There could be more elephant-human encounters in India during the next four years, predicts study

India, July 28 -- India could be in for more human-elephant encounters in the next four years, as pachyderm habitat is lost or becomes fragmented and rainfall patterns change, according to a new study... Read More

Pristine promise

India, July 27 -- Nary a tourist would want to skip a visit to Tsomgo lake during a trip to Sikkim. Located 38 km from Gangtok, at an elevation of nearly 3,780 metres, the glacial lake is known to cha... Read More

Darjeeling's iconic tea industry is recording losses, courtesy climate, labour and brew from Nepal, claim growers

India, June 23 -- As a brand created by early British planters, Darjeeling, in the Eastern Himalayan region, is famous for tea and has earned a geographical indication (GI) tag in short, for it. But ... Read More

As Sundarbans tigers face climate threats, Bangladesh looks to Chittagong Hill Tracts

India, June 19 -- Bangladesh is considering translocating tigers to the Chittagong Hill Tracts, where there are currently no confirmed tiger populations. The country's 125 tigers are now confined to ... Read More

Ravaged by mining, Jharkhand's megaliths have still not got their due

India, May 30 -- The megaliths of Jharkhand, the sociological and archaeological relics of India's Adivasis, are yet to receive any concrete recognition which can protect them from complete destructio... Read More

As anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh intensified, so did the backlog of pending FRA claims, analysis shows

India, May 15 -- With the Maoist insurgency officially over in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, the focus has shifted to the natural resources of this state having 45 per cent forest cover and the rights... Read More