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Madhya Pradesh, known as the Tiger State, has the highest number of tigers among all states in the country. Image by Vikas Sulya.

Teething troubles or conservation challenges at India’s latest tiger reserve?

Deshdeep Saxena 2 Jan 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

Sacred groves deserve recognition as forests, says Supreme Court

Simrin Sirur 26 Dec 2024

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

Simrin Sirur 17 Dec 2024
A herd of wild elephants roaming and grazing in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. Image by P. K. Verma

Fungus, not kodo millet, responsible for Bandhavgarh elephant deaths

Manish Chandra Mishra 27 Nov 2024

Climate change, habitat loss drive elephants to look for newer pastures 

Laasya Shekhar 14 Oct 2024
Women preparing mahua laddu. Image by Mukesh Mahato.

[Commentary] Mahua and its products need GI recognition

Abhijit Dey, Akriti 26 Sep 2024
A landscape view of Champawat town, Uttarakhand. Urbanisation is a major driver of environmental change in the Himalayas. Image by WhiteRaven335 via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Urban expansion drives forest loss in India’s biodiversity hotspots

T. V. Padma 23 Sep 2024

[Interview] Vigyan awardee Purabi Saikia on the importance of mapping forest resources

Simrin Sirur 13 Sep 2024

Operation Bhediya reveals gaps in human-wildlife conflict mitigation

Arathi Menon, Nikhil Sahu 13 Sep 2024

Capturing the secret lives of small cats

Nabarun Guha 11 Sep 2024

Looking for nutritional gold in wild greens

Arathi Menon 27 Aug 2024

National coastal body says Great Nicobar project no longer in prohibited zone, making way for a port

Simrin Sirur 22 Aug 2024

Conservation drones need to overcome some takeoff troubles

Laasya Shekhar 19 Aug 2024

Uniting traditional wisdom with modern science, barefoot ecologists record climate impacts

Gowthami Subramaniam 14 Aug 2024

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

Laasya Shekhar 9 Aug 2024

Exploratory drilling for hydro, pumped storage should be exempt from clearance: forest committee

Simrin Sirur 8 Aug 2024

Uttarakhand forests burn while fire guards face outstanding salaries and lack of resources

Megha Prakash 5 Aug 2024

Proposed luxury hotels in and around Kaziranga threaten wildlife conservation, livelihood

Nabarun Guha 31 Jul 2024

Does size matter? How leopards on forest fringes choose livestock kill

Divya Kilikar 26 Jul 2024