Is a tiger reserve in Rajasthan’s Kumbhalgarh a bad idea?
On July 5, 2021, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, BJP member and Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari wrote to the Centre, seeking that the Kumbhalgarh and Todgarh Raoli Sanctuaries…
Articles by Rosamma Thomas
Rosamma Thomas is a freelance journalist based in Pune, India.
Leatherback turtles under threat as government considers ‘development’ in Little Andaman
A 58-page, undated “vision document” for the “sustainable development” of the Little Andaman Island in the Bay of Bengal was produced by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog,…
Will the latest sloth bear corridor in Mount Abu serve its purpose?
On November 11, 2020, the Union Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change notified the limits of an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, bordering…
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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
- Stubble burning is back, smothering north India with concerns for the upcoming winter
- Humans are contaminating Earth’s waterways with medicines, pharmaceutical ingredients
- Inhaling particulate matter is increasing the prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age
- Health effects of heat stress will intensify disproportionately without ambitious efforts
Almost Famous Species
- [Video] Hangul, the shy Kashmiri deer, is facing the threat of extinction as its habitat shrinks
- Identifying individual mugger crocodiles using drone technology to minimise conflicts
- How preserving forests could save the Indian giant squirrel
- Climate change threatens the habitat of the endangered white-winged wood duck, finds study
Eco Hope
- Urban farms offer a fresh perspective on managing kitchen waste and nurturing a community
- [Book Review] ‘First Steps’ tracks the beginnings of citizen science in India
- Clouds, droughts and other elements of nature recur in Rajasthan’s folk songs
- Longwood Shola forest is a water source for villages in the Nilgiris, maintains biodiversity
India's Iconic Landscapes
- [Video] Hangul, the shy Kashmiri deer, is facing the threat of extinction as its habitat shrinks
- Rajasthan is getting wetter and it’s not good news for the desert ecology
- [Commentary] Traditional water harvesting structures in the Thar desert are vanishing
- [Maps] Environmental path cleared for Great Nicobar mega project
Beyond Protected Areas
- Adivasi honey harvesters demand forest control and criticise ‘unfriendly’ conservation measures
- A newly described cave bat in Sri Lanka indicates presence of more species
- Concern over translocation of tigers in Maharashtra, as conditions in new areas ‘unfavourable’
- Top invasive species are blooming in India despite climate change
Conserving Agro-biodiversity
- Making sense of rainfall changes in Karnataka’s coffee estates through old records
- Adivasi honey harvesters demand forest control and criticise ‘unfriendly’ conservation measures
- [Commentary] Is agroecological farming a solution for rainfed degraded land?
- Farmers fear low fruit production as Kashmir records decline in precipitation
Just Transitions
- India needs to weigh options before partnership with G7 countries to accelerate a just energy transition
- Oil refinery sparks protests over livelihood concerns in Ratnagiri
- After little success in past, India revisits plan to repower its ageing wind turbines
- Land banks in Jharkhand may become a recipe for conflicts
