[Explainer] The cost of plastic waste
Over the last decade, the waste industry has been quietly growing. Given the growing rates of trash generation, this is hardly a surprise. In 2012, the world generated 1.3 billion…
Articles by Anusha Krishnan
Anusha Krishnan is a part-time science writer and editor and full-time mom from Bangalore, India. She loves writing about new scientic discoveries, and believes that the art of storytelling is crucial for successful science communication.
[Explainer] The life of plastic: born a hero, dying an outcast, resurrected a monster
Plastic is a boon to many industries as a versatile material that can be moulded into myriad products from simple packaging bags to life-saving medical devices. When a plastic product…
Tracking rivers, the highways of plastic waste
In an effort to identify plastic accumulation and leakage hotspots along the Ganges river, a recent project in three north Indian cities found that roughly 10–25% of all the plastic…
Why tiger conservation efforts need genetic data
Tigers once roamed the lands from Turkey in the west to the Amur river basin in the east, across south and southeast Asia all the way to the island of…
What is molecular ecology and how does it help in conservation?
Humans are testing the limits of most species’ survival, with their planet-wide changes. As urbanisation, deforestation, loss of wildlife, and human-wildlife conflicts continue to spiral up, there is a need…
[Interview] Science on a shoestring budget
Ethologist and evolutionary ecologist, Raghavendra Gadagkar has been researching animal behavior for the last 25 years using simple, inexpensive, and exquisitely thought-out experiments. In his latest book, Experiments in Animal…
Architectural secrets of termite mounds
Of the insect world’s many architects, the termites are undoubtedly the reigning monarchs. The earthen mounds that these tiny insects construct out of soil, water and their own saliva, are…
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Wetland Champions
- [Commentary] India establishes the largest network of Ramsar Sites in South Asia
- [Commentary] Wetland champions: Promise from the grassroots
- The story of Jakkur lake sets an example for inclusive rejuvenation projects
- Welcome to Tsomgo lake: Please don’t litter
Environment And Health
- In a Himachal village, people accuse a waste management plant for contaminating water
- [Commentary] Worsening water quality in Ganga’s lower stretches and what it means for us
- Human disturbance alters parasite communities, increases infectious disease: study
- Lower species richness in deforested landscapes tied to high Kyasanur forest disease risk: study
Almost Famous Species
- Sea snakes along Konkan coast imperilled by bycatch, lack of enforcement of fishery regulations
- Newly declared dugong conservation reserve will help protect marine biodiversity
- [Commentary] Tracing the history, portrait and uses of the panneer rose
- Butterfly records at the forefront of Arunachal’s biodiversity sightings
India's Iconic Landscapes
- Climate mitigation should not come at cost of biodiversity conservation, warns tropical savannah ecologist
- Tracking rivers, the highways of plastic waste
- Snug in Kashmir’s meadows, ox-eye daisy worries scientists
- Assam to destroy nearly 2500 seized rhino horns in anti-poaching message
Beyond Protected Areas
- Sea snakes along Konkan coast imperilled by bycatch, lack of enforcement of fishery regulations
- Return of the tiger at West Bengal’s Buxa tiger reserve
- Artificial nests for barn owls help farmers befriend these natural rodent killers
- Forests of faith face encroachments and invasive species in Punjab
Conserving Agro-biodiversity
- [Video Explainer] What is the significance of the Biological Diversity Amendment Bill and why did it face opposition?
- Tackling agrobiodiversity loss in Odisha’s Similipal protected area
- An indigenous community in Meghalaya offers lessons in climate resilience
- Sweet pineapples and a variety of trees nurture each other in this patchwork plantation
Just Transitions
- Fearing repeat of police action during POSCO agitation, Odisha village isolates itself
- Bihar farmers await PM-KUSUM rollout
- Solar power station at Bihar’s ‘first solar village’ is now a makeshift cattle shed
- To boost its slow progress on clean energy, Bihar looks at floating and rooftop solar alternatives
