On a summer afternoon in 2017, field entomologist Vivek Sarkar and his field assistant Tushar Sangma, struggled to manoeuvre their motorbike on a dirt track as the mud squelched beneath…
It is almost May and the sun is beating down on the Dharampur village in Kachchh. Mavabhai Dangar surveys his crop of castor that has given him three good harvests…
In a breakthrough in saltwater crocodile conservation in Bangladesh, the country has started using a satellite tagging system to monitor the species’ movements, habits, and life span in the Sundarbans…
In the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, a small fishing village named Marianad (land of Mary) has significantly contributed to the development of the state's fisheries sector. It was the birthplace…
A comprehensive study has documented roosting colonies of the Indian flying fox, a bat species, and the characteristics of roost trees in Kurukshetra district of Haryana. As these large bats…
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On a hot day in late April, with the temperature reaching 43.2 degrees Celsius, M. Thayaramma, fetched pots of water from a nearby well. She washed her two cows in…
A new study assessing disaster risk along the coast of central Kerala has said that apart from measures like coastal protection, improving drainage, and installing early warning systems, improving the…
Walking through the streets of any Indian city this record-breaking summer, one may feel dizzy under the scorching heat. Turn into a street lined with trees, however, and there is…
Earlier this year, an elephant and its calf were struck by a train near Corbett National Park, resulting in the instant death of the animals. Just a few months prior,…
In the lead-up to India’s 2024 general election, the focus on urban life and governance has gained prominence in the manifestos of the national political parties, with commitments to address…
“We gave the world the game of polo” reads a big poster at the Mapal Kangjeibung, the Manipuri term for "outer polo ground". This is the oldest functional polo ground…
In September 2023, Rajesh Krishnan, farmer and CEO of the Thirunelly Agri Producer Company Ltd. in Wayanad, Kerala, noticed something strange in the region's paddy crops. The crops began displaying…
In mid-April, 2016, in Kadamat, Lakshadweep, there was a minor clash between people of two wards regarding pumping of groundwater from one ward to fill the water tanks of the…
As the sun set on the distant horizon of Borsapori village in Assam's Numaligarh area, Leela Charan Dutta and his five associates were busy packing hundreds of wooden boxes. As…
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Udaiveer Singh has been running a tender coconut stall in Nangal, a city in Punjab, for six years now. He buys 1,200 coconut pieces every six days from an agent…
“April is the cruellest month,” wrote T.S. Eliot in poem The Waste Land. For the 30 million residents of Kerala this April was particularly cruel, with the India Meteorological Department…
While conducting a survey after the Kerala floods, volunteer Maneeja Murali, met a teenage flood survivor with autism, who exhibited signs of trauma. "Her mother confided that the girl was…
Disruptions in observations and equipment supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic has left critical gaps in the Indian Ocean marine observation system for storm forecasting and fisheries planning. The U.S.…