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Cheetah Gaurav dies of weakness, severe dehydration

India, Sept. 22 -- Gaurav, cheetah who arrived from Namibia as among the first eight brought to India for introduction died on September 21, 2026. Gaurav was 10 years old and was known as Elton befor... Read More


Seabird chick found with almost 900 plastic pieces in stomach, setting new pollution record

India, Sept. 21 -- A 16-year study from Lord Howe Island found record levels of plastic ingestion in fledgling sable shearwaters. In 2025, one bird was found with 894 pieces of plastic weighing 64.21... Read More


New legless amphibian species discovered in village backyard in Western Ghats

India, Sept. 15 -- Scientists have described a new legless amphibian, Gegeneophis chandgadi, from backyard leaf litter in Buzawade village in Maharashtra's Western Ghats. The species is a caecilian, ... Read More


Campaign for Survival and Dignity condemns tribal ministry's latest stand on removing forest dwellers' consent for diversion of forests

India, Sept. 10 -- Adivasi groups under the Campaign for Survival and Dignity denounce the Tribal Affairs Ministry's claim that Gram Sabha consent is outside its purview in forest diversion cases. Th... Read More


Rescued orangutans in Odisha likely spent time with humans, officials say

India, Sept. 9 -- Five juvenile orangutans rescued from Odisha's Balasore district are likely to have spent time around humans, forest officials said. The animals, three males and two females aged ab... Read More


Citizens' group warns Aravalli assessment may be rushed after Supreme Court denies committee's request for six-month extension

India, Sept. 7 -- Aravalli Virasat Jan Abhiyaan has questioned the Supreme Court's decision to deny a six-month extension to a committee examining the definition and extent of the Aravalli hills. The... Read More


Botanists identify new woolly-haired flowering plant in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve

India, Sept. 3 -- A newly identified flowering plant, Osbeckia ulotricha, has been discovered in the shola grasslands of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats. Described by scientis... Read More


Farmers' group All India Kisan Sabha alleges eviction of 25,000 forest dwellers in Tamil Nadu is illegal

India, Sept. 2 -- The All India Kisan Sabha has alleged that attempts to evict forest dwellers from 5,072.653 hectares in the Meghamalai-Varusanadu area of Tamil Nadu are illegal. AIKS says the area,... Read More


India on e-wheels: Pune's uniform fares for AC and non-AC buses could offer model for public transport

India, Sept. 1 -- Pune has kept fares the same for air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned buses, a model aimed at making public transport more accessible. PMPML currently operates about 620 electric... Read More


India on e-wheels: Maharashtra has second-largest EV fleet, but official said numbers mask adoption gaps

India, Aug. 31 -- Maharashtra has India's second-largest registered electric vehicle fleet after Uttar Pradesh, but officials say headline numbers do not show how deeply EVs have entered mainstream tr... Read More