If you liked this story, share it with other people. The recent deaths of five tigers by alleged poisoning reveals gaps in wildlife protection and the challenges of conserving forests traversed by ...

Pole-and-line fishing is a traditional fishing method recognised as an important sustainable fishing practice. Unlike destructive fishing practices such as trawling, pole-and-line fishing is ...

A new study highlights that while trees outside forests provide wide-ranging benefits, their long-term impacts on human well-being are poorly understood. Along with being a source for commodities such ...

A new book by Ashok Swain, Professor and Head of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, draws links between climate change and conflict. Framing climate change as a ...

China’s plans to build a 60,000 megawatt dam on its side of the Brahmaputra has renewed the Indian government’s interest in building its own mega dam, the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in ...

Delhi’s seven biodiversity parks, restored from degraded lands, serve as urban forests. Successful habitat restoration supports native species, while experts urge integrating these parks into city ...

The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) recently conducted an exploratory deep-sea mining trial in the Andaman Sea.

India’s area under cacao tree plantations is increasing. For farmers growing other crops, planting cacao as an intercrop, increases their earning potential.

As iron ore mining in Goa cranks up to a slow, uncertain resumption, its various stakeholders, lease-winners, government, traders, activists and village communities, position to protect contrary ...

A unique automated ice reservoir in Ladakh’s Igoo village stores four million litres of water, uses sensors and weather data, and boasts 80% efficiency in ice formation.

India’s biodiversity hotspots are being increasingly fragmented by roads, dams, plantations, and urbanisation, which disrupt the complex interdependent relationships among species. This fragmentation ...

State governments and organisations are increasingly experimenting with parametric insurance to cope with losses from natural disasters.