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Editor’s review 2022: A warmer Arabian Sea, energy transition and a search for economic value

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 24 Dec 2022

[Podcast] Imprints: Finding molluscs with Devapriya Chattopadhyay

Sahana Ghosh, Kartik Chandramouli 23 Dec 2022

In India’s ambitious ethanol plan, sugarcane farmers feel they’ve got the short end of the stick

Manish Kumar 22 Dec 2022
Sandra Diaz, Argentine ecologist and co-chair of the IPBES Global Assessment, says that the indirect drivers of change such as the way we consume, eat, use energy, trade, and the ideas we have of what is a fulfilling life, impact nature. Photo by Casa Rosada (Argentina Presidency of the Nation)/Wikimedia Commons.

[Interview] IPBES scientist Sandra Diaz on the need for bold targets to tackle biodiversity loss

Sahana Ghosh 15 Dec 2022

Grazing and invasive species impact food availability for wild herbivores in MM Hills, finds study

Nobin Raja M. 12 Dec 2022

[Podcast] Imprints: Lake and archive diving with Atreyee Bhattacharya

Sahana Ghosh, Kartik Chandramouli 9 Dec 2022
There are only four tiger reserves in India where tigers and rhinos can coexist. Dudhwa Tiger Reserve is one such place. Photo by Sanjay Pathak.

Uttar Pradesh reports an increase in rhino population since reintroduction over three decades ago

Azeem Mirza 5 Dec 2022

[Podcast] GigaWhat: Fuelling startups

Mayank Aggarwal, Kartik Chandramouli 30 Nov 2022

Adivasi honey harvesters demand forest control and criticise ‘unfriendly’ conservation measures

Max Martin 29 Nov 2022

Identifying individual mugger crocodiles using drone technology to minimise conflicts

Anusha Krishnan 24 Nov 2022

[Commentary] Lifestyle For Environment is a noble concept, but needs a holistic approach

Dipak Anand, G.V. Gopi 18 Nov 2022

Mizoram youth protest against the national highways widening project

Nabarun Guha 17 Nov 2022
Intentional burning of jhum gone out of control at a forest adjacent to Phalee, during Phalee Luita, a seed sowing festival. Photo by Shemchon Awungshi, Phalee BMC.

[Commentary] Documenting the flora and fauna of Phalee to mitigate the impact of forest fires

Ng Ngashangva 7 Nov 2022

[Commentary] Kolkata’s climate action plan needs to be more gender-sensitive

Manoranjan Ghosh 4 Nov 2022

Coconut-based integrated farming could help sequester carbon, improve farm productivity: study

T. V. Padma 2 Nov 2022
Chennai city flooded after Cyclone Nivar in 2020.

[Explainer] What is Loss and Damage?

Mahima Jain 31 Oct 2022
The reflection of the bird.

The planet has lost 83% of its freshwater aquatic life in 50 years, finds report

Manish Chandra Mishra 27 Oct 2022

Deep-sea mining efforts gear up to meet clean energy demands amid concerns

Priyanka Shankar 26 Oct 2022
Dahisar in north Mumbai. Photo by Saumitra Shinde/Mongabay.

Mumbai activists demand that the tree geo-tagging information be made public

Hepzi Anthony 20 Oct 2022
Image shows a house sparrow perching on a grill in front of a house

[Book Review] ‘First Steps’ tracks the beginnings of citizen science in India

Renuka Kulkarni 19 Oct 2022
The habitat of the WWWD in the eastern part of the Indian Eastern Himalayan region, is likely to shift westward.

Climate change threatens the habitat of the endangered white-winged wood duck, finds study

Roopak Goswami 18 Oct 2022
An electric bus in Bengaluru. Photo by Ramesh NG/Flickr.

[Commentary] Personal, passenger and heavy vehicle segments need distinct strategies for energy transition

Saswata Chaudhury, Arijit Das 13 Oct 2022
Barnamali Malik along with other fishermen prepares to venture into the Kharasrota river to catch fish. They returned home empty handed after a seven-hour long sail. Photo by Aishwarya Mohanty.

Illegal fish poisoning threatens traditional fishers in Odisha; authorities say no complaints since 2020

Aishwarya Mohanty 6 Oct 2022
A Pokkali field in Ezhikkara. Photo by Kavya Sanjaya.

[Commentary] Pokkali, a GI-tagged rice variety, could be on the verge of extinction

Amalendu Jyotishi, Gummadi Sridevi, Kavya Sanjaya 5 Oct 2022
Amit Kumar Bal setting camera traps

[Interview] Researcher Amit Kumar Bal on studying carnivores in the thick of Mizoram forests

Nabarun Guha 3 Oct 2022
Anaemia prevalence among women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years of age) will fall from 53% to 39.5% if India’s clean air targets are met. Photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg/Wikimedia Commons.

Inhaling particulate matter is increasing the prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age

Sahana Ghosh 3 Oct 2022
Barasingha stags in Kanha National Park. Photo by Kandukuru Nagarjun/ Wikimedia Commons.

[Commentary] India’s wildlife conservation journey has had great strides and many hurdles

Usha Rai 28 Sep 2022
Women in Odisha selling dry fish.

Marine fishing ban in Odisha leads to loss of income for women involved in allied activities

Aishwarya Mohanty 26 Sep 2022

Health effects of heat stress will intensify disproportionately without ambitious efforts

Sahana Ghosh 23 Sep 2022

[Commentary] Mobilising resources for biodiversity conservation in the far eastern Himalayas

Kripa Shrestha 21 Sep 2022
A house flooded in Kerala during the floods of 2018.

Risk-informed planning essential to prevent floods in Kochi

Supriya Vohra 15 Sep 2022
Wild animals seized at Khankawn check gate in Champhai district. Photo by Mizoram police.

Champhai district in Mizoram is now a hotspot for wildlife trafficking in India

Nabarun Guha 15 Sep 2022

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