Environmental activists have expressed dismay at the partial demolition of a wall built by an oil refinery that they hoped would be completely pulled down. The wall, they contend, blocks…
Smallest among wild pigs, the shy and secretive pygmy hogs (Porcula salvania) are found nowhere else in India except in Assam and number only a few hundred. To ensure their…
Summer is the pilot car that the monsoon follows into the Indian peninsula from the Indian Ocean. Thus, Kerala, which is at the entry point for the southwest monsoon, is…
Cruising in a houseboat through the picturesque Vembanad Lake has been the symbol of tourism in Kerala around the world. But this symbol has incurred the wrath of traditional fishermen…
On March 4, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti tweeted the image of Kashmir’s iconic hangul (Cervus hanglu hanglu), also known as Kashmir red deer and Kashmir stag, and…
The Chilika Lake in Odisha has emerged as the “single largest habitat of Irrawaddy dolphins in the world”, following a fresh monitoring survey that pegs the number of individuals of…
The Supreme Court’s judgment of February 7, cancelling the renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases in Goa, has left the industry shell-shocked and environment activists hopeful of regulations in…
About six years ago, a tigress was rescued from an irrigation canal in the western state of Maharashtra in India. Radio-collared by a scientific team, led by Vidya Athreya from…
On May 1, forestry officials in the Indian state of Uttarakhand discovered a tiger cub, abandoned and injured. They attempted to rescue the animal, but had arrived too late –…
