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Dhriti Banerjee, a forensic entomologist, on the field. Photo from ZSI.

[Interview] The glass ceiling has been shattered, says ZSI’s first woman director

Sahana Ghosh 3 Sep 2021

[Commentary] Forests, ecosystem services and humans

Urbashi Pradhan 2 Sep 2021
A plantation of Eucalyptus sp. in a protected area in Kerala, India. Photo by Anand Osuri/Wikimedia Commons.

Soil in Kerala’s monoculture plantations less healthy, productive than natural forests: study

Arathi Menon 2 Sep 2021

Iron ore mining in Chhattisgarh drives deforestation

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 1 Sep 2021
Croton gibsonianus male flowers. Photo by Maniruddin Dhabak.

Maharashtra’s first endemic tree rediscovered after 180 years at Harishchandragad hill

Vinaya Kurtkoti 31 Aug 2021

To escape floodwaters, Kaziranga’s large herbivores risk moving through human-dominated spaces: study

Sahana Ghosh 27 Aug 2021
The project has generated livelihood opportunities for local communities. The daily wage rate being offered is Rs 306. Some 250 workers are now engaged and many have come from five km away. Photo by Abhishek Maitry

Durg forest division plans reforestation over 2,500 acres

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 26 Aug 2021

All three tiger reserves of Chhattisgarh now in Maoist territory

Alok Prakash Putul 17 Aug 2021

Sustainable honey extraction shows way to self-reliance in Maharashtra’s tribal district

Saurabh Katkurwar 10 Aug 2021

Uncertain future for elephants of northern Andhra Pradesh

Almaas Masood 6 Aug 2021

[Commentary] Nature-based solutions hold the key to transform our cities into resilient spaces

Suchismita Mukhopadhyay, Saurav Chowdhury 30 Jul 2021

Impact of armed conflicts on wildlife underestimated: study

Sahana Ghosh 28 Jul 2021

Palm oil cultivation in India can be expanded while sparing biodiversity, says study

Rupsy Khurana 27 Jul 2021

Neglect shrouds Behali Reserve Forest’s biodiversity along Assam-Arunachal border

Nabarun Guha 23 Jul 2021

Environmental activism in the Nilgiris: too early to rejoice?

Nina Varghese 15 Jul 2021

[Interview] “For Sherni we used academic rigour to study the topic of conservation”

Srikant Chaudhary 7 Jul 2021
Pineapple agroforestry system in southern Assam. Photo by Animekh Hazarika.

Harnessing the unrealised potential of agroforestry in curbing climate change in India

Neha Jain 6 Jul 2021

Are we overlooking the role of grasslands in mitigating climate change?

Aathira Perinchery 29 Jun 2021

Desert areas of Rajasthan bloom under afforestation efforts

Nandini Jhalani 28 Jun 2021

As Dharamshala grows, the city eats into the forest

Meenakshi Kapoor 25 Jun 2021