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

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

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

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

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

Why did methane emissions spike in 2020? Study offers answers

How India can be ‘atmanirbhar’ for edible oil production

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

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

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

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

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

Study finds pervasive presence of microplastics in testicles of humans &amp; canines; can be linked with low sperm count

Plastic: How it became the ‘lubricant of globalisation’

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

Arunachal govt declares Pakke Hornbill Fest as ‘state festival’

Urban commons: Almost ignored in city planning

A job not done

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

Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 passed

Thiruvananthapuram’s canal tragedy is an urgent call for reform in sustainable urban waste management

Nano urea in field trials: Ingredients of fertiliser a mystery

NASA to shut down SOFIA telescope that found water on Moon

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

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

Plastic’s toxic trail: These polymers’ usage and disposal have their own set of dangers

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

Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 passed

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

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

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

Mafias rule the Chilika waters

Nature-based solutions can help Sundarbans survive

How has India’s caste system lasted for so many centuries?

Perfect storm: What is the Fujiwhara Effect?

Corals and sea anemones turn sunscreen into toxins – understanding how could help save coral reefs

WHO launches ‘The Big Catch-Up’ to restore immunisation progress lost during pandemic

Joshimath sinking: Did micro earthquakes lead to subsidence?

India still among countries with poor access to banking: Report

Transboundary conservation is essential to save endangered Red Pandas

Climate change, conflict: What is fuelling the Lake Chad crisis

Multiple threats cause huge decline in migratory waterbirds in Africa, Eurasia

COP27: 18 countries join group on cryosphere loss, see it as major contributor to sea-level rise

The invisibility of gender in Indian agriculture

Odisha Mining Corporation's fresh attempt to mine Niyamgiri

Biting cold for pashmina

Global Coalition for Biodiversity launched on World Wildlife Day

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

Alien plants growing together threatening tiger habitats: Study

Uttar Pradesh plans its 4th tiger reserve in Bundelkhand

Certifying organic food in India needs further support

Here are some ways to arrest cigarette butt pollution

Living Planet Report 2022: Wildlife populations decline by 69% in 50 years

Aerosol pollution has huge impact on India’s infant mortality, crop productivity: Study

Ecological well-being of Jammu & Kashmir stands at a critical juncture

For all farming needs: How Kisan Credit Cards work

Return Singur land acquired for Tata Nano to farmers: SC

ITPGRFA: Decisions on key issues deferred at meet of treaty on plant genetic resources

Climate change blues: Many lakes to turn green, brown

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

Study finds pervasive presence of microplastics in testicles of humans & canines; can be linked with low sperm count

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