India, Aug. 9 -- A new climatology study finds Maharashtra is facing a sharp rise in compound drought and heatwave events, which now increasingly strike during the monsoon rather than just pre-monsoon... Read More
India, Aug. 5 -- Ahilyanagar, Beed, Dharashiv, Sangli and Solapur have emerged as Maharashtra's most vulnerable flash drought hotspots, according to a 44-year study. The semi-arid districts recorded ... Read More
India, Aug. 4 -- Forest rights experts have raised concern over a July 27 central government letter on Community Forest Resource Management Plans. The letter asks states to align community forest res... Read More
India, July 29 -- This is the fourth of a 4-part series. Read the first, second and third parts. K Ullas Karanth, a Bengaluru-based wildlife biologist, says the first step could be to reduce prey den... Read More
India, July 29 -- This is the third of a 4-part series. Read the first, second and fourth parts. Broadly, India's tiger conservation has focused on increasing tiger numbers by creating protected area... Read More
India, July 29 -- This is the second of a 4-part series. Read the first, third and fourth parts. The high density means that some areas have breached their tiger carrying capacity. In overpopulated r... Read More
India, July 21 -- There has been significant commentary seeking suggestions on what reforms could look like during Conference of Parties (COP) negotiations, 30 years since the Convention of Parties wa... Read More
India, July 21 -- There has been significant commentary seeking suggestions on what reforms could look like during Conference of Parties (COP) negotiations, 30 years since the Convention of Parties wa... Read More
India, July 21 -- There has been significant commentary seeking suggestions on what reforms could look like during Conference of Parties (COP) negotiations, 30 years since the Convention of Parties wa... Read More
India, July 17 -- Scientists have categorised a rare, orange-mouthed monkey from Africa as a new species after it was first spotted almost two decades ago. Named as Colobus congoensis and known local... Read More