Jodhpur is famously called the Blue City of India. It is located in the Thar Desert. Read in detail about Jodhpur, where ...

Thanks to increased accessibility to water and energy, the Thar Desert is now the most populated desert on Earth.

India’s Thar Desert, one of the hottest and driest regions on Earth, is undergoing a surprising transformation. Over the past ...

Amid the golden dunes and sun-scorched winds of India’s desert lands, ancient temples rise like mirages from another era—weather-worn yet unwavering. These sacred sites are more than ruins; they are ...

A woman and her two children draw water from a well in the Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert. | Credit: ...

Greening of India's Thar Desert could be due to the combined effects of climate change and human activities, such as groundwater pumping, a study has found.      Also known as the 'Great Indian Desert ...

In India, drylands comprise nearly 70% of the total land area and support approximately 1.5 billion people. Among these, the Thar Desert, an arid zone of approximately 200,000 square kilometers ...

Air pollution could be making rainfall more acidic in cities such as Vishakhapatnam, Allahabad, Mohanbari (Assam), while dust from the Thar could be making rain more alkaline in Jodhpur, Pune and ...

Maru Mangala was launched with the aim to celebrate the developments in Barmer – once feared as the dreaded 'kalapaani' of mainland India, which today has become a beacon of hope and prosperity for ...