A recent study has found the presence of a sizeable population of fishing cats outside protected areas in southern West ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bat biologist and a technologist have developed BatEchoMon, an automated, solar-powered bat detection and classification system. Quantifying insectivorous bat activity is important to answer ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mangroves in Pichavaram and Muthupet in Tamil Nadu significantly reduce the magnitude and occurrence of extreme coastal hazards such as tsunamis, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Palghat (Palakkad) Gap is the most prominent mountain pass in southern India, historically serving as a trade route for early merchants from ...

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 ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In Pune though, past amnesty schemes have been frequently misused, according to a response to a Right to Information (RTI) query filed by Vivek ...