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Assam activist’s detention draws widespread condemnation
After decades of drought-proofing, farms still depend on rain
Sloth bears are unlikely seed dispersers shaping forests
Mumbai’s informal settlements struggle to power their homes
Whiskered swimmers with webbed feet
Rare lynx photo puts spotlight on high-altitude rangelands
Scientists identify new deep-sea shark species from India’s southwest coast
A fertile landscape at the crossroads of ecology and development [Commentary]
Flies are overlooked pollinators and farmers’ friends
India’s carbon market sets weak emissions targets, analysis finds
Bihar’s green budget expands, but environmental indicators show little progress
A newly-described fish sheds light on a biodiversity blind spot
Study warns of growing landslide threat
Volcanoes, El Niño and colonial policies fuelled two deadly famines in India
The wild cat with a unique stripe pattern
India has a railway noise problem but its health impacts are poorly understood
India’s ethanol push moves from the pump to the field, raising water and food questions
New-to-science spider highlights importance of open natural ecosystems
Insects may be guiding seasonal bird movements in the eastern Himalayas, study finds
Roads a risk to the world’s smallest wild cat
Beyond the Hype
Low rainfall delays paddy farming signalling El Niño-induced drought
Rethinking irrigation through farm ponds [Commentary]
New DNA analysis reveals what dholes eat
Supporting infrastructure is the missing link in India’s ethanol push
Rising sugarcane yields coexist with climate, water risks in semi-arid India
West coast fishers confront ‘ghost gear’ problem
Farmers of the forest
A lone moth leads the discovery of a new genus
Dolphins tread the waters between tourist boats and fishing nets
India’s afforestation needs a species lens [Commentary]
Heat plans must account for age and gender, says UN Women paper
Why is Conocarpus being banned across states? [Explainer]
Measuring development through wellbeing, sustainability and more [Commentary]
Important shark, ray habitats in India are still unprotected
Tribal council calls recognition of forest rights on Great Nicobar Island ‘false’
The hidden burden of rural air pollution
Cities need tailored restoration, not mass tree planting
What India’s ethanol push can learn from Brazil’s long ethanol journey
A machine learning-powered chatbot to guide tree plantation in the Himalayas
Finless porpoises are disappearing before they are counted
Government proposes increasing clearance validity for ports and harbours
The insect that makes forests sing
Tunnel landslide raises fresh questions over mountain development
The neem patent case and India’s next battle over traditional knowledge [Commentary]
The insect that syncs up with the football World Cup
Fishers, naturalists worry about the impacts of turning a coastal wetland into a reservoir
India’s heat response is missing public health logic [Commentary]
Why looking at trees is a type of rebellion [Book Review]
Petition accuses Wildlife Board Committee of rubber-stamping diversions with ‘no application of mind’
In high altitude soils, microbes may be limiting the warming they trigger
As El Niño develops, India turns to coal to offset lower hydropower
Watershed management improves livelihoods in drought-prone village
Scrublands and ravines offer key habitat for the elusive caracal
Cooling cities needs climate-smart design, not just more trees
Proposed solar project in India’s largest grassland sparks conservation concerns
The rusty-coated bamboo muncher
Why feasibility matters for land use projects in India [Commentary]
Warming lake threatens fish habitats and the wetland economy
Scientists test turning aquatic weeds into liquid fertilisers
Major mugger habitats lie outside protected areas
Indigenous communities missing in India’s report on access and benefit sharing [Commentary]
As elephants venture to higher altitudes researchers track possibilities of conflict
Indigenous women build new livelihoods with hive boxes
When trees replace grasslands, specialist birds lose their habitat
Burning waste is a waste of money
Delhi witnesses a travesty of ecological restoration [Commentary]
New camera-trap record confirms caracal presence in Kuno
A cat that is clouded by design
Floods and landslides batter northeast India
Trade liberalisation meets carbon tariffs as India eyes EU market [Commentary]
India’s banks are sitting on a heat risk they have barely begun to price [Commentary]
Night shifts help brick kiln workers avoid peak heat, not its consequences
A carbon garden reimagines urban greenery
Rising temperatures, not just human activity, drives Himalayan forest fires
Centre identifies over 300 vulnerable districts amid El Niño, weak monsoon fears
Financing the green shift remains a hurdle for steel MSMEs
The goat-antelope of the high Himalayas
New sand boa species calls for attention
Rethinking India’s climate plan through equity, delivery and intent [Commentary]
Snake sightings rise even when snakebite deaths fall
Village documents 600 species through a community-led survey
The changing gourd behind Indian classical music
Forest clearance for dam puts white-bellied herons at risk
Bonn talks signal a new energy transition narrative, even as old divides persist
India’s native dwarf honey bee faces a quiet urban crisis
Study finds urbanisation is reshaping frog communities in the Western Ghats
The chinkara’s future may be less secure than its conservation status suggests
El Niño forecast increases likelihood of weak monsoon and water stress
Landslide survivors wait for a place to call home
The world’s largest fish
A social worker’s solo endeavour to track fluorosis and groundwater contamination
In rural Assam, fluoride in groundwater is bending bones
Climate resilience in Himachal begins with spatial planning [Commentary]
European Union border tax tests India’s small iron and steel businesses
Efficiency mandates can build India’s clean tech sovereignty [Commentary]
Mining project overlaps wildlife corridor, ignites debate
An unregulated groundwater economy drills into trouble
Valuing the diversity that feeds us [Commentary]
Biodiversity and pastoral traditions lose shine with time in these grass preserves
Not jungles, jungle cats need open landscapes, says study
Three states to pilot community-led forest management
Crime against caracal sparks a census project for the cat
A long-distance ocean traveller
Researchers describe a new fanged frog species that builds mud nests on the forest floor
Climate-driven glacier melt could reshape water quality downstream
New scheme incentivises trucks, buses for meeting emissions standards
Rethinking forest restoration beyond tree cover [Commentary]
Study reveals how air pollution disrupts foetal growth
Communities rally to conserve marbled cat
India’s waste-climate opportunity begins before disposal [Commentary]
Bengal tigers from India to be introduced in Cambodia
Unseasonal snowfall blocks the path for migratory pastoralists
Science confirms what Indians experience: nights are now warmer
A strong El Niño demands planning, not panic [Commentary]
The whistling pack hunter
Why India’s tree-planting programmes are falling short
After eight lions die from Babesia infection, treatment and isolation controls spread
Decoding Heat
Artificial light at night alters foraging behaviour in kites
A bauxite mining project, contested consent and growing tensions
How nomadic herders sustain forests [Commentary]
India releases report on access-benefit sharing from biological resources
Tuskers form all-male groups in the wild, finds study
Both daytime and nighttime temperatures have risen: IMD chief [Interview]
Biomedical waste crosses borders, polluting farmlands
Western Ghats has high odonate endemism, reveals survey
A scientist’s search for dragons and damsels [Interview]
A low flyer of the grasslands
The importance and exploitation of Indian forests down the ages [Book Review]
Predator-prey relationships and habitat quality shape a tiger reserve
How are degraded coral reefs restored in India? [Explainer]
Urban Challenge Fund’s promise rests on implementation capacity [Commentary]
Indian students win The Earth Prize for microplastics solution
A bird call that signals rains [Commentary]
How NGOs are bringing India’s informal waste collectors into the system
Coal for cooking during LPG crisis raises questions over health risks
The slow exit of foraging in urban blue spaces
Local land-atmosphere processes influence heatwaves
Project Cheetah takes new turns as young males explore the wild
The search for climate resilient coffee in a warming world
Vanishing mango landraces reflect the loss of shared landscapes [Commentary]
What a warming Pacific could mean for India’s monsoon and farming
The mammal wrapped in a shield of scales
What a coastal zoning map leaves out, explained in visuals
How map scales impact coastal communities
As temperatures rise, cattle industry feels the strain
Expressway underpasses see early wildlife movement
New-to-science catfish sheds light on west-flowing rivers of the Western Ghats
Storms and lightning kill over 100 in Uttar Pradesh
Shrinking forest corridors in central India could disrupt tiger dispersal
New night frog comes to light in the Western Ghats
Assured paddy prices reshape farms
Telemetry helps track vulture routes, threats
A salt marsh through time [Commentary]
Rare peacock tarantula gets dedicated conservation survey
Climate change and tourism are reshaping farming in the Himalayas
Workers groups are pushing for legal protections against deadly heat
Scientists report plastic-rock formation from India’s western coast
The monkey with a lion’s tail
High Court bench to hear PILs challenging Great Nicobar clearance
India bets on data centres even as water, energy-use concerns mount
While the world hesitates, India must continue leading on climate [Commentary]
The changing fate of Kerala’s sacred groves [Commentary]
LPG shortage leads to increased demand for clean-cooking solutions
Overlooked urban springs can strengthen water security in Himalayan cities [Commentary]
Pollution and poor infrastructure remain barriers to cyclists in India
Reintroduced rhinos breed, but recovery remains fragile
Climate shocks strain the microfinance sector, says a policy brief
A community leads protection of the pangolin in a critical illegal trade corridor
System failures, not just climate stress, push people to migrate
Tar ball pollution draft rules notified
States hold the key to India’s energy transition [Commentary]
A pollinator vital to food and farming
Kaziranga hosts a healthy population of fishing cats, finds survey
The fading climate shields
India’s heat crisis is a labour, health and finance challenge, says white paper
Better urban services require citizen participation [Commentary]
Riverine heatwaves are on the rise
Spiny-tailed lizards add insects to the menu
Could wildfires in Canada have affected India’s monsoon? New research suggests it’s possible
Making services move with migrants facing climate risks
Dung beetles find an unlikely refuge on an urbanising barrier island system
Rules for forest conservation may facilitate diversions [Analysis]
Himalayan salamander conservationist wins award for grassroots protection of the amphibian
Indian skimmer conservationist wins award for community conservation model
India’s farms do ecological work that no policy has accounted [Commentary]
The bird of prey that crosses continents
Rising illegal wildlife trade across Himalayan countries threatens the mountain ecosystem
Better preparedness and warning systems needed to deal with ice-rock avalanches
India’s rare swamp deer establishes a second home
New database captures urban tree diversity
Environmental issues underrepresented in West Bengal polls
Plastic litter and ghost nets threaten olive ridley hatchlings
The flame of the forest is fading; can it return?
Ramsar wetland tag needs to be followed up with sustained management, say experts
The ‘correction’ clause rewriting Goa’s landscape
Birds are colliding with glass. Few in India are counting.
Striped hyena gets stronger global protection
Small creatures, big adaptations