Nabarun Guha

Nabarun Guha

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Nabarun Guha is a freelance journalist based in Assam. He has previously worked as a staff reporter for publications like Eastern Chronicle and Eclectic Northeast. He has also written for The Indian Express and East Mojo. While he majorly writes on environmental issues — especially those that concern northeast India, he also covers beats like politics and human interest.

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National Disaster Response Force personnel conduct a rescue operation at the site of the explosion at Baghjan, Tinsukia district, Assam on June 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Partha Sarathi Das)

A new book documents voices from the Baghjan disaster

Nabarun Guha 19 Feb 2026

A community-managed goat bank supports farmers for livestock losses

Shailesh Shrivastava, Nabarun Guha 11 Feb 2026
The pit in Thangkso in East Jaintia Hills where the accident took place. NDRF personnel carrying out their operation. Image by NDRF.

Incident at illegal coal mine resurfaces concerns about banned rat hole mining

Nabarun Guha 10 Feb 2026
Mahouts ready a captive elephant for safaris in Kaziranga National Park. Image by SeethaG via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Elephant’s death spotlights conditions in safari tourism

Nabarun Guha 13 Jan 2026

A border village creates a community sanctuary for its state bird

Nabarun Guha 6 Jan 2026
A train station in Assam. Experts say that elephant–train collisions are not new to people in the Kampur subdivision in Nagaon. In 2016, four elephants were mowed down by a train, close to the spot of the recent accident. Representative image by Himanshum14 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Jumbo deaths on tracks expose gaps in wildlife safety

Nabarun Guha 31 Dec 2025
Pallas's cat. The survey that captured the cat also shot images of the Brokpa herding community whose centuries-old pastoral traditions enable coexistence with wildlife. Image courtesy of WWF-India.

Survey finds wild cats at record heights

Nabarun Guha 7 Oct 2025

Dead snakes can still inject venom

Nabarun Guha 23 Sep 2025
A fishing cat in Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary in the Sundarbans preys on a monitor lizard. Image by Soumyadip Santra.

Rare natural history moment of a fishing cat captured on camera

Nabarun Guha 17 Sep 2025
The marbled cat, classified as near threatened in the IUCN Red List, receives protection under Schedule I of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. It is a small semi-arboreal cat that is similar in size to a large domestic cat, though with a longer, bushy tail. Representative image by James Eaton via Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0).

Camera traps confirm marbled cat’s presence in Assam forests

Nabarun Guha 20 Aug 2025

World’s smallest wild cat recorded in West Bengal

Nabarun Guha 19 Aug 2025
A dhole in Kabini. Image by Ranjith Kumar 2016 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The return of the dholes

Nabarun Guha 21 Jul 2025
A medical camp held at a school in Rudrasagar, Assam. Image by District Commissioner, Sivasagar.

Gas leak in Assam oil rig under control but has affected hundreds

Nabarun Guha 3 Jul 2025
A tiger in Kaziranga National Park. Representative image by Sagar via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Tiger death highlights strained human-wildlife interactions

Nabarun Guha 13 Jun 2025
Rescue operation in a flood affected area in Imphal West, Manipur. Photo credit- Manipur Police

Record rainfall followed by floods and landslides batter Northeast India

Nabarun Guha 9 Jun 2025

First photographic record of a clouded leopard preying on a Bengal slow loris

Nabarun Guha 30 May 2025
A house in Byrnihat, whose topography contributes to pollution — hills on both sides, blocked river channels and low-pressure zones. Cement and coke factories, and distilleries intensify pollution effects, along with environmental violations.

Living in the most polluted city in the world

Nabarun Guha 13 May 2025
A Border Security Force outpost sign at the India-Pakistan border in Burj, Amritsar, Punjab. Image by Nabarun Guha.

Border village farmers navigate conflict and survival

Nabarun Guha 9 May 2025
A community awareness event in Khatra, Bankura, about wildlife and the laws related to hunting. Image by HEAL.

Efforts to end ritualistic hunting results in reduced kills

Nabarun Guha 7 May 2025
A camera trap image of a fishing cat with a kill in Bongaon. Image by Samrat Chakraborty.

Conserving fishing cats outside protected areas

Nabarun Guha 31 Mar 2025

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