In August 2023, 108 women joined Kaziranga National Park in Assam, as forest guards called Van Durgas. The Van Durgas now play a crucial role in combatting poaching in the national park through area ...

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh shifted from monocropping to crop diversification, with micro-irrigation reducing water use.

Kerala has set ambitious zero-waste goals, but its reliance on unsustainable waste disposal methods and data inconsistencies raises questions about the credibility of its claims. A crucial challenge ...

In Odisha’s Kendrapara district, efforts to conserve the Bhitarkanika mangrove ecosystem have led to the demolition of illegal shrimp enclosures, highlighting a growing tension between shrimp farming ...

A recent expedition by researchers and filmmakers into Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh yielded startling results, including the identification of several species new to science. The Siang river ...

The Telangana government moots an eco-park in place of the University of Hyderabad, in response to growing protests against the auctioning of the Kancha Gachibowli Forest. As Hyderabad’s urban sprawl ...

A new study shows a decline in dragonfly and damselfly species diversity in and around Pune city. Rapid land-use change in the region and water pollution are found to be some of the reasons for this ...

India is the world’s largest producer of castor and Gujarat leads castor production in the country. In Gujarat’s Kachchh district, the traditional desi castor grown in the rainfed mixed cropping ...

A new remote sensing study demonstrates that the direction of a slope significantly influences tree structure in the Western Ghats. North-facing slopes have higher tree cover and canopy height than ...

Wetlands are vital ecosystems supporting a diversity of species, but climate change, pollution, and human activities are degrading water quality and altering food webs. A decade-long study in ...

The 30-acre DPS Flamingo Lake in Navi Mumbai, a crucial wetland for migratory flamingos, faces severe conservation challenges. Residents and environmental groups have been campaigning for the lake’s ...

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