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Gaddi herd of sheep and goats moving toward Bharmour from Chamba .Gaddi move their herds of sheep and goats toward Bharmour from lower ranges of plains in summer and vice versa.The Gaddis are a tribe living primarily in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir of Indian union.Their main profession is goat and sheep rearing. Photo by Harvinder Chandigarh/Wikimedia Commons.

Afforestation is making the livelihoods of Gaddi pastoralists in the Himalayas more vulnerable

Neha Jain 18 Dec 2020

Biodiversity threats from ghost fishing gear in the Ganga

Sahana Ghosh 18 Dec 2020

Path of destruction: Road to Anjaneri hilltop could threaten fragile rocky outcrop ecosystem

Vinaya Kurtkoti 17 Dec 2020

How people respond to predators in the Indian Himalaya

Aathira Perinchery 17 Dec 2020

Returning to traditional practices to save Vidarbha’s ‘Lake District’

Nivedita Khandekar 16 Dec 2020
Sindhu Bhaskar builds an earth oven outside her family's natural 'earthbag' home in Thiruvannamalai. Photo by Sindhu Bhaskar.

Looking at the past, present and future of natural building in India

Nandita Jayaraj 16 Dec 2020

[Commentary] Conflicts – historical perspectives and present day dilemma

Mathen Rajeev Mathew 15 Dec 2020

The cost of urbanisation in Delhi

Manupriya 15 Dec 2020
Villager looking at mining devastated areas in Goa, India. Photo by Frederick Noronha/Wikimedia Commons.

People living near mining activities at increased risk of diseases, says study

Mayank Aggarwal, Sahana Ghosh 14 Dec 2020

City of blinding lights: Artificial light disturbs nature’s processes in Bengaluru

Vimal Simha 14 Dec 2020

Oh My Gaur! Living alongside the Indian bison that’s moving out of forests

Arathi Menon 11 Dec 2020

New Ramsar site designated in Bihar could benefit local fishing community

Gurvinder Singh 11 Dec 2020

Story of a river bed, a geological marvel and community pride

Manjula Nair 10 Dec 2020
Brook's House Gecko (Hemidactylus brookii) at Amboli, district Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. Photo by Raju Kasambe/Wikimedia Commons.

Bringing biodiversity and conservation to the forefront in India

Sahana Ghosh 10 Dec 2020

Bauxite mining threatens India’s lone wolf sanctuary and an interstate river

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 9 Dec 2020

Golden jackals make airports their homes

Gurvinder Singh 9 Dec 2020

Environmental issues in agriculture a silent reason behind farmers’ protests

Mayank Aggarwal, S. Gopikrishna Warrier 8 Dec 2020

[Commentary] An existential crisis in Indian forests

Ghazala Shahabuddin 8 Dec 2020
A damaged house at the Podampetta village in Odisha. Credit-Pramit Karmakar

Eastern Indian coast erodes faster with rise in human activity

Manish Kumar 7 Dec 2020

Gharials bounce back in Punjab but the real test is breeding

Vivek Gupta 7 Dec 2020