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While Lantana camara, considered one of the world’s most troublesome weeds, is widespread in India, other invasives like Senna spectabilis and Crofton weed have received little attention despite reports of being invasive. Photo by Bhawna Negi.

Lurking behind Lantana, a ‘devil’ is spreading in the mountains

Hirra Azmat 11 Jan 2024
White-bellied heron spotted in Arunachal Pradesh. Photo by Dekbin Yonggam.

Elusive white-bellied heron spotted in the high Himalayas

Ranju Dodum 6 May 2021

Understanding frog diversity with the highs and lows of the Teesta river valley

Sahana Ghosh 13 Oct 2020
A female otter in river Kolhu, Uttarakhand. Photo by Sayanti Basak.

Protecting rivers and involving communities to conserve Himalayas’ shy otters

Sahana Ghosh 31 Jul 2020

Sikkim rail project: Is it development or disaster waiting to happen?

Gurvinder Singh 3 Sep 2019

Assam most vulnerable to climate change in Indian Himalayan region: study

Mayank Aggarwal 21 Dec 2018

As forest lines invade mountains globally, Sikkim stays immune so far

Sahana Ghosh 11 Dec 2018

NITI Aayog proposes green cess for the Himalayan region

Mayank Aggarwal 10 Oct 2018

Sikkim’s Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve braids nature with culture as tourism expands

Sahana Ghosh 9 Aug 2018

Food drives bear-human conflict in Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve

Sahana Ghosh 31 May 2018

Frogs in Sikkim Himalayas threatened by extraction for meat, allegedly of medicinal value

Sahana Ghosh 27 Mar 2018