Groundwater depletion in Haryana a cause of serious concern
India is the world’s largest user of groundwater with over 80% of the rural and urban domestic water supplies met by available groundwater. But each year the water table keeps…
Articles by Vivek Gupta
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Another veterinary painkiller, nimesulide, causing vulture deaths in India: study
A veterinary pain killer drug, nimesulide, has been causing the death of vultures in India, finds a new study published in the latest edition of the international scientific journal, Environmental Science…
Haryana’s first community reserve, ancient Brahma Sarovar pond, awaits restoration
In July 2017, the Haryana government had declared a 100-acre pond site at village Thana in its Kurukshetra district as the state’s first community reserve site, to conserve its rich…
Chandigarh’s Sukhna wildlife sanctuary remains unprotected as Punjab, Haryana delay on eco sensitive zone
The Sukhna Wildlife sanctuary, home to unique flora and fauna, on the outskirts of Chandigarh, remains unprotected as Punjab and Haryana, in which part of the sanctuary lies, delay the…
Winter drought in Himachal impacts agriculture and drinking water supply
Madan Lal, a farmer from Bagtheru village in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district, was hoping for a good return this year for his wheat crop sown last December. But with scanty…
As depolluting Sutlej river delayed, impact on health continues
Two shades of river water passing through Ludhiana’s Manewal village explain it all. It is at this village where the Sutlej river, which originates in Tibet before it enters Punjab…
Scientific survey maps 73 snow leopards in Himachal Pradesh
Till recently, the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh (HP) was only making wild guesses about the population status of the snow leopard, the state animal of HP. After three years,…
Gharials bounce back in Punjab but the real test is breeding
Over half a century after they were considered extinct in Punjab, the critically endangered long-snouted gharials have bounced back to life in the northern state, thanks to a reintroduction programme,…
Smoke from stubble burning in Punjab may aggravate COVID-19 symptoms
Stubble burning in Punjab has annually been cited as the main contributor to the smog in Delhi and parts of northern India in pre-winter months. Delhi’s air quality levels in…
Punjab’s Mattewara forest and Sutlej river under threat from upcoming industrial park
The Punjab cabinet has approved an industrial park near the Mattewara forest range and Sutlej River in the Ludhiana district. The approval has triggered protests against the project, while the government…
The Indus dolphin is struggling in India, thriving in Pakistan
“Have you seen dolphins in your area?” “You mean Bhulan Machi (long-lipped fish),” replied 22-year-old Bagha, a boatman who ferries people on the banks of the Beas river in Karmuwala village of Punjab’s…
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Environment And Health
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Almost Famous Species
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- Common, yet threatened: The case of northeast India’s Malayan giant squirrels
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India's Iconic Landscapes
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- [Video] Mapping Tamil Nadu’s grasslands to protect them and know their role in carbon storage
- The development plan that could end up sinking Lakshadweep islands
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Beyond Protected Areas
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- Neglect shrouds Behali Reserve Forest’s biodiversity along Assam-Arunachal border
- Longest dispersal of a female tiger recorded in Central India
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Conserving Agro-biodiversity
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- Coloured cotton from India on the cusp of commercial release in 2021
- Revival and absence of Bengaluru’s traditional crop varieties
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Just Transitions
- Bigwigs of India’s fossil-fuel industry could drive the country’s green energy sector
- Subsidies for India’s renewable sector are falling, needs renewed support, says study
- Land conflicts on the horizon as India pursues a clean energy future
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