The Sangtam Naga community has passed a resolution banning pangolin hunting to address wildlife trafficking along the India-Myanmar border. Nagaland is a critical wildlife corridor for the illegal ...

In Himachal Pradesh, sacred groves, long protected by faith, are increasingly being threatened by development and cultural change. These groves play an important role in the environment: absorbing ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Across India’s cities, the consequences of poor urban services are all too familiar: overflowing garbage, erratic water supply, potholed roads, and ...

A new study finds high land-based and human-activity related plastic litter at four key olive ridley mass nesting beaches in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Dipti Dheeraj Bhandari, a fisherwoman from Mumbai’s Charkop village, has been worried for weeks. In mid-December 2025, the Bombay High Court ...

Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan was once a degraded grassland with its blackbuck population having to be fed food and water by the forest department. Restoration efforts in the grasslands, ...

Once hunted and butchered for oil and meat, the whale shark is now being rescued by the fishers in the Arabian sea coast. The conservation movement that started in Gujarat has now reached the ...

In Himachal Pradesh’s Kibber village, a team of local women were a key part of the scientific monitoring effort to estimate the region’s snow leopard population. Forest officials say collaboration ...

A new study reveals that rising nest temperatures are skewing the sex ratio of gharial hatchlings, tipping the balance more toward females. With fewer males to sustain future breeding, the already ...

Submerged Worlds and Other Amazing Stories of India’s Mighty Rivers by Vaishali Shroff brings together well-researched stories of the ecology, mythology, politics, history and culture of India’s ...

Women now form 42% of India’s farm workforce but lack recognition, rights, and decision-making power. Land ownership remains critical without which women’s farm labour and decisions remain invisible, ...

The increasing number of wildfires in north and central India, are degrading forests, threatening biodiversity, and accelerating desertification, scientists note. While the number and intensity of ...