण पर 16 अप्रैल से संसद सत्र 🔻मप्र में सीधी मेडिकल टीचर्स भर्ती का विरोध 🔻उत्तरी इंडोनेशिया में 7.4 तीव्रता का भूकंप 🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3PDzww…

How Roads Are Killing Madhya Pradesh Leopards groundreport.in/groundreport/h… Chief Minister, MP Nitin Gadkari PMO India National Tiger Conservation Authority