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					<title>Rewilding rhinos as part of a long-term conservation plan</title>
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					<pubDate>03 Apr 2026 16:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Manish Chandra Mishra]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brahmaputra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dudhwa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dudhwa Tiger Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ganga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greater one-horned rhino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rhino conservation]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Uttar Pradesh]]>
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							<![CDATA[Conservation, Ecology, Grasslands, Mammals, Protected Areas, Rhinos, Rivers, and Wildlife Sanctuary]]>
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							<![CDATA[In the grasslands of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh, a rhino stood inside a transport crate mounted on a tractor trolley as forest staff, veterinarians, mahouts and elephants gathered around it. Once the team lifted the door and stepped back, the animal paused briefly, looked around, and then moved toward the forest. The was [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[In the grasslands of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh, a rhino stood inside a transport crate mounted on a tractor trolley as forest staff, veterinarians, mahouts and elephants gathered around it. Once the team lifted the door and stepped back, the animal paused briefly, looked around, and then moved toward the forest. The was part of a two-day release operation in March 2026, during which forest staff, veterinarians and field teams shifted four great one-horned rhinos from a fenced rehabilitation area into the reserve’s core habitat. The rhinos (one male and three females aged 15 to 25 years) were tranquilised, fitted with radio collars, examined and then released into an unfenced grassland area inside the reserve. With the introduction of the four rhinos in March, Dudhwa now has eight free-ranging rhinos. This exercise was carried out by a joint team of the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and WWF-India. It was the third such effort after similar releases in November 2024 and March 2025. The team has set up a monitoring mechanism and control room to track the animals using VHF and satellite locations. H. Rajamohan, Field Director, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, said in a press release, the release of the four rhinos into the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve was a significant step in rhino conservation. “After decades of hard work, the efforts to bring back rhinos to India’s Terai landscape have finally begun to bear fruit. The exercise exemplifies the commitment of the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department to conserve and protect&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/04/rewilding-rhinos-as-part-of-a-long-term-conservation-plan/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>After decade long wait, great Indian bustard hatches in Gujarat</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/after-decade-long-wait-great-indian-bustard-hatches-in-gujarat/</link>
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					<pubDate>03 Apr 2026 14:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Simrin Sirur]]>
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						<![CDATA[Simrinsirur]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Endangered species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GIB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Indian Bustard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gujarat]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Almost Famous Species]]>
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							<![CDATA[Gujarat and India]]>
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							<![CDATA[Birds, Conservation, and Endangered species]]>
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							<![CDATA[Gujarat welcomed its first great Indian bustard chick after a decade of experimentation, the Union Environment Ministry announced on March 28. Programmes to revive the dwindling population of the great Indian bustard (GIB) have raced against time, particularly in Gujarat where three lone female birds were left in the wild. Birthing the chick in Kachchh [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Gujarat welcomed its first great Indian bustard chick after a decade of experimentation, the Union Environment Ministry announced on March 28. Programmes to revive the dwindling population of the great Indian bustard (GIB) have raced against time, particularly in Gujarat where three lone female birds were left in the wild. Birthing the chick in Kachchh was made possible through what the government has called a “jumpstart approach” to conservation: a captive, incubated egg from Rajasthan’s GIB conservation breeding centre was transported over 770 kilometres to Gujarat, where it was nested by a female GIB in the wild. The female had laid an infertile egg in August 2025, in the absence of a male counterpart. The infertile egg which was replaced by the incubated egg on March 22, and hatched on March 26. The attempt was successful after several years of negotiations between both states. Transporting the egg made way for a halt-free corridor between Sam in Rajasthan and Naliya in Gujarat. In a press release, the government said the effort was a year in the making, and included guidance from the Wildlife Institute of India, apart from coordination between the state wildlife authorities and the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. Minister Bhupendra Yadav congratulated all the scientists involved in the conservation experiment. “We are keeping our fingers crossed for the survival of the chick. At the same time we remain committed to leaving no stone unturned to make the endeavour successful,” he wrote in a post on X.&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/after-decade-long-wait-great-indian-bustard-hatches-in-gujarat/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Climate variability in a floodprone region is worsening impacts on agriculture</title>
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					<pubDate>03 Apr 2026 14:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Debarun Choudhury]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Kundan Pandey]]>
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							<![CDATA[Climate Finance]]>
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							<![CDATA[Assam]]>
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							<![CDATA[Madhusudan Goala has always worked in agriculture for most of his life. During heavy rains starting in late May last year, his farm flooded, just before he was preparing for the transplantation of paddy. Within days, water had risen above the ankle across his field in the Cachar district of Assam. “In the past, rain [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Madhusudan Goala has always worked in agriculture for most of his life. During heavy rains starting in late May last year, his farm flooded, just before he was preparing for the transplantation of paddy. Within days, water had risen above the ankle across his field in the Cachar district of Assam. “In the past, rain would settle in,” he says. “But over the last decade, our farmlands have suffered tremendously; they have been rendered essentially useless. Rains wash away our fields and with them, our efforts to ready the soil for cultivation. Nothing but grass grows on that land after that.” Across southern Assam’s Barak Valley, which is made up of Cachar, Hailakandi, and Sribhumi districts, farmers say rainfall has become more erratic over the past decade, disrupting paddy and other crops at critical stages. ​Geographic impediment Assam&#8217;s geography plays a crucial role in its agricultural challenges. Studies show that almost 29% of Assam’s land is flood-prone, exposing fields and farmlands to hydrological risks such as inundation and surface runoff. Assam lies within a foreland basin shaped by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates, and it is characterised by the Brahmaputra and Barak Valleys, surrounded by hills and plateaus. This state is among the country’s most rain-intensive zones. Although its rainfall was always intense, it once followed a predictable cycle. Recently, however, rains have arrived in heavy bursts over short periods, washing away farmland and displacing many. Several other farmers, such as Bahadur Rabidas and Mohan Dhobi, echo&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/04/climate-variability-in-a-floodprone-region-is-worsening-impacts-on-agriculture/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Humid heat rises on the coasts of India impacting health</title>
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					<pubDate>02 Apr 2026 12:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Job RajayyanMax Martin]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Kundan Pandey]]>
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		<category><![CDATA[extreme heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fisheries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fishermen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heat impacts]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Climate Connections]]>
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							<![CDATA[India]]>
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							<![CDATA[Climate Change, Coast, Environment, Fish, Impacts of Climate Change, and Oceans]]>
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							<![CDATA[Before the sun shines on the Arabian Sea, fisherman Mariyani Miyelpillai, 73, is already turning his kattamaram raft homeward. He must escape another summer morning turning too hot and dense to bear. Fishing solo off the seam where Thiruvananthapuram and Kanyakumari districts meet, his work days have turned into a test of endurance. His raft [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Before the sun shines on the Arabian Sea, fisherman Mariyani Miyelpillai, 73, is already turning his kattamaram raft homeward. He must escape another summer morning turning too hot and dense to bear. Fishing solo off the seam where Thiruvananthapuram and Kanyakumari districts meet, his work days have turned into a test of endurance. His raft must be propelled by sheer muscle power, adding to the already challenging heat. “I go for fishing at 5 am, but come back by 8 am, whether I get enough fish or not,” he told Mongabay-India. “I cannot manage this heat.” As the sun moves past the Tropic of Cancer, ushering in summer, a certain heaviness settles on skin and breath for veteran fishers like Miyelpillai. So does Tarsila Thresya, 54, a fisherwoman. “I go early to sell fish by the roadside. I’m back by 5:30 pm or 6 pm.  Earlier it was okay, but now the heat is increasing a lot. Sometimes I put a towel on my head, but it does not help.” Humid heat intensifies Amidst more frequent and intense heatwaves, the southwestern coast is facing another quieter, insidious shift — rising humid heat. Air so soaked with moisture that sweat no longer cools. On tropical coasts, especially before the monsoon, this is getting closer to dangerous levels as studies show — the human body struggles to cool itself, touching the limits of adaptation. Closer to home, heat stress along India’s coasts has intensified significantly since 1981, driven by the combined rise&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/04/humid-heat-rises-on-the-coasts-of-india-impacting-health/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Adivasi medicinal plant collection faces uncertain economics [Commentary]</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/04/adivasi-medicinal-plant-collection-faces-uncertain-economics-commentary/</link>
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					<pubDate>02 Apr 2026 10:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Abhi AugustineSujith M.M.Thippi ThazhasseryVipindas P.]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Arathimenon]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adivasis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indigenous knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invasive plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invasive species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[livelihood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[livelihoods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicinal plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[native plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traditional Knowledge]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Indigenous Knowledge]]>
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							<![CDATA[Kerala]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Climate Change, Food, Forests, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights, and Plants]]>
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							<![CDATA[Adivasi communities in India depend extensively on wild flora and fauna, particularly for food and medicine. In recent decades, the collection and sale of medicinal plants have emerged as an important lean-season livelihood activity for several Adivasi communities in the Western Ghats. What was once primarily a system of home remedies has gradually shifted towards [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Adivasi communities in India depend extensively on wild flora and fauna, particularly for food and medicine. In recent decades, the collection and sale of medicinal plants have emerged as an important lean-season livelihood activity for several Adivasi communities in the Western Ghats. What was once primarily a system of home remedies has gradually shifted towards market-oriented collection, a transition especially evident among relatively marginalised groups in Wayanad, including the Paniyan, Adiyan, Urali Kuruma, and Kattunayakan communities. Kurunthotti (Sida cordifolia), an annual herb, is among the most prominent medicinal plants collected. It is widely used and in high demand within the Ayurvedic pharmaceutical industry, particularly in Kerala. However, more than 90% of medicinal plant species across the country are reported to be at risk due to excessive and unsustainable harvesting, overexploitation, and unskilled collection practices (Gowthami et al., 2021). In Wayanad, Kurunthotti grows along roadsides, vacant lands, forests, and forest edges, and its collection provides a crucial source of income during the lean agricultural season. The collection period from September to November (the Malayalam months of Kanni and Thulam) follows the completion of major harvests, particularly paddy, around Onam, Kerala’s principal harvest festival. With agricultural wage opportunities declining during this period, communities turn to supplementary activities such as food gathering and medicinal plant collection. Harvested Kurunthotti arranged in stacks in Cheeyampam, Wayanad. Kurunthotti (Sida cordifolia) is a medicinal herb that is in high demand within the Ayurvedic pharmaceutical industry. Its collection provides income for Adivasi communities during the lean agricultural season.&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/04/adivasi-medicinal-plant-collection-faces-uncertain-economics-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>The long-snouted river specialist</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/the-long-snouted-river-specialist/</link>
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					<pubDate>01 Apr 2026 13:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Team Mongabay-India]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Priyanka Shankar]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildlife]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[India]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Conservation, and Rivers]]>
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							<![CDATA[Species File: Exploring India&#8217;s biodiversity, one species at a time. Last month, 53 gharials were released into the river at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, as part of the state’s efforts to conserve the species. Previously, captive-bred gharial juveniles have been released into Ganga and Chambal rivers, to restore its historic range and strengthen [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Species File: Exploring India&#8217;s biodiversity, one species at a time. Last month, 53 gharials were released into the river at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, as part of the state’s efforts to conserve the species. Previously, captive-bred gharial juveniles have been released into Ganga and Chambal rivers, to restore its historic range and strengthen wild populations. The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a reptile found primarily in deep, fast-flowing rivers. It is known for its slender snout containing sensory cells that help detect vibrations in water, an adaptation for catching fish. Gharials play a crucial role in keeping the river ecosystem healthy and conserving its biodiversity. In India, the species is typically found in the Chambal, Girwa, Son, and Ganga river systems, while outside India, it is also found in Bangladesh and Nepal. Globally, the gharial population has declined by more than 94% since the 1950s, placing the species in the critically endangered category in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. A survey, conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India, between November 2020 and March 2023, recorded 3,037 gharials across the Ganga river basin, with the most numbers in Chambal. In India, the species is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. However, it faces pressures such as sand mining and hunting. Intense river modification, unsustainable fishing practices, and human disturbance continue to threaten its long-term survival in the wild. In a story that Mongabay-India published in January 2026, Tarun Nair, a member&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/the-long-snouted-river-specialist/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Winter forest fires signal a shift in fire season</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/04/winter-forest-fires-signal-in-shift-in-fire-season/</link>
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					<pubDate>01 Apr 2026 10:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Farzana Nisar]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
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		<category><![CDATA[snow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Temperate Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temperature rise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winter]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Climate Connections]]>
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							<![CDATA[Jammu and Kashmir]]>
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							<![CDATA[Climate Change, Environment, Fires, Forest Fires, Forests, Himalayas, and Mountains]]>
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							<![CDATA[On a February evening, a blaze spread across the forested slopes of the Zabarwan mountains overlooking Srinagar, casting a faint glow along the ridges. For many residents, this sight of forests burning in the middle of winter was unsettling, and unusual. Fires are now being reported in Kashmir in December and January, months that were [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[On a February evening, a blaze spread across the forested slopes of the Zabarwan mountains overlooking Srinagar, casting a faint glow along the ridges. For many residents, this sight of forests burning in the middle of winter was unsettling, and unusual. Fires are now being reported in Kashmir in December and January, months that were once largely considered fire-free. Forest fires in Kashmir are typically associated with the warmer months when dry vegetation and rising temperatures fuel their spread. Winter, by contrast, has kept the forest damp with snow. However, there seems to be a shift in this pattern. In recent months, forest fire incidents have been reported across several parts of Kashmir, from northern districts to central and southern forest belts. Satellite-based fire alerts and official records also suggest the problem is growing. According to Irfan Rasool Wani, Chief Conservator of Forests, Kashmir, changing winter conditions are making forests more vulnerable to fires. “There has been a deficit in precipitation from around 2020 onwards,” he said. “Because of this, conditions are becoming increasingly favourable for winter fires.” He explained that the winter months normally bring moisture that keeps forest floors damp. “December to February is usually the period when we expect rainfall or snowfall. But when precipitation is low, the forest floor dries out,” he added. “Dry grass and accumulated leaf litter then become a medium for fire, and even a small spark, such as a cigarette butt, can trigger a blaze.” A forest fire rages across Zabarwan hills&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/04/winter-forest-fires-signal-in-shift-in-fire-season/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Solar energy supports healthcare in outage-prone hilly districts</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/solar-energy-supports-healthcare-in-outage-prone-hilly-districts/</link>
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					<pubDate>31 Mar 2026 16:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Jyoti ThakurPratik Chakarborty]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Priyanka Shankar]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospitals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar panel]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Just Transitions]]>
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							<![CDATA[Meghalaya]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Clean Energy, Energy, Extreme Weather Events, Green Energy, Health impacts, Human Rights, and Renewable Energy]]>
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							<![CDATA[When Evelyne Nongkseh’s newborn daughter developed jaundice in August 2023, her family of six was in panic. Nongkseh, then 30, had delivered her third child just two weeks earlier. She rushed to Gnanamma Healthcare Centre in her village Jaidoh in the West Khasi Hills, in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, hoping to get immediate treatment. [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[When Evelyne Nongkseh’s newborn daughter developed jaundice in August 2023, her family of six was in panic. Nongkseh, then 30, had delivered her third child just two weeks earlier. She rushed to Gnanamma Healthcare Centre in her village Jaidoh in the West Khasi Hills, in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, hoping to get immediate treatment. But when she arrived, there was no electricity at the centre and phototherapy unit that treats neonatal jaundice by breaking down excess bilirubin in an infant’s blood, was also not functioning. “I was worried sick,” Nongkseh recalls. “There was no electricity, and it was raining heavily. I had to go back home that evening.” The next morning, the health centre’s administrator, Sahay Lily, suggested keeping the infant in the morning sunlight until a vehicle could be arranged to take them to a hospital in the nearest town, Nongstoin. The town, despite being located only 10 kilometres away took nearly two hours to reach because the heavy rains had damaged the roads. At Nongstoin&#8217;s hospital, Nongkseh’s daughter received the necessary treatment and recovered. “The electricity problem is common in our village. Not just me, many parents have faced similar problems,” Nongkseh says. Her experience was once an everyday occurrence for healthcare workers, with frequent power cuts disrupting healthcare services in the region. Doctors in the West Khasi Hills of Meghalaya spoke of challenges faced in previous years to deliver safe healthcare services, owing to frequent power outages. Facilities across the state struggled until solar energy emerged&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/solar-energy-supports-healthcare-in-outage-prone-hilly-districts/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>How banks continue to ignore climate disaster-induced debt [Commentary]</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/how-banks-continue-to-ignore-climate-disaster-induced-debt-commentary/</link>
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					<pubDate>31 Mar 2026 12:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Amitanshu Verma]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Kundan Pandey]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adaptation finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster management]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Climate Finance]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[India]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Environmental Economics, Environmental Politics, and Extreme Weather Events]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[As India is convulsed with industrial development-induced climate emergencies — heatwaves, pollution, heavy rains, floods, and more — not a day passes without a climate disaster. The country witnessed 99% of the disaster days in 2025, according to a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). As people lose lives — 4,419 in [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[As India is convulsed with industrial development-induced climate emergencies — heatwaves, pollution, heavy rains, floods, and more — not a day passes without a climate disaster. The country witnessed 99% of the disaster days in 2025, according to a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). As people lose lives — 4,419 in 2025 as per the CSE study — livelihoods, property, and health, each episode of disaster inevitably turns into a financial catastrophe. A major aspect of the financial aftermath is the debt obligations on small borrowers — personal, retail, or agricultural — which loom on those who have lost loved ones, assets, and sources of livelihood. What are our banks and financial institutions doing to relieve the financial stress of the disaster-affected? In the recently concluded winter session of parliament, the Ministry of Finance’s response to Congress MPs’ questions on loan relief provided to individual borrowers and small traders by scheduled commercial banks in the aftermath of floods, landslides, and intense rainfall-related damages from 2019 onwards paints a profoundly disappointing picture. This is at a time when India is beset with climate disasters. The report Mapping Climatic and Biological Disasters in India, co-published by the National Institute of Disaster Management, states that between 1995 and 2020, India was struck by 1,058 extreme weather events, including floods, cyclones, droughts, heatwaves, and cold waves. Flooding was the most frequent hazard, making up about one-third of all events. Heatwaves were the next most common at nearly a quarter, while droughts&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/how-banks-continue-to-ignore-climate-disaster-induced-debt-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Shrinking commons, broken routes strain nomadic pastoralists</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/shrinking-commons-broken-routes-strain-nomadic-pastoralists/</link>
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					<pubDate>30 Mar 2026 18:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Aishwarya Mohanty]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[livelihood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[livestock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[migration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pastoralism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pastoralists]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Just Transitions]]>
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							<![CDATA[Rajasthan]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Grasslands, Grazing, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights, and Thar Desert]]>
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							<![CDATA[In Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district, Narayan Rabari, 42, walks with his sheep and camels, looking for fields with fodder. He has travelled on foot for over two days, covering 17 kilometres, but his journey is far from over. Since leaving his village in Rajasthan’s Pali district, Narayan has already covered nearly 300 kilometres, moving across [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[In Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district, Narayan Rabari, 42, walks with his sheep and camels, looking for fields with fodder. He has travelled on foot for over two days, covering 17 kilometres, but his journey is far from over. Since leaving his village in Rajasthan’s Pali district, Narayan has already covered nearly 300 kilometres, moving across highways, fenced farms and settlements where open grazing once existed. He belongs to the Raika community, a nomadic agropastoralist community from Rajasthan, which followed seasonal routes across western India. Today, shrinking grazing lands, disappearing migration routes and declining access to commons are pushing the Raika pastoralists to the brink. As younger generations leave herding for waged labour, older Raikas continue to migrate on foot, trying to sustain their traditional agropastoral system, now struggling to survive amid rapid land-use change. Walking father, resting less “When I was young, I remember there was grazing land around, not enough for all the cattle in the village, but still there. But over the years, the grazing open lands were converted into private farmlands; some were diverted for road construction,” Narayan said. “What remained hardly had any grass. It was all deserted,” he added. “There is no grazing land near our home.” He began herding livestock at 10-years-old, joining his father on seasonal migrations. “Earlier, we had more camels, sheep and goats. But over the years, as their food became limited in areas around us and we walked longer distances looking for pasture land, it increasingly became difficult to manage&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/shrinking-commons-broken-routes-strain-nomadic-pastoralists/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>The unaccounted ecological costs of a conflict [Commentary]</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/the-unaccounted-ecological-costs-of-a-conflict-commentary/</link>
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					<pubDate>30 Mar 2026 11:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Gojesh Konsam]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Priyanka Shankar]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[land conflict]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Just Transitions]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Manipur]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Deforestation, Ecology, Environment, Governance, Himalayas, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights, and Land Rights]]>
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							<![CDATA[Across Manipur, in folktales such as Kabok ki Nong, Gakripu, and Chhinlung, traditional communities share a common message that the land sustains life and often warns before it breaks. Recognising this relationship between the people and their land helps frame Manipur’s ecological story. The Jewel of India, Manipur, is situated 700-900 kilometres beyond the Siliguri [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Across Manipur, in folktales such as Kabok ki Nong, Gakripu, and Chhinlung, traditional communities share a common message that the land sustains life and often warns before it breaks. Recognising this relationship between the people and their land helps frame Manipur’s ecological story. The Jewel of India, Manipur, is situated 700-900 kilometres beyond the Siliguri Corridor, the &#8216;chicken neck&#8216; that connects the northeastern region of India to the rest. The state hosts ecological marvels that are severely endangered, such as Loktak Lake, along with its floating phumdis and the endangered sangai deer. For generations, communities here shaped their lives around their relationships with nature. However, what now overshadows the state’s landscapes and culture is its consistent political and ethnic turmoil, shaped by decades of distrust, contested land rights, unequal development, and contested claims of belonging and chronic governance challenges. In May 2023, as tensions escalated in the state due to conflict between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities, more than 60,000 people were displaced, with thousands of homes destroyed. Even when the close-knit society was still intact, signs of instability were already beginning to surface. The state&#8217;s relationship with its environment and natural resources was weakening, drifting away from the ecological sensibilities of Sanamahism or other structured naturalism practices of the natives in the state through ancient religion, with its focus on harmony with land, forests and water. The forests degraded, springs dried, jhum periods became shorter, and degrading commons had destroyed ecological stability both in the hills and in the&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/the-unaccounted-ecological-costs-of-a-conflict-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Fear may deter wild animals from damaging crops, study suggests</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/fear-may-deter-wild-animals-from-damaging-crops-study-suggests/</link>
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					<pubDate>27 Mar 2026 13:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Arathi Menon]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crop loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herbivores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wild boar]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Beyond Protected Areas]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Maharashtra]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Human Wildlife Conflict, Wildlife, and Wildlife Protection Act]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
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							<![CDATA[Crop damage caused by wild animals, especially smaller species such as spotted deer and wild pig, is a growing but underreported driver of negative human-wildlife interactions in Maharashtra. An estimation of net agricultural losses from human-wildlife conflict, in the western Indian state, computed by the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics in Pune, pegs the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Crop damage caused by wild animals, especially smaller species such as spotted deer and wild pig, is a growing but underreported driver of negative human-wildlife interactions in Maharashtra. An estimation of net agricultural losses from human-wildlife conflict, in the western Indian state, computed by the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics in Pune, pegs the loss between ₹100 billion (₹10,000 crore) and ₹400 billion (₹40,000 crore) per year. One of the authors of the report and independent researcher, Milind Watve, says that crop damage from wildlife is a much larger issue than livestock depredation. “Human attacks are qualitatively different, of course, but media attention is largely focused on carnivore conflict. In reality, herbivore-related crop damage is far more significant in economic terms,” he tells Mongabay-India. In a new paper titled Why wild herbivores raid crops: Alternative hypotheses and their differential implications for the mitigation of human–wildlife conflict, Watve, along with another independent researcher, Sonal Prabhulkar, examines the root causes of crop raiding by wild herbivores. The paper critiques the lack of causal analysis in prior studies and lists alternative hypotheses from diverse sources, evaluating their logic against data and anecdotes. Four main hypotheses (not mutually exclusive) are analysed in the paper: habitat loss from various causes such as fragmentation, forest degradation and invasive species, acting as push factors; increasing herbivore populations due to conservation success; better nutrition from crop foraging as a pull factor; and a waning fear of humans. A sugarcane field in Satara, which neighbours Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/fear-may-deter-wild-animals-from-damaging-crops-study-suggests/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>West Asia conflict raises concerns over urea supply in India</title>
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					<pubDate>27 Mar 2026 12:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Kundan Pandey]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemical fertiliser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquefied natural gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nano urea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soil health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urea]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Environomy]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Global and India]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Agriculture and Food]]>
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							<![CDATA[As the conflict in West Asia involving Israel, Iran, and their allies continues, concerns are growing over its potential impact on fertiliser availability in India, particularly urea, which accounts for over half of India’s fertiliser consumption and plays a key role in crops such as paddy and wheat. The Indian government, however, has repeatedly maintained [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[As the conflict in West Asia involving Israel, Iran, and their allies continues, concerns are growing over its potential impact on fertiliser availability in India, particularly urea, which accounts for over half of India’s fertiliser consumption and plays a key role in crops such as paddy and wheat. The Indian government, however, has repeatedly maintained that sufficient stocks are available and that it is taking all measures to ensure farmers receive sufficient fertiliser during the kharif season (from June to October). Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking in Parliament on March 23 and 24, said, “The government is also working to ensure that farmers receive adequate fertiliser in the upcoming sowing season.” However, he flagged the risks arising from the ongoing conflict. “This war has now continued for more than three weeks. It has created a severe energy crisis across the world. For India too, this situation is worrisome,” he said, adding, “Our trade routes are being affected. Routine supplies of essential goods such as petrol, diesel, gas, and fertilisers are disrupted. Many ships are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.” If the global circumstances created by this war persist for a long time, serious consequences are inevitable, the Prime Minister said. On March 10, the government included the fertiliser sector on its priority list for gas allocation, stating that plants would receive at least 70% of their average natural gas consumption over the previous six months. Ahead of the kharif season, India’s total fertiliser reserves stood at 18 million metric&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/west-asia-conflict-raises-concerns-over-urea-supply-in-india/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Leopard contraception trials aim at managing conflict</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/maharashtra-pilots-contraception-in-leopards-to-manage-conflict/</link>
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					<pubDate>26 Mar 2026 15:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Nikhil Sreekandan]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Arathimenon]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leopard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leopards]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Beyond Protected Areas]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Maharashtra]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Big Cats, Cats, Human Wildlife Conflict, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[In November last year, after months of deliberation, the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) approved the Maharashtra government’s proposal for leopard population control in the state. Although other states have proposed similar interventions, Maharashtra is the first state in the country to trial birth control in leopards to potentially mitigate increasing human-leopard [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[In November last year, after months of deliberation, the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) approved the Maharashtra government’s proposal for leopard population control in the state. Although other states have proposed similar interventions, Maharashtra is the first state in the country to trial birth control in leopards to potentially mitigate increasing human-leopard interactions. The state forest department will implement the programme according to the proposal presented by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). While the proposed population control method has been widely reported as “sterilisation”, Bilal Habib, WII scientist, who led a long-term study in Junnar, clarifies that it is, in fact, immunocontraception — “a temporary vaccination which will prevent these animals from breeding for the next two to three years&#8221;. Unlike sterilisation, a permanent, one-time procedure, immunocontraceptive vaccines stimulate an animal’s immune system to temporarily prevent it from fertilising offspring. The chosen site for the pilot programme is Pune’s Junnar forest division, where negative interactions between humans and leopards are resulting in a rising number of human deaths and injuries. Since 2021, 22 people have died, another 42 have been injured, and 16,593 cattle have been killed from leopard attacks, according to compensation records obtained by Mongabay-India from the Junnar forest division. During the same period, the department has distributed about ₹190 million in compensation. Surrogate leopard habitats The Junnar forest division covers about 5,826 sq km in the northern part of the Pune district, including the subdistricts of Junnar, Ambegaon, Khed and Shirur. Situated on&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/maharashtra-pilots-contraception-in-leopards-to-manage-conflict/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>India&#8217;s updated climate plan targets 47% emissions cut and 60% clean power capacity by 2035</title>
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					<pubDate>26 Mar 2026 13:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Manish Chandra Mishra]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Kundan Pandey]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon sink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate targets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emissions intensity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy transition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[net zero 2070]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paris Agreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNFCCC]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Clean Energy and Climate Finance]]>
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							<![CDATA[India]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Environmental Economics, Environmental Politics, Fossil Fuels, Impacts of Climate Change, and Renewable Energy]]>
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							<![CDATA[India has announced its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the period 2031-2035, setting revised climate targets to reduce emissions intensity, increase non-fossil fuel-based electricity and increase forest and tree cover. NDCs are voluntary national climate action plans by countries under the Paris Agreement. India&#8217;s updated targets include reducing the emissions intensity of GDP by [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[India has announced its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the period 2031-2035, setting revised climate targets to reduce emissions intensity, increase non-fossil fuel-based electricity and increase forest and tree cover. NDCs are voluntary national climate action plans by countries under the Paris Agreement. India&#8217;s updated targets include reducing the emissions intensity of GDP by 47% from 2005 levels by 2035, increasing the share of non-fossil fuel-based installed electricity capacity to 60%, and creating a carbon sink of 3.5 to 4.0 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalent through forest and tree cover by 2035. India’s original climate commitments, submitted in 2015 under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), set targets for 2030 to reduce the emissions intensity of GDP by 33-35% (emissions per unit of GDP) and achieve a 40% share of non-fossil fuel-based power capacity. In 2022, India updated its NDCs, raising the ambition to a 45% reduction in emissions intensity from 2005 levels and a 50% share of non-fossil energy capacity. The union cabinet approved the targets on March 25 and are to be communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Railways and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a media briefing that the targets were approved in line with the five-year cycle under the Paris Agreement. “The current goals are for 2025 to 2030. Now the targets up to 2035 have been approved through this Cabinet decision,” he said. The decision is aligned with India’s long-term goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070, according&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/indias-updated-climate-plan-targets-47-emissions-cut-and-60-clean-power-capacity-by-2035/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Water costs in Pune may rise by 2050, study warns</title>
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					<pubDate>26 Mar 2026 11:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Manish Chandra Mishra]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[groundwater depletion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[india]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban water crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water scarcity]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Flood and drought]]>
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							<![CDATA[Maharashtra]]>
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							<![CDATA[Cities and Towns, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, People, Water, and Water Pollution]]>
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							<![CDATA[A new study says Pune could face a serious water crisis by the middle of this century if current policies continue. The study shows that during a future multi-year drought, low-income residents may suffer the most.]]>
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							<![CDATA[A new study says Pune could face a serious water crisis by the middle of this century if current policies continue. The study shows that during a future multi-year drought, low-income residents may be hit the hardest. Water costs would increase while supply would reduce. The peer-reviewed research article, published in Earth’s Future, looks at how climate change and rapid urban growth influence unequal access to water in Pune&#8217;s future. Pune urban region, which now has about 7 million people, is projected to grow to 11 million by 2050. The study was led by Ankun Wang of Stanford University, along with researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and Stanford University. The researchers used a model to study how Pune may respond to a two to three-year drought in the future. They looked at water supply, groundwater, agriculture, infrastructure and household water use. The study says Pune’s ageing water system is not prepared for such droughts, especially for people living in informal settlements. Under a business-as-usual scenario, the city’s main reservoirs could run dry during a mid-century drought. Groundwater levels could also fall sharply. The study found that low-income residents could get less than 40 litres of water per person per day, which the researchers use as a basic minimum. Water costs for poor households could rise to 10% to 18% of their income. Shortages could continue for more than six months at a time. “Across&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/water-costs-in-pune-may-rise-by-2050-study-warns/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>The last Indian town before Bhutan is reeling under waste dumped on its river banks</title>
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					<pubDate>25 Mar 2026 18:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Chandrani Sinha]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Aditi Tandon]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Just Transitions]]>
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							<![CDATA[West Bengal]]>
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							<![CDATA[Cities and Towns, Environment, Environmental Crime, Health impacts, Plastic, Pollution, Rivers, Waste management, Water Pollution, and Wetlands]]>
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							<![CDATA[Dark grey smoke curls above the Torsa riverbank in Jaigaon, a crowded border town of West Bengal, India, separating India and Bhutan. Plastic waste, medical refuse, construction debris and household waste lie scattered across the river bed and cows and dogs forage through the garbage. In January, an Instagram reel of this area drew a [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Dark grey smoke curls above the Torsa riverbank in Jaigaon, a crowded border town of West Bengal, India, separating India and Bhutan. Plastic waste, medical refuse, construction debris and household waste lie scattered across the river bed and cows and dogs forage through the garbage. In January, an Instagram reel of this area drew a long-ignored environmental crisis into public notice. In it, a young content creator who goes by the name Rock Lama on Instagram, stood before the smouldering waste, appealing to the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for immediate intervention to stop what he describes as the routine illegal dumping of the town’s waste along the river. The video by the 24-year-old Jaigaon resident, spread widely across social media platforms, sparking discussions about rural waste management, governance, environmental negligence, and the growing waste crisis in smaller towns and Panchayat areas where populations have increased with time and waste has increased proportionately, without infrastructure to manage it. A border town struggles under its own waste Jaigaon is a densely populated commercial town with approximately 100,000 residents and serves as a crucial gateway between India and Bhutan. Its markets bustle with cross-border trade, tourism, and transport activity. Yet, beneath this economic vibrancy lies an escalating environmental problem of riverside pollution amplified by rapid urban growth without corresponding civic infrastructure to manage it. According to estimates by the Central Pollution Control Board, small and medium-sized towns like Jaigaon generate about 30-40 tonnes of solid waste daily. The Himalayan Torsa River&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/the-last-indian-town-before-bhutan-is-reeling-under-waste-dumped-on-its-river-banks/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>The last surviving population of a red deer rises</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/the-last-surviving-population-of-a-red-deer-rises/</link>
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					<pubDate>25 Mar 2026 14:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Team Mongabay-India]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Divya Kilikar]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Kashmir]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Species File]]>
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							<![CDATA[Jammu and Kashmir]]>
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							<![CDATA[Ecology, Endangered species, Endemic species, Himalayas, Mammals, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[Jammu and Kashmir’s hangul population registered a slight increase in the latest census in 2025, which recorded 323 individuals. An encouraging rise from 289 in 2023, hope is renewed for the survival of this species found only in the Kashmir Valley. The hangul (Cervus hanglu hanglu), also known as the Kashmir stag, is a subspecies [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Jammu and Kashmir’s hangul population registered a slight increase in the latest census in 2025, which recorded 323 individuals. An encouraging rise from 289 in 2023, hope is renewed for the survival of this species found only in the Kashmir Valley. The hangul (Cervus hanglu hanglu), also known as the Kashmir stag, is a subspecies of the Central Asian red deer. It was once widespread in the mountains of Kashmir, parts of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh and Pakistan. Today, the hangul is largely found only in Kashmir’s Dachigam National Park and adjoining landscapes. Hangul are recognised by their branched antlers and thick brown coats, well-suited to the cold winters. They migrate between higher and lower altitudes, shedding and growing a fresh set of antlers each year. Their return to lower valleys signals the rutting season, when males display their antlers and lock horns with rival males in a fight for mates. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Species, the hangul is listed as critically endangered, denoting an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. The hangul has the highest level of protection under the Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and is also protected under the J&amp;K Wildlife Protection Act, 1978. The species has declined sharply over the decades due to multiple pressures. Livestock grazing in Dachigam encroaches on hangul habitat and reduces food availability, while poaching for meat, skin and antlers is also a threat. Populations are&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/the-last-surviving-population-of-a-red-deer-rises/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Sloth bears den between a rock and a safe place</title>
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					<pubDate>25 Mar 2026 13:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Sneha Mahale]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Priyanka Shankar]]>
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							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[camera traps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dryland conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forest guards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sloth bear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildlife corridors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildlife monitoring]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Beyond Protected Areas]]>
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							<![CDATA[Gujarat]]>
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							<![CDATA[Conservation, Ecology, Forestry, Grasslands, Mammals, Protected Areas, Wildlife, and Wildlife Sanctuary]]>
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							<![CDATA[In the dry forests of eastern Gujarat, sloth bears disappear into the landscape every day. Naturally occurring caves on rocky hillocks provide hidden shelters that offer shade, safety and, for some, a place to raise cubs. A recent study takes a closer look at these refuges to understand how sloth bears choose these sites, and [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[In the dry forests of eastern Gujarat, sloth bears disappear into the landscape every day. Naturally occurring caves on rocky hillocks provide hidden shelters that offer shade, safety and, for some, a place to raise cubs. A recent study takes a closer look at these refuges to understand how sloth bears choose these sites, and why certain aspects of the landscape matter more than others. “Denning behaviour is a really important part of sloth bear ecology, but surprisingly it has not been studied as much as other aspects like diet or habitat use. Like other bears, sloth bears depend on dens as safe places for resting and for raising their cubs. These sites also provide protection from environmental stress, disturbance and potential threats, especially when cubs are very young,” says Ashish Kumar Jangid, principal project associate at Wildlife Institute of India, and a sloth bear expert. Finding sloth bears dens The study was conducted between May 2022 and November 2023 in forests connecting Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary and Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat. The landscape stretches across Dahod, Chhota Udepur and Panchmahal districts and covers roughly 324 square kilometres. The terrain is rugged and hilly. Rocky outcrops rise through dry deciduous forest dominated by teak, crocodile bark, mahua, tendu and dhak trees. Although the sanctuaries themselves are protected areas, the corridor linking them is a mosaic of forest and human use. Sloth bears move through this landscape alongside species such as leopards, rusty-spotted cats, Indian giant flying squirrels, striped hyenas, golden&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/sloth-bears-den-between-a-rock-and-a-safe-place/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>New global report flags risks to migratory freshwater fish in India’s rivers</title>
					<link>https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/new-global-report-flags-risks-to-migratory-freshwater-fish-in-indias-rivers/</link>
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					<pubDate>24 Mar 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Manish Chandra Mishra]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Priyanka Shankar]]>
					</author>
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		<category><![CDATA[dam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fisheries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fishermen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freshwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ganga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[livelihood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[livelihoods]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Beyond Protected Areas]]>
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							<![CDATA[India]]>
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							<![CDATA[Conservation, Ecology, Fish, Himalayas, Migration, Oceans, Rivers, Wetlands, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[Freshwater fishes are among the “most imperilled vertebrates”, according to a new global assessment prepared for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), which lays the legal foundation for internationally coordinated conservation measures throughout a migratory range. The Global Assessment of Migratory Freshwater Fishes report 2025 notes that many migratory [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Freshwater fishes are among the “most imperilled vertebrates”, according to a new global assessment prepared for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), which lays the legal foundation for internationally coordinated conservation measures throughout a migratory range. The Global Assessment of Migratory Freshwater Fishes report 2025 notes that many migratory freshwater species are declining because of “loss of connectivity, flow alteration, habitat degradation, exploitation, pollution, and interacting pressures across borders.” Out of 349 migratory freshwater fish that may qualify for protection under the CMS, only 24 are currently listed — leaving 325 still without legal protection, of which about 205 concentrated in Asia. The report identifies the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system as one of the priority regions, pointing to its “high biomass of migrants” and threats from “dams and hydropeaking”, marking it as a region where CMS cooperation is both “necessary and feasible.” For India, this warning comes at a time when rivers are already fragmented by dams, barrages and altered flows, raising questions about whether migratory fish and river-dependent communities are being adequately considered in river planning. The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals is a legally binding international treaty under the United Nations which provides a global platform for the conservation and sustainable use of migratory animals and their habitats. CMS brings together countries through which migratory animals pass or that have jurisdiction over a geographical area a migratory species inhabits, crosses, or overflies. The Brahmaputra river. Freshwater fish are among the&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://india.mongabay.com/2026/03/new-global-report-flags-risks-to-migratory-freshwater-fish-in-indias-rivers/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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