Ankila Hiremath

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Ankila Hiremath is an adjunct senior fellow at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bengaluru.

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Earth-moving equipment clears vegetation along the Central Ridge in Delhi. Image by Pradip Krishen.

Delhi witnesses a travesty of ecological restoration [Commentary]

Ankila Hiremath, Vikram Iyer 1 Jul 2026

Banni in Gujarat, is among the largest grasslands in India, and has been earmarked for large-scale grass plantations via tillage.

[Commentary] Restoring Indian grasslands does not require disturbing soil and planting grasses, but more science

Ashish Nerlekar, Ankila Hiremath 8 Aug 2022

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Workers use machinery to fell trees in Aarey colony, amid protests in Mumbai. Representative image. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)