Scientists unveil the genome of India’s national bird
After a two-year long effort, a team of researchers from IISER-Bhopal has been able to sequence the genome of India’s national bird, the peacock (Pavo cristatus). Knowledge of the genome…
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Tamil Nadu villages mourn as fight against pollution takes a deadly turn
Twenty-seven-year old K Jagadeeshwaran walks down every few hours from their one room apartment in Ceylon Colony, Thoothukudi (earlier known as Tuticorin) in Tamil Nadu, to take a look at…
Food drives bear-human conflict in Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve
In the famous cartoon series, Yogi Bear and his friend Boo-Boo frequently get into trouble with park rangers for stealing picnic baskets in the fictional setting of Jellystone National Park.…
Nipah infection in Kerala: Don’t blame the bats alone; improve public health
The Nipah virus (NiV) infection has claimed 14 lives, from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts of Kerala in the month of May. Siblings Mohammed Sadik (26) and Mohammed Salih (28), died on May…
Has Kashmir wronged its water bodies?
In his 1895 book, The Valley of Kashmir, Sir Walter Lawrence, who served in the Indian Civil Service in British India and was posted as the Settlement Commissioner of Kashmir,…
It takes a village to fight off rhino poaching
This is the second article in a two-part series on poaching in Jaldapara National Park. In Part One, interviews with former poachers revealed the inner workings of wildlife trafficking in…
Geodiversity map of Sikkim Himalayas to aid conservation
In a maiden effort, researchers have mapped the plant diversity of the Sikkim Himalayas on the basis of geography and climate data to create a ‘geodiversity index’ that can serve…
A small village in Jaldapara is reeling under illegal trading of rhino horns
This is the first article in a two-part series on poaching in Jaldapara National Park. Part Two (published on 28-May) looks at prevention and enforcement efforts. JALDAPARA NATIONAL PARK, India…
Shifting antibiotic resistance patterns noted in wintering Egyptian vultures in Rajasthan
Hundreds of Egyptian vultures — an endangered scavenger — flock to India in October where they spend the winter voraciously feasting on the plentiful supply of livestock carcasses at a…
Kaziranga facing twin threats of rampant mining, erosion: NTCA
Hemmed in by rapacious quarrying and river erosion, India’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) that harbours the world’s largest population of great Indian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), is at a “high…
