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Dr. Mohsin Ali Gazi (incharge veterinary officer) along with staff treating a leopard in Kashmir: Image- Arranged from Dr Mohsin Ali Gazi

Wildlife rescue operations in Kashmir face an uphill battle with rising human-wildife conflict

Mudassir Kuloo 26 Apr 2024

Pathogens find new pathways as agriculture, deforestation intensify

Arathi Menon 25 Apr 2024

Species no bar: Langurs forge unusual alliances in the wild

Arathi Menon 18 Apr 2024

[Commentary] Unravelling forest conservation

C. R. Bijoy 17 Apr 2024

Indigenous knowledge of Jharkhand’s forest greens need preserving

Kushagra Rajendra, Vineeta Parmar 10 Apr 2024

More than 15 years on, implementation of Forest Right Act is lagging, new report finds

Simrin Sirur 4 Apr 2024
Pine needles being collected from the forest floor at Sunderbani forests, Nowshera Forest Division

Converting pine needles from a fire risk into a livelihood opportunity

Hirra Azmat 1 Apr 2024

[Commentary] GROW with agroforestry, a step towards sustainable land management

Abdul Qayum 28 Mar 2024
Kanhu Purty collects water from a chua in Karampada, Saranda forest. Photo by Manoj Choudhary.

Forest laws complicate access to safe drinking water for tribal groups

Manoj Choudhary 26 Mar 2024
A local highlighting tree felling in forest area of Kalahandi in Odisha. Photo by Ishan Kukreti/Mongabay India

Conflict over critical mineral prospecting in Odisha signals need for better community involvement

Ishan Kukreti 14 Mar 2024

[Interview] Richie Mehta on addressing the elephant in the room in ‘Poacher’

Priyanka Shankar 12 Mar 2024

[Commentary] Exploring gender in forest landscape restoration initiatives

Alejandro von Bertrab, Aruneema Singh, Kundan Burnwal 8 Mar 2024

Supreme Court restores 1996 definition of forests in recent interim order

Simrin Sirur 27 Feb 2024

Forest dwellers struggle amid depleting forest resources

Satish Malviya 13 Feb 2024

Ability of forests as carbon sinks in question amid global warming

Simrin Sirur 29 Jan 2024

Prolonged dry weather impacts J&K’s key sectors, forests, glaciers and water bodies

Mudassir Kuloo 22 Jan 2024

[Commentary] The future of Delhi’s green spaces

Saurab Babu, Aruneema Singh 8 Jan 2024

Konkan Railways impacted agricultural lands more than forest cover, finds study

Simrin Sirur 5 Jan 2024

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes shift homes from forests to rice fields

Vandana K. 3 Jan 2024

NGOs and conservationists look into commercialising invasive plants from the wild

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Dec 2023