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People carrying firewood. Photo by by Vinayaraj/Wikimedia Commons.

Parliamentary panel endorses controversial changes in biodiversity law overlooking concerns

Kundan Pandey 2 Sep 2022
People walking on a road adjacent to the MSW dump

Untreated legacy waste is polluting the sensitive wetland ecosystem of Deepor Beel

Barasha Das 24 Aug 2022
Image shows plasic containers in a trash heap

Dumped plastic containers lead to mosquito abundance on the Lakshadweep islands

Sahana Ghosh 10 Aug 2022
Banni in Gujarat, is among the largest grasslands in India, and has been earmarked for large-scale grass plantations via tillage.

[Commentary] Restoring Indian grasslands does not require disturbing soil and planting grasses, but more science

Ashish Nerlekar, Ankila Hiremath 8 Aug 2022
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is native to the high mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

Peace parks as a transboundary approach to conservation

Saul Elbein 29 Jul 2022
Sharavathi river bordered by forests on both sides. Photo by Sarangib/Pixabay.

Karnataka sets green goals but denotifies two-thirds of its forest land in plot twist

Arathi Menon 28 Jul 2022

Saffron, biodiversity and glaciers: Kashmir’s women scientists lead climate action

Hirra Azmat 26 Jul 2022
Avicennia marina, more commonly known as grey mangroves or white mangroves. Photo by Dinesh Valke/ Wikimedia Commons.

Successful model of development in tandem with mangrove restoration

T. V. Padma 21 Jul 2022

A new study from Karnataka evidences the impact of windfarms on biodiversity

Sneha Mahale 18 Jul 2022

Concerns over increased whale shark stranding along Andhra Pradesh’s coast

Almaas Masood 15 Jul 2022

[Explainer] Can planting trees mitigate climate change?

Anusha Krishnan 5 Jul 2022
Protests over dam construction in Arunachal Pradesh have been observed in the Siang River belt. However, most protests against big dams have weaken.

Dams, art and protest in Arunachal Pradesh

Ranju Dodum 4 Jul 2022

Dimming the glow of firefly festivals in Maharashtra

Abhijeet Gurjar 1 Jul 2022
A gharial on the banks of the Rapti River

New gharial hatchlings in Nepal a hopeful sign for the critically endangered reptile

Abhaya Raj Joshi 28 Jun 2022

[Commentary] 100 years of “saving” India’s soil: What needs to change?

Anuja Malhotra, Abi T. Vanak 13 Jun 2022

Farmer unions demand vermin status for wild boars, Centre highlights their role in forest habitat

K.A. Shaji 9 Jun 2022

Electromagnetic radiation levels till a certain limit found to have no impact on sparrows in Guwahati

Roopak Goswami 9 Jun 2022
African catfish in Bengaluru.African catfish find it easier to thrive in new and harsh environments. Photo by Yercaud Elango/ Wikimedia Commons.

Invasive freshwater fish are thriving in the Ganges, aided by increasing temperatures

Sneha Mahale 6 Jun 2022

Protecting the critical Chambal landscape, one of last viable habitats for red-crowned roofed turtle

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 31 May 2022

Building blocks and biodiversity: India’s ecosystems a part of a global crisis

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 30 May 2022