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Saw-scaled viper under a rock in the rock outcrops in the Ratnagiri region of Maharashtra. Photo: Jithin Vijayan

Studies reveal impact of land use on species diversity in rock outcrops

Arathi Menon 14 Aug 2023

[Interview] Conservationist MK Ranjitsinh Jhala on the need for a grassland policy in India

Sahana Ghosh, Kartik Chandramouli 24 Mar 2023
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
Tephrosia calophylla is an endemic species discovered in India's grasslands. More endemic species are waiting to be discovered, underscores a new study. Photo by R. Ganesan.

Indian grasslands hold a treasure trove of endemic plants

Sahana Ghosh 8 Mar 2022

Environmental activism in the Nilgiris: too early to rejoice?

Nina Varghese 15 Jul 2021

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

Aathira Perinchery 29 Jun 2021

The risks of tree plantation in grassland and non-forest areas

Shreya Dasgupta 25 May 2021

Community restores grasslands in Lamkani, making the village drought-resilient

Vinaya Kurtkoti 8 Apr 2021

Rajasthan’s latest draft forest policy proposes strict control over mining

Mayank Aggarwal 8 Jan 2021

Saving the last remaining grassland habitat in Bengaluru region

Arathi Menon 6 Jan 2021

Conserving the grass on Himalayan slopes

Hridayesh Joshi 4 Dec 2020

[Commentary] Of ants and antelopes – the ecological history of Chennai was not what one would imagine

R.J. Ranjit Daniels, N. Muthu Karthick, Anjana Vencatesan, Jayshree Vencatesan 22 Sep 2020

The bugyals or Himalayan alpine meadows: a treasure trove endangered

Hridayesh Joshi 27 Aug 2020

Conserve both large intact and small degraded habitats to maintain biodiversity

Aathira Perinchery 3 Aug 2020

Livestock grazing drives blue sheep in the Himalayas to forage in sub-optimal areas

Neha Jain 7 Jul 2020

Finn’s weaver faces a risk of extinction

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 23 Jun 2020

[Commentary] Pastoral communities of Tamil Nadu in peril

Vikram Aditya, Gudasalamani Ravikanth 30 Apr 2020

The complex life of Banni

Aathira Perinchery 24 Dec 2019

Peatlands are crucial carbon sinks but they are not on the map

Kartik Chandramouli 12 Dec 2019

Rajasthan villages fight to protect their common lands from mining activities

Vaishnavi Rathore, Deborupa Ghosh 4 Nov 2019