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First ever photographic evidence of a clouded leopard preying on a Bengal slow loris has emerged from Dehing Patkai National Park in Assam. The photograph is a significant contribution to the ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Coal, a contentious issue in global climate debates, finds space in India’s much-awaited draft climate finance taxonomy. Released on May 7, the ...
A Liberian-flagged ship sank off Kochi, leaking oil and cargo. While the spill is contained, missing hazardous materials may ...
Stone-crusher operations and mining activities have disturbed the nilgai habitat in Palamu district of Jharkhand. This has led to the nilgai venturing into agricultural fields for food and water and ...
Despite longstanding efforts of students and environmentalists to protect the 400-acres of Kancha Gachibowli in the University of Hyderabad, the Telangana government began clearing it early this year.
Survivors of wildlife attacks in Uttarakhand often suffer from long-term mental distress. Mental health care in hilly areas is limited, with few psychiatrists and high treatment costs keeping many ...
India faces the dual challenge of sustaining rapid economic development while drastically reducing emissions. Blended finance where public or philanthropic capital is used to de-risk and mobilise ...
Rural water supply systems struggle to keep pace with falling water tables as groundwater depletion around Bengaluru gets critical. Current policies focus on infrastructure and economics while poor ...
A new research paper has described two new catfish species and revalidated a previously identified species from the Ganga river basin. The freshwater fish diversity in India remains poorly studied, ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Forest ‘encroachment’ under the legal cover of the Forest Act of 1865, commenced with the inception of the Imperial Forest Department in 1864, now ...
Heavy rainfall, hailstorms, and cloudbursts on April 19-20 triggered landslides and flash floods in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ramban district, causing large-scale destruction. Over 80% of the Ramban town was ...