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A grassland in Dhule district, Maharashtra. Image by Yuvraj Shingate via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

What traditional Marathi literature reveals about savannahs

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 4 Feb 2026

Supreme Court stays order on Aravalli definition

Simrin Sirur 30 Dec 2025

Tiger gut microbes reflect human pressure in India’s wildlife reserves, study finds

Manjeera Gowravaram 19 Dec 2025
A sloth bear with her cubs in Mahrashtra. Representative image by Rohit Sharma via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Proposed sloth bear reserve caught between courts and a thermal power project

Shaz Syed 18 Dec 2025
An iron ore mining operation. India's environment ministry granted post-facto clearance to over 100 projects and issued terms of reference for more, including coal and iron mines, factories, and other large projects. Representative image by CDE Global via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Supreme Court rolls back order banning post-facto environmental clearance

Simrin Sirur 20 Nov 2025
A capped langur at Bordubi. Image by Neeharika Gogoi.

Fragmented forests and food scarcity threaten capped langurs

Kasturi Das 25 Sep 2025

Satellite data and AI identify deforestation drivers

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 7 Aug 2025

When forests fall and peacocks cry [Commentary]

Sanjay Asthana 29 May 2025
An evergreen forest being felled in Arunachal Pradesh. While forest loss may influence malaria transmission and mortality, the extent of this impact is still being understood. Image by Saurabhsawantphoto via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forests can both help and hinder malaria transmission, mortality

Simrin Sirur 7 May 2025
The latest forest survey reports a 1,446 sq. km. increase in forest and tree cover since 2021, with 156 sq. km. in forest cover and 1,289 sq. km. in tree cover. Image by Pooja Rathod via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Forest Survey reveals India’s shift towards plantations, a threat to natural ecosystems

Kundan Pandey 27 Dec 2024

Green credit scheme rolls out with oil and coal leading the way

Simrin Sirur 17 Dec 2024

Chhattisgarh tribal body says consent for mining in Hasdeo Arand was forged

Simrin Sirur 28 Nov 2024

[Explainer] Is tree transplantation a solution for conservation or a short-term fix?

Laasya Shekhar 9 Aug 2024

Species no bar: Langurs forge unusual alliances in the wild

Arathi Menon 18 Apr 2024
A seller picking Rugra in a Mandi in Ranchi.

Production of rugra, a nutritious mushroom found in Jharkhand, impacted by weather changes

Vishal Kumar Jain 2 Nov 2023

[Commentary] The underbelly of the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2023

C. R. Bijoy 7 Apr 2023

[Commentary] Lifestyle For Environment is a noble concept, but needs a holistic approach

Dipak Anand, G.V. Gopi 18 Nov 2022
Intentional burning of jhum gone out of control at a forest adjacent to Phalee, during Phalee Luita, a seed sowing festival. Photo by Shemchon Awungshi, Phalee BMC.

[Commentary] Documenting the flora and fauna of Phalee to mitigate the impact of forest fires

Ng Ngashangva 7 Nov 2022

[Maps] Environmental path cleared for Great Nicobar mega project

T. Ramachandran 10 Oct 2022
The rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) is found in Namdapha National Park.

Namdapha National Park deforestation causes clash between authorities and Yobin communities

Spoorthy Raman 3 Aug 2022