Mongabay-India • 13 May 2026

Scientists report plastic-rock formation from India’s western coast

Researchers have documented evidence of a plastic-rock hybrid from Maharashtra’s Diveagar beach. This finding highlights a critical transition where plastics are no longer merely pollutants, but are actively participating in sedimentary processes.

The Hindu • 30 March 2026

Secretive jungle cats need habitats outside protected areas: study

A new study’s finding that jungle cats use agricultural landscapes aligns with previous knowledge of the species. In and around farms, these cats keep rodent populations in check, thus ‘protecting’ crops. However, these landscapes lie outside protected areas and harbour several threats, including fragmented habitats and speeding vehicles.

Mongabay-India • 16 February 2026

Artificial Nesting Structures May Act as Ecological Traps for White-Bellied Sea Eagles

A new study finds that white-bellied sea eagles nesting on towers along Odisha’s coast produced fewer fledglings than those nesting on trees.

Good Food Movement • 1 October 2024

How Artisanal Cheese is Saving Traditional Herders

Efforts to connect pastoral communities to new markets paid off.

The Swaddle • 26 November 2023

Human Noise Is Now the Sound of Extinction

With environmental degradation, ecologists say natural sounds are going eerily silent -- the loudness of humans is taking over the planet.

The Swaddle • 13 November 2023

Everyone's Sleepless, Exhausted. Why Did Rest Become So Scarce?

The choice to sacrifice sleep isn’t really a choice – it’s structurally built-in.

The Citizen • 19 June 2020

Baghjan Oil Well Fire Threatens Survival, Causes 'Irreversible' Ecological Damage

Less than 1 km from Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and at a mere distance of 500 metres from Maguri Motapung beel—a critical wetland habitat in Tinsukia district, Assam—the Baghjan oil well, operated by Oil India Limited (OIL) caught fire on June 9. The fire scorched fields, burned houses and displaced over 1600 families, with environmentalists fearing drastic ecological consequences of the industrial disaster.

The Citizen • 22 September 2019

Jal Sahelis: Women in Bundelkhand Tackle the Water Crisis

India’s water crisis, made severe by stressed water resources and grave mismanagement, is predicted to worsen in the near future. Women in Bundelkhand have been assembling under the Jal Saheli model to take the first step towards tackling water scarcity in their drought-prone villages.

The Citizen • 1 May 2020

'Etalin Hydro Project Threatens Our Existence': In Conversation with an Idu Mishmi

“As an Idu Mishmi, I’m concerned that our existence is under threat because of these dams,” Aito Miwu told The Citizen.

The Swaddle • 21 April 2023

Virgins, Again

If virginity is a social construct, why are so many women covertly undergoing surgery to ‘restore’ it?

The Swaddle • 22 November 2022

Are Differences in Sex Hormones Behind the High Prevalence of Autoimmune Disorders Among Women?

Autoimmune conditions disproportionately affect women, yet they remain underdiagnosed and undertreated.

The Swaddle • 12 November 2023

Psyched Up: We’re Probably Getting Attachment Styles All Wrong

Unlike what Instagram suggests, the attachment theory isn’t a way to diagnose potential – or failing – relationships. Or people. In 'Psyched Up', we find out what’s wrong with the pop psychology fads we love.

The Swaddle • 28 August 2023

The Dark Legacy of Scientific Research Using Marginalized Bodies

Radioactive roti experiments reveal the troubling history of Black, Brown, and colonized women being experimented on.

The Citizen • 22 April 2020

Sex Workers Struggle in Lockdown

For one of the most marginalised communities, that already lives on the brink of invisibility, the lockdown has meant a complete loss of income and a struggle for daily survival.

The Swaddle • 19 October 2022

How Unequal Access to Green Space Impacts Health

Social and economic inequalities ensure that green spaces are appropriated by a few — despite the health benefits they can offer to many.

The Swaddle • 12 June 2023

From ‘Smart Graveyards’ to Griefbots, Is Digital Immortality the Future of Death?

Death tech’s pursuit of “digital immortality” is reshaping how we process loss. In The Future Of, we unpack technology’s growing influence on our lives to answer the pressing question — What lies ahead?

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Unbox Cultural Futures Society

Copyediting and proofreading

Copyedited and proofread 30 craft stories and supporting content for 'Living Crafts', a project by UnBox Cultural Futures Society in collaboration with FutureEverything in the UK.

The Swaddle

Podcast research, writing and production

Co-produced, co-scripted and co-hosted The Swaddle's science podcast, 'The Missing Link'. The podcast explores humanity’s most urgent questions – and the answers that might be lurking in unexpected science. Each episode features a conversation with experts, exploring links between seemingly disparate subjects such as colonialism and the gut, butterfly migration and international borders, and black holes and disability.

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New Concept

Photography and documentation

Documented USAID-funded Vriddhi Project in four districts of Haryana: Panchkula, Jind, Hisar and Mewat. Photographed government interventions in reproductive, maternal and newborn healthcare.