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Community reserves: Are they forest department’s backdoor entry into North East India

These satellite images of Indian rivers highlight environmental impacts of sand mining

GBS outbreak and Mahakumbh: Is there a connection?

India’s new climate targets: Bold, ambitious and a challenge for the world

Kashmir: Why the Hangul’s future still hangs in the balance?

Minerals Security Partnership: India joins the critical minerals club. Here’s why this is important

India has registered a global first of a plant fungus infecting humans; climate change, AMR will exacerbate it

Government notifies new solid waste management rules

Jaisalmer villagers march 225 kilometres to get sacred groves listed as ‘oran land’

Seven decades after independence, many tribal languages in India face extinction threat

Why did methane emissions spike in 2020? Study offers answers

How India can be ‘atmanirbhar’ for edible oil production

How AI can help Indian schools tackle the future of work

Future of Indian agriculture and small farmers: Role of policy, regulation and farmer agency

India must conserve its orchid wealth

Deluge in Desert: Jaisalmer receives 55% of season’s rainfall in a day as Rajasthan reels under heavy rainfall

An army of mad trees

Coral bleaching grips Indian coasts; Lakshadweep, Andamans most affected

Who dropped MESA?

Lakes warming faster than oceans and India’s Chilika is no exception: global study

New protocol can reduce breeding cycle of pigeonpea by 3-5 years, important for nutritional security in drylands

SC raps ex-Uttarakhand forest minister for illegal construction, tree felling in Jim Corbett tiger reserve

WHOSE SEED IS IT ANYWAY?

Perennial rivers turning seasonal a disturbing trend

What caused the deadly Myanmar earthquake leaving 2,000+ dead?

Payment for ecosystem services can be a tool for guaranteed farm income: experts

No construction on Sukhatal lakebed near Naini lake, orders Uttarakhand High Court

Mohalla Clinics have democratised healthcare but their unregulated biomedical waste is potentially an ecological time bomb

Stockholm Convention to take final call on 5 Persistent Organic Pollutants

Humble millets can ensure food security, nutrition to India’s vulnerable communities

Census 2021: India's Urban-rural conundrum

When toys aren&#039;t a child&#039;s play

Government admits polluted river drains links to cancer cases

Lights out: Study flags load shedding in May-June 2025 as ‘high risk’

India’s first National Dolphin Research Centre finally a reality

Churn under sea: Can increase in seafloor spreading speed up global warming

Scientists find probiotic yeast strain to fight phosphorus deficiency

Ladakh wants to prevent what happened in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand &amp; Sikkim: Sonam Wangchuk

Project Tiger, CAMPA funds used to finance cheetah project: Centre

UN recommends new treaty to ensure peace & security in outer space

Women and Men in India 2022: Sex ratio improves but female participation in workforce still low

Gobar Times: All about Hakim Ajmal Khan

Arunachal govt declares Pakke Hornbill Fest as ‘state festival’

Urban commons: Almost ignored in city planning

Upside-down wonders: Exploring India’s majestic baobab trees

A job not done

Centre clears oil &amp; gas exploratory drilling in Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary

NGT order on Korba: Can it improve fly ash disposal, utilisation in India

Why has Government’s Operation Greens scheme (aka Tomato Onion Potato — TOP) failed?

Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 passed

Greece’s Santorini Island hit by over 7,000 earthquakes in a week

We need more conversations about end-of-life choices: HB Karibasamma

Guillain-Barré outbreak in Pune is ‘human-made&#039; epidemic: Experts

At least 1 in 7 students had their schooling disrupted due to climate hazards in 2024, says UNICEF

Nano urea in field trials: Ingredients of fertiliser a mystery

Economic Survey 2022-23: Indian startup ecosystem faces several challenges, causing companies to ‘flip’

Tragic surge in Olive Ridley turtle deaths sparks concern

Why producing CBG, LBG, hydrogen, methanol from biogas can be beneficial

Bug drugs: Bacteria-based cancer therapies are finally overcoming barriers

The Thar desert is greener than ever — but at what cost?

How a Brazilian insect helped clean Madhya Pradesh ponds | Cyrtobagous salviniae

COP15 Montreal: ‘Coalition for Nature’ formed by Small Island Developing States

COP29: What does the $300B mean for the global south?

Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 passed

How India remains poor: As many as 22 states have become poorer

‘Reducing aerosol pollution could worsen heat risks — we need policy that can handle both’

Study unravels how ocean warming impacts early development of Giant Kelp, can aid conservation

Payment for Ecosystem Services: Palampur in Himachal has a model in place

Sarna Dharam Code: Of Adivasi identity and eco-nationalism

Arctic sea ice hits record-low winter peak, raising alarm over climate impact

India, Japan to improve bilateral cooperation towards clean energy transition

Bihar man-eater shot: Here is when an order can be given to put down such an animal

The deshi cow milk jinx

Why millets in India?

Dying wisdom

Scientists warn of growing threat from sunscreen to marine life, call for urgent investigation

Mafias rule the Chilika waters

2 of 3 child deaths in India due to malnutrition: Report

Nature-based solutions can help Sundarbans survive

When toys aren't a child's play

Ladakh wants to prevent what happened in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & Sikkim: Sonam Wangchuk

Centre clears oil & gas exploratory drilling in Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary

Guillain-Barré outbreak in Pune is ‘human-made' epidemic: Experts

India's groundwater is flooded with fluoride

Climatic crises can be handled by Ambedkarite principles like democratic governance & moral, spiritual humanism: V M Ravi Kumar