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New research from 141 Indian cities reveals that seasonal climate and geography lead to contrasting regional signatures of ...
Naturalist and wildlife photographer Sarangapani Neog talks about his upcoming book in which he has documented 280 butterfly species in Assam’s Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary. In this interview, Neog ...
LED light overuse is pushing brightness up 10% each year, faster than the global average, threatening wildlife, human life and the dark sky. While LED lights are efficient, their bluish light emission ...
A new study found twice as many blackbucks outside Karnataka’s Jayamangali Blackbuck Conservation Reserve, compared to inside. Blackbucks thrive in savannah grasslands but the highest land cover ...
The green credit programme incentivises corporations and other entities to participate in eco-restoration activities by awarding them credits that can be used to meet social and environmental ...
Your Environment This Week: Dung beetles, City dwelling urban jackals and Frogs in fields ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. By comparing a large 177-year-old colonial map with modern satellite images, researchers found that the Nilgiris have lost nearly 80% of their ...
Extreme heat in India is increasingly frequent and severe, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations like informal workers, women, and elderly individuals. Tackling extreme heat requires a ...
The Western Himalayas are home to 53 bat species, accounting for 40% of the total bat diversity in the country, according to the recently revised bat inventory. The Himalayan long-tailed Myotis is a ...
A recent submission in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has challenged the confidential status of a report which clears the way for a trans-shipment port on the biodiverse Great Nicobar Island. It ...
Camera traps provided a photographic evidence of the marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) in Assam’s Kakoi Reserve Forest for the first time. The species is classified as ‘near threatened’ in the IUCN ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. India’s forests, spanning over 80 million hectares, are one of the richest repositories of biodiversity and ecological services in the world. From ...