South Asia

participants at Indore workshop

31 May, 2022

EJN Hosts Media Workshop on Air Pollution for Journalists in Indore, India

a woman in a sari harvests a crop in a field

Harnessing Soil Biodiversity to Boost Food Security and Limit Climate Change

Sharmila Vaidyanathan

The sun rises over Lake Vembanad in Kerala. Though the region is known for its blazingly hot temperatures, overcast skies during monsoon seasons mean solar power isn’t always reliable.

Can Solar Power Save India’s Iconic Houseboat Capital?

Sara Hylton

Rachna Sachasinh

a collage of elephant calves illegally caught from the wild

19 Apr, 2022

In Sri Lanka, EJN Media Grantee Centers Environmental “Stories from the Margins”

gem mining in Ratnapura

Demand for Sand Threatens Rivers and Freshwater Fish in Southern Sri Lanka

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe

houses on a hill with snow

Mega Solar Park Could Put Spiti on Thin Ice in India's Himachal Pradesh

Meenakshi Kapoor

a man holds a snake

Indigenous Snake-venom Tappers Lose Livelihoods in India

SV Krishna Chaitanya

plastic waste

Unauthorized Construction Continues in Protected Hakkinda, Sri Lanka

Kumarage Waththe Priyantha Asela Kuruluwansha

the sun rising

Could Tamil Nadu's Energy Policies Serve as a Model for the Rest of India?

Naresh Green

Lake with mountains in the background

Moragahakanda Dams Trigger Avalanche of Ecological Harms

Tharushi Weerasinghe

a man in a blue shirt and white pants standing in front of several large solar panels on a grassy field, with a white dog standing next to him

How Crowdfunding Can Fill The Finance Gap For Farmers To Go Solar in India

Jency Samuel

women standing next to a waterfall

Open Defecation Causes Environmental Damage, Pollution in the Hilly Regions of Sri Lanka

kalavarshny kanagaratnam

BK Bahinipati, a ‘prosumer’, with solar panels on his roof in Bhubaneswar. Photo: Rakhi Ghosh BK Bahinipati, a ‘prosumer’, with solar panels on his roof in Bhubaneswar. Photo: Rakhi Ghosh

In Odisha, Regular Cyclones Push People Toward Renewable Energy

Rakhi Ghosh

sunset over a wide river

In Sri Lanka’s Deduru Oya River Basin, Flood Victims Still Unaware of Global Climate Crisis

Thambiliya Godage Supun Lahiru Prakash

rooftop solar

Impractical Conditions Lead to Poor Adoption of Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Energy in Maharashtra, India

Varsha Torgalkar

two whooper swans in flight

Migratory Birds Fly Towards Poachers and Vanishing Wetlands in Himalayan Kashmir

Raihana Maqbool

an image of a hand spread out with five fingers and the inside of the hand is a field of white and yellow flowers

Chinese Researcher Talks Biocultural Diversity Preservation Ahead of UN Biodiversity Conference

Yan Wang

A fisher in Sri Lanka standing on a boat repairing a fishing net

Sea Cucumber Farming Spells Death to Traditional Coastal Fishing in Northern Sri Lanka

Sandranathan Rubatheesan

Elephant walks along a dusty road

Elephants at the Horowapathana Elephant Holding Ground in Sri Lanka Starve to Death

Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi

a view of naren village, a town on a hill with mountains behind it

In China's Yunnan Province, Tribal Communities Work to Preserve Cultural Heritage

Yan Wang

Boat in the water and man dragging a dead shark

Sri Lankan Government to Expand Vessel Monitoring as Fishers Continue to Fish in Foreign Waters

Malaka Rodrigo

Ship on the sea with sunset

What’s Happening at the Site where the Pearl Ship Sunk off the Coast of Sri Lanka?

Veerarajan Priyatharshan

illustration of tick under magnifying glass

Scrub Typhus: A Common but Little-known Deadly Disease in India

Aradhna Wal

tea pickers

Worms Thriving in Brains, Tea Garden Workers in Assam, India Lose Lives, Livelihoods

Aatreyee Dhar

a forest

Forest Conservation Efforts in Southwestern China Are Threatening Tribal Culture

Yan Wang

a group of people in colorful outfits stand facing away from the camera looking up at a large building temple with statues

India's Coastal Temple Town of Konark Plans to Become 100 Percent Solar-Powered

Rakhi Ghosh

a fuel station

The Fuel of the Future? A Webinar for Journalists on Green Hydrogen

green swamp scenery

Crime and Environmental Destruction Around Sri Lanka’s Kumbukkan Oya

ARUL KARKI

Group of people stand in a crowd

In Pannala, People Bear Witness to Environmental Disaster in Sri Lanka

Prasad Purnamal

flooding

Floods and Other Extreme Weather Events Pose Dangers to Mothers and Newborns in Chennai, India

Gowthami Subramaniam

sandy beach dunes

Sand Excavation in Sri Lanka's Mannar Will Lead To Destruction

R.Ramkumar

people walking on Mt Lavinia beach

Sand Dredging Project on Sri Lanka’s Coast Leads to Erosion, Livelihood Loss

Jithendri Gomes