It was meant to be just another monsoon night of herping in the wild for five friends passionate about herpetology. A rainstorm was brewing in the foothills of the Kudremukh…
The infected wounds on the body of tusker Managalamkunnu Ayyappan were oozing pus during his interment in Kerala's Palakkad district, a day following his death on March 26. The Heritage…
As temperatures rise in Karnataka’s Malenadu region, located along the Western Ghats, the residents remain on high alert due to the resurgence of a tick-borne illness endemic to India—Kyasanur Forest…
That day, September 26, was all about gluttony when a sumptuous thali was served to us in Jharkhand for lunch. It had the usual pulses, vegetables, and piping hot rice,…
If there's one avian resident of the Western Ghats that has captured the imagination of both birders and researchers alike, it's the Nilgiri pipit. Not for its flamboyant plumage, mind…
In a stroke of serendipity, a team of researchers stumbled upon a new-to-science species of lizard while conducting a survey of the landscape for the habitat of another new discovery,…
Situated atop a hill, 50 km from the district headquarters of Dindori in Madhya Pradesh, is the village of Patangarh. During a visit here, earlier this year, the village resonated…
In the expansive compound surrounding Sundi Bai Uike's hut made from a mixture of clay and cow dung, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a row of 10…
A decade ago, scientist Gururaja K.V., who has discovered 23 species of frog from the Western Ghats, and his team unearthed a frog species in the ancient swamp forest of…
The Rupa Buddhist monastery is abuzz with activity as the Shertukpen people, a prominent tribe residing in the Rupa sub-division of the West Kameng district in the northeastern state of…
Nestled within the coastal communities of Kerala lies an age-old practice that embodies the essence of sustainable living: Kambavala fishing. This traditional method, deeply ingrained in local culture, not only…
Every January, coinciding with the winter solstice and the harvest festival of Sankranti, the village of Mathurapur in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, gears up for an unsual fair. Known…
Government initiatives over the past decade are accelerating the use of technology and innovation in the agriculture sector, with significant funding and potential job creation, despite challenges such as limited…
“It feels good to celebrate festivals only when there is money in hand. But now...,” said Guddi Bai. It was Rakshabandhan. A resident of the Sahariya tribal settlement in Moravan,…
The marketplaces in Arunachal Pradesh are brimming with an array of local delights, including seasonal kiwis, persimmons, nuts, etc. What’s most captivating to the waves of tourists flocking into the…
Over a year after the initiation of India's ambitious cheetah reintroduction project, the central government is now in the planning stages for establishing a cheetah breeding and conservation centre in…
On June 23, 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released an order announcing, retrospectively, the merger of the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) of Project Tiger and…
Between the towering Pir Panjal and Zanskar ranges in the Himalayas, lies one of the largest pasturelands called Thanpattan, spanning approximately 570 square kilometres. As I walked the pastureland in…
"In our childhood, the resonating sound of ulakkai (a stone pestle) grinding cholam (white corn) was our daily wake-up call. Our mother would sift it to make chola kali (corn…
Adding to the large repertoire of amphibian species found in the biodiversity hotspots in India are three new-to-science frog species discovered from the Namdapha-Kamlang landscape of Arunachal Pradesh. These discoveries…