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Tourists gather near the coast at Kaniyakumari.

Plans to explore oil and gas in biodiversity-rich Wadge Bank raises concerns

K.A. Shaji 29 May 2024
A series of recent long-period swell surge events on the coast of Kerala and southwestern Tamil Nadu has damaged properties and killed people. Image courtesy of Vincy Lopez.

Swell waves hit southwestern coast hard as remote oceans turn stormier

Max Martin 27 May 2024
Fishermen mending ringsein nets in Kerala

[Commentary] Kerala’s artisanal fishers concerned about rise of ring seine fishing

A. Suresh, Vijaykiran V and V.R. Madhu 14 May 2024

Assessing coastal disaster risks in central Kerala

Simrin Sirur 10 May 2024
Researchers measuring a tree in Panjim, Goa. Photo by Nandini Velho.

As cities become megacities, their lanes are losing green cover

Divya Kilikar 9 May 2024

New rules spell giant troubles for jumbos

K.A. Shaji 23 Apr 2024

Farming with AI and drones to increase yields, manage resources and reduce pests

Priyanka Shankar 19 Apr 2024

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

Priyanka Shankar 12 Mar 2024

Deaths in human-animal conflict in Wayanad spark protests and debates

Saritha Balan 6 Mar 2024

[Commentary] Changing shore seines call for better support system for Kerala fishers

A. Suresh, N. Manju Lekshmi, V.R. Madhu, Vijay Kiran 27 Feb 2024
‘Animal Forests’ of Kerala’s rocky reefs with soft corals and solitary hard corals. Photo by Umeed Mistry

Traditional raft fishing threatened as reefs choke on plastic

Max Martin and John Bennet 12 Feb 2024

Restaurants fuelling demand for shark meat in India, finds study

Simrin Sirur 24 Jan 2024

Marine fisheries policy moving against the current of scientific recommendations

Kundan Pandey 22 Jan 2024

Kerala farmers go bananas over diversity

Arathi Menon 20 Dec 2023

Adivasis of Kerala’s Attappadi hills revive millet cultivation to preserve a fading tradition 

Max Martin 7 Dec 2023

[Commentary] Paddy, politics and environmentalism in Kerala

M. Manjula, Vipindas P. and Girigan Gopi 4 Dec 2023
Bright yellow flowers and thick green canopy make Senna attractive. Photo by P.A. Vinayan

Wayanad’s soured relationship with Senna

Arathi Menon 13 Nov 2023

Including indigenous perspectives for equitable forest management

Arathi Menon 27 Oct 2023
Elephants in Wayanad. Photos by Anoop N.R.

Wayanad is summer home for elephants, says a study

Arathi Menon 16 Oct 2023

Kerala’s dwindling mangroves need concerted effort in conservation

Arathi Menon 18 Jul 2023