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A catch of squaretail groupers (Plectropomus areolatus). Image by Rucha Karkarey.

A Lakshadweep island’s strategic value worries conservationists and fishers

Max Martin 27 Jan 2026
Waste dumped along the beachside on the northern part of Kadamath Island. Image by Muneera Beegum C.P.

A mounting waste crisis as tourism surges

Salahuddeen Peechiyath 2 Dec 2025
Fishermen from Kavaratti at work, performing pole-and-line fishing in the deep-sea area. Image by K.A. Shaji.

Pole-and-line fishing face new challenges with push for tuna fish exports

K.A. Shaji 17 Jun 2025
View of Lakshadweep taken during ISS Expedition 38. Image ISS038-E-45155 courtesy of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center.

[Commentary] Complexities of freshwater availability and tourism growth in Lakshadweep

Salahudheen 6 May 2024
Image shows plasic containers in a trash heap

Dumped plastic containers lead to mosquito abundance on the Lakshadweep islands

Sahana Ghosh 10 Aug 2022

Blue whale songs recorded off Lakshadweep coast

Sahana Ghosh 20 Aug 2021

Coral transplantation helps, but not the only solution

Supriya Vohra 18 Aug 2021

The development plan that could end up sinking Lakshadweep islands

K.A. Shaji 11 Jun 2021
A view of the lagoon from Kiltan Island in Lakshadweep. The coral boundary can be seen on the horizon due to low tide. Photo by Aysha Jennath.

Safeguard Lakshadweep islands from future sea-level rise: study

Sahana Ghosh 10 Jun 2021

[Commentary] The unspoken crises of Lakshadweep

Rohan Arthur 3 Jun 2021
Bulaceros newcannorum Dixit, 2021. Photo from the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE).

New marine flatworm from rare group discovered from the coral atolls of Lakshadweep

Neha Jain 14 Apr 2021

Lakshadweep unveils world’s first sea cucumber conservation reserve

K.A. Shaji 5 May 2020

Towards better prediction of coral bleaching

Aathira Perinchery 25 Nov 2019

Fish in Lakshadweep tweak feeding habits to deal with coral bleaching

Sahana Ghosh 19 Jun 2018

[Commentary] The coasts need science-based policy action

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 11 May 2018