Flash droughts set to increase in India, finds study
A new study predicts an increase in the frequency of flash droughts in India towards the end of this century. Intraseasonal variability of the summer monsoon rainfall and anthropogenic warming…
Articles by Deepa Padmanabhan
A freelance science journalist based in India, with bylines in National Geographic, NYMag, Quartz, Citylab and others.
Counting tigers on smartphones
India’s upcoming All India Tiger Estimation 2018 is all set to go hi-tech. The plan is to digitise data records with the help of an Android mobile application (app) and…
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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
- Lower species richness in deforested landscapes tied to high Kyasanur forest disease risk: study
- Soils from city parks are important hotspots of microbial diversity: study
- India’s dietary guidelines have a relatively lower carbon footprint: study
- [Commentary] Will the COVID-19 second wave buck the trend for the Indian middle class?
Almost Famous Species
- A bridge of trees reunites gibbons separated by a railway line in Assam
- The neelakurinji bloom is wilting with time
- Misfired shot: Law to protect camel is contributing to its decline in Rajasthan
- [Commentary] Bactrian camels in Nubra Valley provide lessons for conservation of animal genetic resource
Eco Hope
- Worshipping Waghoba: Faith meets conservation in Maharashtra where humans and leopards share space
- Why tiger conservation efforts need genetic data
- Keeping alive a mangrove conservationist’s legacy to protect Kerala coast
- [Interview] The glass ceiling has been shattered, says ZSI’s first woman director
India's Iconic Landscapes
- Snug in Kashmir’s meadows, ox-eye daisy worries scientists
- Assam to destroy nearly 2500 seized rhino horns in anti-poaching message
- Rethinking tourism could save Udaipur from its pressures
- [Commentary] India establishes the largest network of Ramsar Sites in South Asia
Beyond Protected Areas
- Unpacking how cyclones impact mangroves’ ability to soak up carbon dioxide
- When conservation efforts collide with tribal rights in Maharashtra
- Worshipping Waghoba: Faith meets conservation in Maharashtra where humans and leopards share space
- Why tiger conservation efforts need genetic data
Conserving Agro-biodiversity
- Sweet pineapples and a variety of trees nurture each other in this patchwork plantation
- How climate change is taking a toll on livelihoods of small-scale fishers in Kerala
- Plant Man Miguel Braganza on how Konkan Fruit Fest preserves food biodiversity
- Building up carbon sinks in northeast India’s shifting cultivation landscape
Just Transitions
- When salt is an essential commodity and salt makers are not
- Jharkhand’s solar pump scheme aims to improve lives of farmers by increasing irrigation potential
- Odisha has an ambitious electric vehicle plan but faces challenges
- Stone mining in Brahmagiri mountains chips away at the Godavari River ecosystem
