[Obituary] India loses its pioneering environment journalist
Darryl D’Monte, India’s pioneering environment journalist and editor died in Mumbai on March 16. He was 75. Earlier in his career, he was resident editor of the Indian Express and…
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Schoolchildren in Assam produce their agenda for the national elections
Children across the world have realised it's now or never. As youth worldwide skip schools today in protest to demand action on climate change, a group of girls in the flood-prone…
Community-based ecotourism in Ladakh promotes positive perceptions of snow leopards
Catching a glimpse of the famed, elusive snow leopard while trekking the rugged and remote mountains of Ladakh may be a dream come true for wildlife seekers. However, these predators…
A 24-year-old woman is leading the way to catalogue biodiversity of a small Goan island
In Goa’s serene Divar island, encircled by the Mandovi river, a 24-year old biologist is busy prodding her neighbours, asking questions and jogging their memories, to help chronicle the island’s natural…
[Commentary] A ‘people’s manifesto’ for the 2019 national elections in India
In late February, about 50 movements and organisations from various parts of India released a ‘People’s Manifesto for a Just, Equitable, and Sustainable India’. This was sent to political parties…
Electric buses in India: To be or not to be?
Transport corporations in India are gradually junking rickety old buses that spew blankets of thick black smoke, to make an ambitious and direct leap to cleaner and sophisticated electric buses.…
Ping! Elephants ahead: reducing human-elephant conflict, one SMS at a time
In India, few animals carry the kind of cultural symbolism like elephants do. Human-elephant interaction boasts a rich history dating back centuries. It is but natural that such a long…
Tiger dead: The big cat that walked from MP to Gujarat dies mysteriously
In the second week of February 2019, the presence of a tiger was confirmed in the Mahisagar area of Gujarat but the happiness was short lived as the big cat…
It is all about encroachment in the hills of Munnar
As communities in the Western Ghats prepare for the national elections, the Munnar-Devikulam region and its fragile ecology are turning hot subjects of political debate not only in Idukki constituency…
[Commentary] India’s farming crisis is a crisis of the ecological commons
At the time of India’s upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the agro-pastoral crisis has emerged as a major flashpoint issue. In March and November 2018, tens of thousands of farmers marched…
