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GI tags protect Indian tradition amid impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss

Priyanka Shankar 6 Jun 2024

[Explainer] How are species named?

Anusha Krishnan 4 Jun 2024

Dwindling forest commons leave Koraput tribal communities with little to celebrate

Simrin Sirur 22 May 2024

Traditional cropping system of Ram-mol secures harvest, ensures income security

Priyamvada Kowshik 15 May 2024

A new handbook recommends how to avoid elephant deaths on roads, rail tracks

Arathi Menon 9 May 2024

The curious case of a frog and a fungus

Arathi Menon 1 May 2024

New rules spell giant troubles for jumbos

K.A. Shaji 23 Apr 2024

Kyasanur Forest Disease: A ticking health bomb in the Western Ghats

Arathi Menon 12 Apr 2024

Indigenous knowledge of Jharkhand’s forest greens need preserving

Kushagra Rajendra, Vineeta Parmar 10 Apr 2024

Nilgiri pipit seeks better status as habitat shrinks

Arathi Menon 9 Apr 2024

With a new discovery, lizard studies get an edge

Arathi Menon 5 Apr 2024
Artist Bhajju Shyam paints himself immersed in nature, playing the Bana and singing traditional songs. Photo by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

Converting folklores to fine art

Manish Chandra Mishra 12 Mar 2024

Millet tradition loses flavour among Madhya Pradesh’s tribals

Shuchita Jha 11 Mar 2024

Scientists leap beyond Latin to give local flair to species names

Laasya Shekhar 7 Mar 2024

Tapping traditional watermills for sustainable energy solutions

Barasha Das 29 Feb 2024

[Commentary] Changing shore seines call for better support system for Kerala fishers

A. Suresh, N. Manju Lekshmi, V.R. Madhu, Vijaykiran V. 27 Feb 2024

Trash doesn’t go waste at this “broken fair”

Joymala Bagchi 23 Feb 2024

Government support and investor interest in agritech could boost India’s farming sector

Kundan Pandey 16 Feb 2024

Forest dwellers struggle amid depleting forest resources

Satish Malviya 13 Feb 2024

Brokpas bank on yak milk products to sustain traditional livelihood

Barasha Das 1 Feb 2024

While Banni readies for cheetah, native pastoralists demand land rights

Dhairya Gajara 30 Jan 2024

[Commentary] Ambiguity on fund allocation shrouds Project Tiger and Project Elephant merger

Akshay Chettri, Ishika Patodi 23 Jan 2024

[Commentary] Pressures on the Thanpattan pastureland threaten biodiversity, pastoral livelihoods

Nidhi Singh 19 Jan 2024

A village nurtures traditional food systems in response to climate change

Catherine Gilon 10 Jan 2024

Named after their habitats, three new frogs add to Arunachal’s biodiversity

Arathi Menon 1 Jan 2024

Say cheese! Traditional pastoralists embrace innovation with artisanal cheese

Azera Parveen Rahman 25 Dec 2023

Kerala farmers go bananas over diversity

Arathi Menon 20 Dec 2023

Reviving anyat millet to reconnect a community with its culinary roots

Sanskrita Bharadwaj 18 Dec 2023

Graze or blaze: Study looks at ways to manage grass dominance in savannahs

Arathi Menon 8 Dec 2023

Adivasis of Kerala’s Attappadi hills revive millet cultivation to preserve a fading tradition 

Max Martin 7 Dec 2023

[Commentary] Erratic weather, altered social dynamics disrupt mahua economy in eastern India

Abhijit Dey, Joydeep Chakraborty 29 Nov 2023
An elephant with a radio collar walks through a coffee estate on May 18, 2023, near Sakleshpur, Hassan district, Karnataka. Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa

There is more to radio collaring than cheetah deaths

Arathi Menon 6 Oct 2023

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