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 ...

Cotton is one of India’s top agricultural exports and between 2011-12 and 2020-21, the country’s cotton exports consumed roughly 40 trillion litres of water. Top cotton-producing districts in ...

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. The Liberian-flagged ship that sank off the Kerala coast has raised concerns about a potential oil spill and hazardous cargo, and the resulting ...

Hauz-i-Shamsi, an ancient waterbody in Mehrauli in Delhi, has been revived using nature-based solutions. Urban lakes create their microclimate and can help combat the urban heat island effect if ...

India’s first open-access native plant germination database, developed by ERA-India, shares methods for growing over 465 native species. Resilient and better adapted to local conditions, native plants ...

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 ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. It was close to midnight and Gumman, the ooru mooppan (village chief), woke up with a start. He sensed an alien presence in the dark stillness of ...

India has released two genome-edited rice varieties aimed at enhancing yield and resilience against environmental stresses. Both varieties were developed using a genome editing technique, which allows ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...