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					<title>Local land-atmosphere processes influence heatwaves</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/local-land-atmosphere-processes-influence-heatwaves/</link>
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					<pubDate>21 May 2026 15:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[T. V. Padma]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extreme heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat impacts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat wave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat waves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heatwave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heatwaves]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Climate Connections]]>
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							<![CDATA[India]]>
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							<![CDATA[Cities and Towns, Climate Change, Climate Science, Extreme Weather Events, Impacts of Climate Change, and Villages]]>
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							<![CDATA[Not all heatwaves in the Indo-Gangetic Plain are caused by large-scale weather systems; many are driven by local land and atmospheric conditions, a new study from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, reports. Heat accumulates more because of local surface heating and air compression processes than because of warm air moving in from other [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Not all heatwaves in the Indo-Gangetic Plain are caused by large-scale weather systems; many are driven by local land and atmospheric conditions, a new study from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, reports. Heat accumulates more because of local surface heating and air compression processes than because of warm air moving in from other regions, the study says. Recognising these local precursors of extreme heat events is essential for improving early warning systems and helping communities prepare. The scientists examined the role of anticyclones — large-scale high-pressure systems in the atmosphere, often spanning hundreds of kilometres — in the formation of 10 major pre-monsoon heatwave episodes between 2010 and 2024. The anticyclones have previously been thought to transport warm air into the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The new study, however, shows that even under the same large-scale anticyclones, two very different types of heatwaves can form, depending on local factors. These two types of heatwaves are moist and dry heatwaves. Moist heatwaves develop in areas that received pre-monsoon showers, which wet the soil, Karthikeyan Lanka, Associate Professor at IIT Bombay’s Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering (CSRE), Centre for Climate Studies, and one of the study authors, says. When strong sunshine follows, the soil releases moisture into the air. At night, this moisture forms low clouds that act like a blanket, trapping the day&#8217;s heat close to the ground and preventing the land from cooling, Lanka explained to Mongabay-India. Over several days, heat steadily builds up and a heatwave sets in,&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/local-land-atmosphere-processes-influence-heatwaves/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Project Cheetah takes new turns as young males explore the wild</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/project-cheetah-takes-new-turns-as-young-males-explore-the-wild/</link>
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					<pubDate>21 May 2026 14:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Arathi Menon]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
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		<category><![CDATA[cheetah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheetahs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kuno]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuno National Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[project cheetah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rewilding]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Almost Famous Species]]>
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							<![CDATA[Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan]]>
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							<![CDATA[Big Cats, Biodiversity, Cats, Conservation, Mammals, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[Project Cheetah is entering unchartered territories. And quite literally so. Early this April, a young male cheetah, KP-2, travelled over 150 km from Kuno National Park into Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in neighbouring Rajasthan, leaving a trail of suspense in its wake. Though it was not the first time that KP-2 had undertaken long-range travel, the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Project Cheetah is entering unchartered territories. And quite literally so. Early this April, a young male cheetah, KP-2, travelled over 150 km from Kuno National Park into Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in neighbouring Rajasthan, leaving a trail of suspense in its wake. Though it was not the first time that KP-2 had undertaken long-range travel, the latest dispersal brought the young cheetah deep into the tourist zones of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. It also led to a rare “triple sighting” for tourists in the landscape where three big cats — a tiger, a leopard and a cheetah — were seen within the same area. KP-2 wandered around Ranthambore for over a month, trying to establish its territory. According to the latest reports, it was eventually caught and brought back to Kuno a few days before Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s visit to the national park earlier this month. KP-2 and its three siblings, all males, are sub-adults in their exploratory stage. Its sibling, KP-3, had also left Kuno recently and moved to the Dholpur area of Rajasthan, according to press reports. India’s ambitious wildlife programme, Project Cheetah, introduced African cheetahs into the country decades after the extinction of the Asiatic cheetah in India. Officially launched in September 2022, the goal of the project is to establish a free-ranging cheetah population in India while also using the species as a flagship for restoring and conserving open natural ecosystems such as grasslands, scrublands and savanna-like habitats. In April, a young male cheetah travelled over 150 km from Kuno&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/project-cheetah-takes-new-turns-as-young-males-explore-the-wild/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>The search for climate resilient coffee in a warming world</title>
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					<pubDate>21 May 2026 10:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Meena Menon]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate resilience agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm produce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Climate Connections]]>
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							<![CDATA[Western Ghats]]>
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							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Food, Plantations, Plants, Sustainability, and Western Ghats]]>
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							<![CDATA[Blending coffee and music comes naturally to Carnatic musician and coffee roaster Akshay Vaidyanathan. In 2019, he founded Kapikottai, a coffee brand he describes as a fun entrepreneurial experiment. A year later, he launched a new specialty coffee roast using Excelsa coffee beans, a less popular species of coffee.  While he introduced it as a [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Blending coffee and music comes naturally to Carnatic musician and coffee roaster Akshay Vaidyanathan. In 2019, he founded Kapikottai, a coffee brand he describes as a fun entrepreneurial experiment. A year later, he launched a new specialty coffee roast using Excelsa coffee beans, a less popular species of coffee.  While he introduced it as a small, experimental batch, Vaidyanathan says, “It’s been an institution since then, and sells out fast. A lot of people don’t realise it is another species. They feel it’s just good coffee.”   That distinction may soon matter more than ever.  Both Arabica and Robusta, the two species that dominate global coffee production, face mounting stress from rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns. Temperatures above 30°C reduce yields, affect bean quality and increase plant stress, particularly for Arabica coffee, which is more heat-sensitive than Robusta. India grows both varieties, though primarily Robusta, largely across the Western Ghats. With changing climate conditions, researchers and farmers are turning to alternative and lesser-known coffee species. Among them is Excelsa. An overlooked species gains new relevance Excelsa (C. dewevrei), native to parts of Tropical and West Africa as well as Southeast Asia, has long existed on the margins of India’s coffee landscape. The trees, often planted as boundary markers or for shade, can be found in South and Northeast India. However, they were never widely commercialised for coffee production.    As erratic weather patterns threaten coffee production, researchers and farmers are turning to more climate resilient coffee species like Excelsa (Coffea dewevrei).&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/the-search-for-climate-resilient-coffee-in-a-warming-world/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Vanishing mango landraces reflect the loss of shared landscapes [Commentary]</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/vanishing-mango-landraces-reflect-the-loss-of-shared-landscapes-commentary/</link>
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					<pubDate>20 May 2026 18:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Femi E. Benny]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Priyanka Shankar]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fruits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home gardens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mango]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Climate Connections]]>
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							<![CDATA[Kerala]]>
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							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Agroecology, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Food, Trees, and Villages]]>
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							<![CDATA[In many rural villages of Kerala, the Indigenous mango trees were once more than just a tree. These trees meant shade, season, memory, and public abundance. People named such trees — naattu manga (country mango). The term did not refer to a single botanical variety, but to local mango landraces, trees that had emerged, adapted, [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[In many rural villages of Kerala, the Indigenous mango trees were once more than just a tree. These trees meant shade, season, memory, and public abundance. People named such trees — naattu manga (country mango). The term did not refer to a single botanical variety, but to local mango landraces, trees that had emerged, adapted, and persisted within village landscapes over generations. They stood in homesteads, along roadsides, near paddy fields as well as in school grounds, but its fruits belonged to many. Their ownership was often legible on paper, but in practice their fruits moved across households and compounds. A naattu manga belonged, in a moral sense, to the village. Across Kerala, traditional agroecosystems have been steadily reshaped by land fragmentation, compound walls, real estate pressures, road expansion, and the shift from mixed homesteads to more enclosed forms of landholding. The loss is not only ecological; it is also cultural. When a large old mango tree is cut, a village does not merely lose fruit. It loses a seasonal meeting point, a taste archive, and a lineage of local adaptation that may never be properly named before it disappears. Scientifically, these trees belong to the species Mangifera indica, but socially they belonged to a wider commons. A 2015 biodiversity appraisal described mango as a keystone species of Kerala homestead gardens. Many of these local varieties under M. indica persist only as scattered trees in homesteads rather than as formal orchards. Therefore, to conserve these Indigenous mango varieties from across&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/vanishing-mango-landraces-reflect-the-loss-of-shared-landscapes-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>What a warming Pacific could mean for India&#8217;s monsoon and farming</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/what-a-warming-pacific-could-mean-for-indias-monsoon-and-farming/</link>
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					<pubDate>20 May 2026 15:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Max Martin]]>
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						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Niño]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extreme heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian monsoon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Niña]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monsoon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ocean warming]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Climate Connections]]>
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							<![CDATA[India]]>
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							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Climate Change, Climate Science, Extreme Weather Events, Global Warming, Impacts of Climate Change, and Monsoons]]>
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							<![CDATA[Under the blazing May sun in Karnataka’s semi-arid Kolar district, farmer Nagaraj N. is digging yet another borewell to protect his mulberry and paddy fields. Groundwater levels are falling in Channasandra village, where he lives, and he is unsure whether local canals will supply enough water if the monsoon falters. With forecasts hinting at a [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Under the blazing May sun in Karnataka’s semi-arid Kolar district, farmer Nagaraj N. is digging yet another borewell to protect his mulberry and paddy fields. Groundwater levels are falling in Channasandra village, where he lives, and he is unsure whether local canals will supply enough water if the monsoon falters. With forecasts hinting at a possible El Niño later this year, he is taking no chances. Across India, climate forecasters are watching the Pacific with similar unease. As global weather agencies warn of a possible strong El Niño — a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific that can disrupt weather worldwide — concern is growing in India over a weaker monsoon, water stress and crop losses. “The latest climate model predictions suggest the development of a severe El Niño over the Pacific Ocean,” said Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, Vice Chancellor of Atria University, Bengaluru, and former Secretary in the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Some models indicate the event could become strong, with sustained warming in the central tropical Pacific exceeding 1.5°C. “Abnormally warm waters are already present below the ocean surface across the equatorial Pacific,” Rajeevan said, adding that this subsurface heat could further strengthen the event, with a likely peak around November or December 2026. “The warming could be more than 2°C,” he told Mongabay-India. The implications could be significant. “This event could have major impacts, including on the Indian monsoon. Not every El Niño leads to a poor monsoon, but if this becomes a severe event, we could see&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/what-a-warming-pacific-could-mean-for-indias-monsoon-and-farming/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>The mammal wrapped in a shield of scales</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/the-mammal-wrapped-in-a-shield-of-scales/</link>
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					<pubDate>20 May 2026 14:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Team Mongabay-India]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[pangolin]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Species File]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[India]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Endangered species, Mammals, Wildlife, Wildlife Trade, and Wildlife Trafficking]]>
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							<![CDATA[Species File: Exploring India&#8217;s biodiversity, one species at a time. The pangolin is an unusual-looking mammal. Small and stumpy with a tapered snout, its entire body is covered with overlapping scales. When threatened, the pangolin curls up into a tight, impenetrable ball, its scales protecting it from predators. These same scales, however, render the animal [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Species File: Exploring India&#8217;s biodiversity, one species at a time. The pangolin is an unusual-looking mammal. Small and stumpy with a tapered snout, its entire body is covered with overlapping scales. When threatened, the pangolin curls up into a tight, impenetrable ball, its scales protecting it from predators. These same scales, however, render the animal vulnerable to another danger — the illegal wildlife trade. The pangolin is the world&#8217;s most trafficked mammal. There are eight species of pangolins found across Asia and Africa. India hosts two species: the Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), found across forests, scrublands, and grasslands south of the Himalayas, excluding the north-eastern region; and the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), which ranges through Assam and the eastern Himalayas. Nocturnal insectivores, pangolins use their long, sticky tongues to catch ants and termites, helping regulate insect populations in ecosystems. No reliable population estimate exists for either species in India. According to the IUCN Red List, the Indian pangolin is endangered, and the Chinese pangolin is critically endangered, due to declining populations. Both receive Schedule I protection under India&#8217;s Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, while all eight pangolin species are listed in Appendix I of CITES, banning international commercial trade. Despite these protections, pangolins continue to be poached for their scales and meat for their alleged medicinal value. Nearly 6,000 pangolins were poached in India between 2009 and 2017, according to a 2018 report by wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. Pangolins also breed slowly, usually one offspring at a time, making recovery&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/the-mammal-wrapped-in-a-shield-of-scales/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>What a coastal zoning map leaves out, explained in visuals</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/what-a-coastal-zoning-map-leaves-out-explained-through-maps/</link>
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					<pubDate>19 May 2026 19:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Shreya Raman]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Priyanka Shankar]]>
					</author>
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							<![CDATA[Hewing The Regulatory Tree]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[India and Puducherry]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Coast, Conservation, and Environmental Law]]>
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							<![CDATA[From above, the fish drying centre in Arikampettai, Karaikkal, in Puducherry district is barely visible — a thin strip of concrete with bamboo huts and blue tarpaulin sheets. But on the ground, this small patch sustains entire fishing communities. Women from the villages of Akkampettai, Kilinjalmedu and Karaikalmedu depend on spaces like these to dry [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[From above, the fish drying centre in Arikampettai, Karaikkal, in Puducherry district is barely visible — a thin strip of concrete with bamboo huts and blue tarpaulin sheets. But on the ground, this small patch sustains entire fishing communities. Women from the villages of Akkampettai, Kilinjalmedu and Karaikalmedu depend on spaces like these to dry the fish, which they sell later. Fishermen use the area to park boats, mend nets and repair engines. Children play here in the evenings. The Coastal Regulation Zone notification, aimed at protecting fragile coastal ecosystems, categorises land up to 500 metres from the high tide line into zones, with each zone receiving different kinds of protection. A key part of this zoning exercise is drafting the Coastal Zone Management Plans (CZMP). The CRZ notification mandates that states and union territories draft these plans and seek public consultation before seeking approval from the central environment ministry. Yet when these coastal maps are drawn at a scale where a single grid spans nearly 196 square kilometres, these shared coastal commons almost disappear, making it difficult for communities to meaningfully contest or shape plans that govern their coastline. Shreya Raman is a resident fellow at the Climate Change Media Hub, Asian College of Journalism. &nbsp; Banner image: A map of a fishing village in Karaikal made by the community to oppose the exclusion of their villages in the government-released CZM maps. Across Puducherry, villages made their own maps, geotagged them, and used them to create evidence of the omission of&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/what-a-coastal-zoning-map-leaves-out-explained-through-maps/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>How map scales impact coastal communities</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/how-map-scales-impact-coastal-communities/</link>
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					<pubDate>19 May 2026 19:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Shreya Raman]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Priyanka Shankar]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coastal maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maps]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Hewing The Regulatory Tree]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[India and Puducherry]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Coast, Conservation, and Environmental Law]]>
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							<![CDATA[Everyday, 75-year-old Kannachiamma wakes up at 1 a.m. and travels eight kilometres to the Karaikal harbour in the union territory Puducherry, to buy fish. By 4 a.m., she returns to a fish-drying centre near her village and starts meticulously cleaning and salting each fish before laying them on the concrete floor of a drying centre. [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Everyday, 75-year-old Kannachiamma wakes up at 1 a.m. and travels eight kilometres to the Karaikal harbour in the union territory Puducherry, to buy fish. By 4 a.m., she returns to a fish-drying centre near her village and starts meticulously cleaning and salting each fish before laying them on the concrete floor of a drying centre. The fish takes around three to four days to dry and once dried, she packs them up in a sack and sells them at the same harbour. “There is no profit really but on a good day I might earn ₹1,000. And that is how I survive,” said Kannachiamma. The fish drying centre, she said, is what her life depends on. The drying centre is only a 300 square metre-concretised patch on both sides of Mandapathur road in Karaikkal with small storage huts made of bamboo and tarpaulin sheets at the edges. For almost half of the women in the fishing villages of Akkampettai, Kilinjalmedu and Karaikalmedu in Puducherry, drying and selling fish is the primary source of livelihood, which is dependent on being able to access centres like these. However, India’s coastal regulation policy falls short in ensuring communities’ rights over commons like these drying centres. The Coastal Regulation Zone notification aimed at protecting fragile coastal ecosystems, categorises land up to 500 metres from the high tide line into zones, with each zone receiving different kinds of protection. A key part of this zoning exercise is the drafting of the Coastal Zone Management Plans&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/how-map-scales-impact-coastal-communities/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>As temperatures rise, cattle industry feels the strain</title>
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					<pubDate>19 May 2026 13:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Himanshu Arya]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Kundan Pandey]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cattle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cattle breeding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dairy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dairy sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extreme heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat Action Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat impacts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat wave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heatwave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[livelihood]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Climate Connections]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Uttar Pradesh]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Extreme Weather Events, Impacts of Climate Change, and Industry]]>
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							<![CDATA[Jagdish Agrahari, a resident of Sultanpur in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, started rearing cattle in August 2025 and selling milk to supplement his income. He has four jersey cows, one Holstein Friesian, and three buffaloes. Agrahari&#8217;s jersey cows fell sick during the weather-changing season in March, as they failed to adjust to the sudden increase [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Jagdish Agrahari, a resident of Sultanpur in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, started rearing cattle in August 2025 and selling milk to supplement his income. He has four jersey cows, one Holstein Friesian, and three buffaloes. Agrahari&#8217;s jersey cows fell sick during the weather-changing season in March, as they failed to adjust to the sudden increase in temperature. The treatment bill came to ₹20,000. He can manage the costs, he says, only because he and his two brothers also run a scrap shop. But most of the 80 million rural households that rely on cattle rearing and dairy for their livelihood have limited capacity to bear rising costs. These farmers have played an important role in the growth of India’s dairy sector over the last two decades. During this period, milk production increased from around 80 million tonnes in 2000 to 239 million tonnes in 2023. However, these gains are now under growing pressure as climate change begins to disrupt India’s cattle economy. A recent study by the New Delhi-based think tank, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), says that more than half (54%) of buffalo rearers reported climate-related impacts on their animals. The study claims that half of those rearing crossbred or exotic cattle and 41% of Indigenous rearers report similar impacts. The impact of climate change ranges from increased disease rates, restlessness, and mortality among bovines to reduced productivity and threats to the livelihoods and nutritional security of cattle rearers, it says. Shorter lactation periods, fewer productive days,&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/as-temperatures-rise-cattle-and-the-related-economy-feels-the-strain/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Expressway underpasses see early wildlife movement</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/expressway-underpasses-see-early-wildlife-movement/</link>
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					<pubDate>19 May 2026 10:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Manish Chandra Mishra]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhi-Dehradun Expressway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elephant Movement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitat fragmentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human-wildlife conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linear Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rajaji Landscape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildlife corridors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Underpasses]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Beyond Protected Areas]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Uttarakhand]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Cities and Towns, Conservation, Environment, Forests, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[The Wildlife Institute of India has documented early evidence of wildlife using underpasses built along the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, a 200-km expressway that has been operational since 2025 and officially inaugurated last month, in April. The team studied a 20-km stretch, which is a crucial biodiversity area in the Terai landscape where elephants, tigers, great [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[The Wildlife Institute of India has documented early evidence of wildlife using underpasses built along the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, a 200-km expressway that has been operational since 2025 and officially inaugurated last month, in April. The team studied a 20-km stretch, which is a crucial biodiversity area in the Terai landscape where elephants, tigers, great hornbills and king cobras are found. About half of this stretch, 10.97 km, includes elevated and underpass structures for animals to pass, built with the goal of reducing animal mortality, human-animal conflict and population isolation. The study area forms part of the wider Rajaji-Shivalik landscape, where highways, settlements and other linear infrastructure intersect with elephant movement routes between Rajaji Tiger Reserve, adjoining forest divisions and the Doon valley. For the study, the corridor was divided into three zones, including a riverbed, a hilly section and a sal forest stretch and data was collected using camera traps and acoustic recorders. About 150 camera traps were used on the structures in the first zone from May 16 to June 24, 2025, covering 40 days. In addition, 29 AudioMoth acoustic recorders were installed across the three zones to record traffic noise and assess how it may be influencing animals and what that meant for underpass use. Early evidence of use Camera traps recorded 111,234 images of humans, domestic animals and wildlife. Of these, 40,444 images showed 18 different wild species using the underpasses. Golden jackals were recorded most frequently, followed by nilgai, sambar, Indian hare and spotted deer.&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/expressway-underpasses-see-early-wildlife-movement/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>New-to-science catfish sheds light on west-flowing rivers of the Western Ghats</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/new-to-science-catfish-sheds-light-on-west-flowing-rivers-of-the-western-ghats/</link>
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					<pubDate>18 May 2026 17:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Lisann Dias]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aquatic life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioindicators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fishes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freshwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[river]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Almost Famous Species]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Western Ghats]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Ecology, Endemic species, Environment, Fish, New species, Rivers, Western Ghats, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[A new species of freshwater catfish has been described from the northern Western Ghats in Maharashtra and Goa. The species, Amblyceps vayavy, was formally described in the journal Zootaxa and is likely endemic to west-flowing rivers of the northern Western Ghats. Amblyceps is a genus of freshwater catfish with 24 identified species found in moderate [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[A new species of freshwater catfish has been described from the northern Western Ghats in Maharashtra and Goa. The species, Amblyceps vayavy, was formally described in the journal Zootaxa and is likely endemic to west-flowing rivers of the northern Western Ghats. Amblyceps is a genus of freshwater catfish with 24 identified species found in moderate to swift-flowing rivers in South and Southeast Asia. The only known congener, or closely related species, from the Western Ghats is A. accari, first described in 2016. The name vayavy (pronounced vah-yhav-yah) means ‘northwest’ in both Konkani and Marathi, derived from the species’ distribution in the northern Western Ghats. The first reports emerged in 2020, when a Mumbai-based citizen scientist, Neil Soares, found an Amblyceps specimen in the Kundalika River in Kolad, Maharashtra. It was previously unrecorded in the region, as the distribution of A. accari is restricted to the central Western Ghats. Balaji Vijaykrishnan, the lead author of the study and an independent researcher, said, “This genus was initially thought to be restricted to the northern parts of India. The discovery of A. accari in 2016 and A. crassioris in 2023 from the Western and Eastern Ghats, respectively, revealed that the genus is also present in both the south-western and eastern parts of the country. Amblyceps vayavy is the second species (of this genus) known from the Western Ghats.” Over five years, between 2020 and 2025, the team, which included Vijaykrishnan along with researchers Tejas Thackeray and Abhishek Shirke of the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation,&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/new-to-science-catfish-sheds-light-on-west-flowing-rivers-of-the-western-ghats/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Storms and lightning kill over 100 in Uttar Pradesh</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/storms-and-lightning-kill-over-100-in-uttar-pradesh/</link>
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					<pubDate>18 May 2026 13:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Kundan Pandey]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Bay of Bengal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dust storm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thunderstorm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Disturbances]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Climate Connections]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Uttar Pradesh]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Cities and Towns, Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and Impacts of Climate Change]]>
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							<![CDATA[About 111 people have died in a storm that hit Uttar Pradesh last week. The state government has announced financial compensation for the affected families. On May 13, several districts in the northern state experienced severe storms, rain, and lightning. Around 72 people were injured due to the impacts of the storm, 170 livestock animals [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[About 111 people have died in a storm that hit Uttar Pradesh last week. The state government has announced financial compensation for the affected families. On May 13, several districts in the northern state experienced severe storms, rain, and lightning. Around 72 people were injured due to the impacts of the storm, 170 livestock animals died and 200 houses were damaged, according to a statement released by the state government. The worst-affected districts included Prayagraj with 21 deaths, followed by Mirzapur (19), Sant Ravidas Nagar (16), and Fatehpur (11). Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered officials to expedite relief work in the affected districts. He announced compensation of ₹4 lakh (₹400,000) for the families of the deceased as well as compensation for livestock losses. The chief minister also directed district in-charge ministers to visit affected areas and take stock of the situation and asked district officials to ensure the smooth operation of electricity, drinking water, and health facilities. Dust storms accompanied by thunder, lightning, and rain are common in April and May, when north India experiences intense heat. However, the latest storm system was more intense than usual and had a wide impact on lives and properties. In a statement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said districts such as Prayagraj and Bareilly recorded wind speeds of up to 130 kmph, while several other districts witnessed wind speeds exceeding 100 kmph. Generally, the wind speed in a normal storm ranges from 40 to 60 kmph. The thunderstorm was accompanied by gusty winds,&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/storms-and-lightning-kill-over-100-in-uttar-pradesh/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Shrinking forest corridors in central India could disrupt tiger dispersal</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/shrinking-forest-corridors-in-central-india-could-disrupt-tiger-dispersal/</link>
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					<pubDate>18 May 2026 12:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Manjeera Gowravaram]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Priyanka Shankar]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Achanakmar Tiger Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[central India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tiger conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tiger reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tiger reserves]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Beyond Protected Areas]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Big Cats, Biodiversity, Cats, Conservation, Forests, Mammals, Protected Areas, Tigers, Wildlife, and Wildlife Sanctuary]]>
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							<![CDATA[Across the forests of central India, young tigers set out on long journeys once they reach two to three years of age; they leave their mother’s territory and search for their own. But the surrounding landscapes are no longer as conducive. Once continuous forest blocks are now fragmented by farms, roads, rail lines, and settlements. [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Across the forests of central India, young tigers set out on long journeys once they reach two to three years of age; they leave their mother’s territory and search for their own. But the surrounding landscapes are no longer as conducive. Once continuous forest blocks are now fragmented by farms, roads, rail lines, and settlements. A recent study published in the Journal for Nature Conservation examines how tigers navigate such altered terrain. The study was conducted by researchers from the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing and the Institute of Integrated Learning in Management (IILM) University. “Many studies talk about habitat loss. Our focus is on building computational models that use data to understand [habitat] connectivity,” says Saurabh Shanu, Assistant Dean and an associate professor at IILM University, and one of the study’s co-authors. The goal was to identify which parts of the landscape still allow safe passage for tigers, and which are at risk of being lost. To achieve this, the researchers combined satellite data with two analytical approaches — graph theory and game theory. “Graph theory helps us connect different places on the map. Game theory helps us understand how a tiger responds to things like prey, roads, or other animals,” Shanu explains. Together, these tools map not just where forests remain, but how usable they are for wildlife. The landscape at Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. Central India hold about 40% of the country’s wild tigers. Image by Kevin Buehler via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). A changing&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/shrinking-forest-corridors-in-central-india-could-disrupt-tiger-dispersal/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>New night frog comes to light in the Western Ghats</title>
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					<pubDate>15 May 2026 13:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Arathi Menon]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Priyanka Shankar]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[frog]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Almost Famous Species]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Karnataka]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Amphibians, Biodiversity, Ecology, Endemic species, Frogs, Mountains, New species, Western Ghats, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[A new-to-science night frog species, Nyctibatrachus kali, has been identified in the Kali river basin of Karnataka’s central Western Ghats. Also known as the Kali night frog, the species was identified using a combination of morphology, genetics and bioacoustics, establishing it as a distinct evolutionary lineage. The Western Ghats, one of the world’s major biodiversity [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[A new-to-science night frog species, Nyctibatrachus kali, has been identified in the Kali river basin of Karnataka’s central Western Ghats. Also known as the Kali night frog, the species was identified using a combination of morphology, genetics and bioacoustics, establishing it as a distinct evolutionary lineage. The Western Ghats, one of the world’s major biodiversity hotspots, are home to exceptionally high amphibian diversity. According to the study, 253 amphibian species are currently known from the region, nearly 94% of them endemic. Night frogs of the genus Nyctibatrachus are themselves endemic to the Western Ghats, and around 70% of these species have highly restricted distributions. Like many Nyctibatrachus frogs, the Kali night frog is a cryptic species — one that closely resembles other species externally, but is genetically distinct. Researchers encountered the frog during field surveys in 2021 in the Castlerock region of Uttara Kannada district, within the Kali river catchment. “The discovery of the Kali night frog was a citizen-led effort in which forest department members also played a role,” says scientist K.V. Gururaja who was a part of the study. “Initially, the species was thought to be the already known Kumbara night frog (Nyctibatrachus kumbara), discovered in 2014. Researchers later collected DNA samples, recorded its calls and compared the findings, which showed that the frog was genetically and acoustically distinct.” According to scientist and co-author Preeti Hebbar, frog discoveries in the past were largely based on morphology alone, but that approach is no longer sufficient. Advances in molecular biology&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/new-night-frog-comes-to-light-in-the-western-ghats/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Assured paddy prices reshape farms</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/assured-paddy-prices-reshape-farms/</link>
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					<pubDate>15 May 2026 12:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Ayushi Sharma]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Kundan Pandey]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paddy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traditional grains]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Beyond Protected Areas]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Chhattisgarh]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Climate Change, Environment, Environmental Politics, Food, Organic Farming, and Villages]]>
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							<![CDATA[Sukhdev Sahu, a farmer from Kurud block in Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, is standing on the edge of his field. Around him, paddy cultivation stretches as far as the eye can see. &#8220;In the past, we used to grow a variety of crops here, including kodo, kutki, ragi, pulses, and oilseeds. Now, there is nothing but [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Sukhdev Sahu, a farmer from Kurud block in Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, is standing on the edge of his field. Around him, paddy cultivation stretches as far as the eye can see. &#8220;In the past, we used to grow a variety of crops here, including kodo, kutki, ragi, pulses, and oilseeds. Now, there is nothing but paddy,&#8221; Sahu says. Now in his sixties, Sahu remembers a time when he practiced organic farming in the early 2000s. He used to make manure from cow dung on his farm and saved seeds for the next season. He then had 20 cattle. But things changed when paddy started getting better prices. Today, on his 11 acres of land, he grows only paddy. When asked for the reason, he answers, “It is because of the price of paddy. No matter the variety, the government buys it at ₹3,100 per quintal.” This trend is not unique to Sahu. Recent data highlights a broader transformation in agricultural practices across the state. Over the past five years, the certified area under organic cultivation in the state has shrunk sharply. The area under the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) certification was around 23,209 hectares in 2020–21, but by 2024–25, it had fallen to just about 6,822 hectares. This represents a decline of nearly 70%. The area under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), another Indian government scheme launched in 2015-16 to promote sustainable, chemical-free organic farming, has increased from 25,000 ha to more than one lakh ha in the&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/assured-paddy-prices-reshape-farms/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Telemetry helps track vulture routes, threats</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/telemetry-helps-track-vulture-routes-threats/</link>
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					<pubDate>15 May 2026 11:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Manish Chandra Mishra]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Arathimenon]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cinereous vulture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vulture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vulture conservation]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Almost Famous Species]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Madhya Pradesh]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Birds, Conservation, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[A cinereous vulture rescued in Madhya Pradesh earlier this year, rehabilitated at Bhopal’s Van Vihar National Park and later released with a tracking device, was found injured in Pakistan after crossing the border. The case has added to a growing record of tracking vulture movement across India, Pakistan, Nepal and Central Asia, using telemetry to [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[A cinereous vulture rescued in Madhya Pradesh earlier this year, rehabilitated at Bhopal’s Van Vihar National Park and later released with a tracking device, was found injured in Pakistan after crossing the border. The case has added to a growing record of tracking vulture movement across India, Pakistan, Nepal and Central Asia, using telemetry to follow routes, wintering grounds and threats. The two-year-old female cinereous vulture was rescued on January 22, 2026, from Parsulia village in Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur district after being found injured. It was first stabilised at Van Vihar National Park and later rehabilitated at the park’s Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre. The bird, which had suffered a leg injury, was ringed, microchipped and monitored under veterinary care before being fitted with a GPS-GSM telemetry device on March 25 with support from WWF-India and Bombay Natural History Society. Released near Halali Dam in Raisen district, it crossed into Pakistan by April 6. An injured female cinereous vulture was rescued on January 22 from Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. It was rehabilitated at the Van Vihar National Park, tagged for monitoring and released near Halali Dam in Raisen district. It crossed into Pakistan by April 6. Image courtesy of Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh. Soon after, its signal stopped. Later, the bird was recovered in Khanewal district in Pakistan by local residents who then alerted wildlife officials. The bird is currently recovering at a rehabilitation facility there. The cinereous vulture is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List,&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/telemetry-helps-track-vulture-routes-threats/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>A salt marsh through time [Commentary]</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/a-salt-marsh-through-time-commentary/</link>
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					<pubDate>14 May 2026 16:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[C.P. Rajendran]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Priyanka Shankar]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salt pans]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Just Transitions]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Gujarat]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Ecology, Marshlands, Oceans, Rivers, Thar Desert, and Wetlands]]>
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											<description>
							<![CDATA[Have you ever heard of a desert that disappears every year, only to return? Rann of Kutch is a landscape where a shallow sea floods the land for a few months each monsoon. During the monsoons, tidal currents from the Gulf of Kutch flow onto this white desert, transforming it into an inland sea. As [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Have you ever heard of a desert that disappears every year, only to return? Rann of Kutch is a landscape where a shallow sea floods the land for a few months each monsoon. During the monsoons, tidal currents from the Gulf of Kutch flow onto this white desert, transforming it into an inland sea. As the monsoon retreats, the waters recede, leaving behind an endless stretch of snowy flats. Migratory birds like flamingos descend upon the newly formed lake, where they feed on fish and hatch their young on the fringes of the marshes, which then turn green. But this doesn’t last forever. Come summer, the water recedes, the earth dries, and you see a land that stretches to the horizon — snow white, with shiny crystals of salt. This is the Rann of Kutch in the western Indian state of Gujarat, where a desert changes its appearance with the seasons, year after year. The features are not permanent; they come and go. Derived from Hindi, rann means salt marsh, and Kutch refers to an alternately wet and dry place. This large area of salt marshes, called the Rann of Kutch (also spelt Kachchh), stretches across the border between India and Pakistan. Much of it lies in the Kutch district of Gujarat and extends into Sindh in Pakistan. Occupying around 26,000 square kilometres and extending east to west, the Rann of Kutch is divided into the Great Rann and the Little Rann. This &#8220;marsh of alluvium&#8221; is home to India&#8217;s&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/a-salt-marsh-through-time-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Rare peacock tarantula gets dedicated conservation survey</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/rare-peacock-tarantula-gets-dedicated-conservation-survey/</link>
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					<pubDate>14 May 2026 15:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Arathi Menon]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[arachnids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invertebrates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiders]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Almost Famous Species]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Andhra Pradesh]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Community based conservation, Conservation, Eastern Ghats, Endangered species, Forests, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department, along with the non-profit Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society, has launched a conservation survey of the critically endangered peacock tarantula in the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve. First recorded in Gooty, Andhra Pradesh, in 1899, the peacock tarantula or Gooty ornamental sapphire tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica) is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department, along with the non-profit Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society, has launched a conservation survey of the critically endangered peacock tarantula in the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve. First recorded in Gooty, Andhra Pradesh, in 1899, the peacock tarantula or Gooty ornamental sapphire tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica) is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, which means it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild. Known for its striking metallic blue colour with yellow and white markings on its abdomen and legs, it is the only blue species in the genus Poecilotheria. The species is found mainly in the Nandyal and Giddalur forest divisions, as well as parts of the Seshachalam hills in southern Andhra Pradesh. One of the most trafficked arachnids in the world, the peacock tarantula faces threats from illegal pet trade as well as habitat loss caused by logging. Murthy Kantimahanti, CEO of the Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society, informs Mongabay-India that the species prefers dry deciduous forests with large, mature trees that provide specialised microhabitats. “These tarantulas are purely arboreal, living in tree holes and crevices. They are found across hill slopes, valleys and plains along this landscape, suggesting that these forest patches together create the ecological conditions that have made the species endemic to the region,” he says. Kantimahanti says baseline surveys began last month after the required permits were obtained. The work includes interviews with local communities and forest department officials to document historical records of the species. The proposed one-year&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/rare-peacock-tarantula-gets-dedicated-conservation-survey/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Climate change and tourism are reshaping farming in the Himalayas</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/climate-change-and-tourism-are-reshaping-farming-in-the-himalayas/</link>
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					<pubDate>14 May 2026 12:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Rozita Singh]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Kundan Pandey]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[erratic weather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[livelihoods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weather patterns]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Just Transitions]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Himachal Pradesh]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Extreme Weather Events, Food, Himalayas, Impacts of Climate Change, Land Rights, Mountains, and Tourism]]>
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							<![CDATA[​For generations, farmers in Bir village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district have relied on seasonal rhythms to guide when to sow and harvest crops. Today, many residents say those patterns no longer hold. ​“Earlier, the rains came at the right time. Now, when crops need sunshine, it rains instead. Summers have become hotter too,” says [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[​For generations, farmers in Bir village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district have relied on seasonal rhythms to guide when to sow and harvest crops. Today, many residents say those patterns no longer hold. ​“Earlier, the rains came at the right time. Now, when crops need sunshine, it rains instead. Summers have become hotter too,” says Sarla Devi, 60, a farmer and cattle rearer from Bir. ​Situated in the mid-Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, the Bir-Billing area has long supported small farms growing grains, vegetables, and fodder crops. Bir village lies at roughly 1,525 metres above sea level. But residents say erratic rainfall, warmer winters, and sudden weather shifts are affecting crop cycles and making agriculture less predictable. ​Scientific findings echo these concerns. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report notes that mountain regions, including the Hindu Kush Himalaya, are experiencing increasing temperatures and changing seasonal weather patterns, while shifts in temperature and precipitation are affecting the timing and availability of water for agricultural activities. ​At the same time, climate pressures are unfolding alongside rapid land-use change. Bir and nearby Billing, internationally known as a paragliding destination, have seen steady growth in guesthouses, cafés, and tourism infrastructure over the past decade. Residents say agricultural land is increasingly being sold or repurposed for construction. Rain clouds seen over Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. Representative image. ​Residents say erratic rainfall, warmer winters, and sudden weather shifts are affecting crop cycles and making agriculture less predictable. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) ​Older residents&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/climate-change-and-tourism-are-reshaping-farming-in-the-himalayas/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Workers groups are pushing for legal protections against deadly heat</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/workers-groups-are-pushing-for-legal-protections-against-deadly-heat/</link>
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					<pubDate>13 May 2026 19:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Simrin Sirur]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extreme heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gig workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat impacts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat wave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat waves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heatwave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heatwaves]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Climate Connections]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[India]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Cities and Towns, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Extreme Weather Events, Human Rights, and Impacts of Climate Change]]>
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							<![CDATA[Several labour unions have demanded, in writing, that India’s labour codes be reformed to include more explicit provisions for working in extreme heat. Record-breaking heat in recent years has moved government bodies to issue advisories urging employers to reschedule working hours and make drinking water available to workers. But workers say this isn’t enough in [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Several labour unions have demanded, in writing, that India’s labour codes be reformed to include more explicit provisions for working in extreme heat. Record-breaking heat in recent years has moved government bodies to issue advisories urging employers to reschedule working hours and make drinking water available to workers. But workers say this isn’t enough in the face of life-threatening heat. &#8220;Advisories don&#8217;t scare anybody, so no one is compelled to comply with them,&#8221; said Nirmal Gorana, National coordinator of the Gig &amp; Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU). Working in conditions where ambient temperatures are sustained above 32°C are found to raise the risk of heat-related illness significantly. For India’s largely informal workforce, this type of exposure can be deadly. Workers and researchers woke up to this reality in 2024 — India’s hottest year on record — when temperatures crossed 40°C for several days and resulted in more than 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases. “That year really shaped public opinion about the importance of improving safety measures against heat,&#8221; said Aravind Unni, an urban practitioner and researcher on informality and urban spaces. Each degree rise in temperature is estimated to reduce annual plant output by 2% and worker productivity by 2-4%, but India’s labour laws haven’t kept pace with these impacts. In 2020, India’s numerous labour laws were simplified and consolidated into four distinct codes — the Code on Wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security, and Occupational Safety. The codes were modified to include platform and gig workers, and expanded social security and&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/05/workers-groups-are-pushing-for-legal-protections-against-deadly-heat/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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