The 2019 outbreak of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) that put Shivamogga district of Karnataka in the spotlight underscored a significant shift in the transmission pattern of the tick-borne zoonotic disease.…
Food consumption patterns exert the greatest influence on the differences in environmental footprints of Indians, especially as high-income households spend more on food in restaurants and in social events, says…
For the past many years, the farmers of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in the country, have been facing difficulties while guarding their fields. The fear of stray cows…
This story is Part 2 of a three-part series about the advances in agricultural technology in India. It discusses the commonly used agricultural technologies in the crop growth stage. Part…
Visitors to Anamalai Tiger Reserve could be in for an unexpected treat if the most recent study by primatologists in the Western Ghats is any indicator. Not only will they…
A study examining the dietary habits of endangered vultures in India reveals a significant reliance on domestic ungulates, except in south India where vultures predominantly consume wild carcasses, shedding light…
Legend has it that in a village on the island of Majuli in Assam, whenever someone needed something, they would go to a nearby beel (wetland) and pray to the…
While there is a multitude of global research on the latitudinal migration of wild species, studies on elevational movements, particularly on montane avifauna, are few and far between. Seasonal elevational…
In the Banni grasslands of Kachchh in Gujarat, Rasool bhai remembers the time his grandparents would narrate stories of how they would forage for local species of edible grass. The…
Eminent Indian ecologist and international environment policy expert S. Faizi is among the six recipients of the Alliance World of Scientists (AWS) 2024 Planet Earth Awards. A staunch supporter of…
Wildlife corridors are strips of habitats that connect larger landscapes or ecosystems which may be fragmented by human settlements, infrastructure and other forms of disturbances. These corridors allow for the…
A review of India’s 15-year rhino reintroduction programme in Assam finds that rhinos that were translocated in the state were able to adapt effectively to their new environment. It highlights…
Pollination often brings to mind bees and butterflies and long-beaked sunbirds buzzing about fragrant flowers, hungry for nectar. But a largely unrecognised fact is the role of lesser glamorous beetles…
Rekha Kol, 16, spends her days helping her mother with household chores and looking after her younger cousins next door. This has been her routine ever since she dropped out…
Extreme one-day rainfall events over the northeastern parts of Bangladesh and India region, including the state of Meghalaya, quadrupled over the four decades from 1979 onwards, due to the effects…
The coastal waters of Devipattinam in Tamil Nadu have been experiencing an unusual increase in the population of the invasive tilapia fish (Tilapia sp.). Fish of various sizes have been…
Every morning, Uday Mahale turns on his bathroom faucet to freshen up and he notices that it is still running dry. A farmer and taxi driver by profession, Uday has…
The Indian star tortoise is rampantly smuggled to serve the illegal pet and animal parts trade. It is endemic to the Indian subcontinent and inhabits two disjoined arid regions –…
In an episode of Richie Mehta’s recent web series Poacher, the protagonist Mala Jogi, a forest officer, is accompanied by her colleague Vijay Babu, and an ivory poacher’s relative Yadu,…
A landscape approach to forest restoration necessitates an integrated perspective that requires understanding the interdependent relationship between people and nature and ways that human activities both depend on and impact…
