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Study links female legislators to faster forest-cover growth

Guwahati, Sept. 15 -- By Arathi Menon/Mongabay The gender of elected representatives can influence forest-cover growth, indicates a study that examines the causal impact of female elected representat... Read More


Vantara under scrutiny over lobbyist's links to Trump Jr. and pro-hunting groups

Guwahati, Sept. 10 -- Checkmate Government Relations, a lobbying firm founded by a hunting friend of Donald Trump Jr., recently represented Vantara, a controversial private Indian zoo that has been in... Read More


Nepal flash floods renews focus on regional preparedness

Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- Joydeep Gupta An entire mountainside of ice and rock fell into the Lhende Khola river on the Tibet-Nepal border, on the morning of August 26, triggering an earthquake and a flood... Read More


Arunachal: Genetic study of mithuns flags declining breeding population

Guwahati, Aug. 16 -- Barasha Das In Arunachal Pradesh, conversations in mithun-rearing communities often find their way to the animal. For outsiders, one question almost inevitably follows: "How many... Read More


Assam floods expose crisis beyond heavy rainfall

Guwahati, Aug. 12 -- Nabarun Guha It was midnight in India on July 19, when football fans all over the world were gearing up to watch the World Cup finals. Around the same time, the people of the vil... Read More


Assam: The insect that syncs up with the football World Cup

Guwahati, July 19 -- By Nabarun Guha As the football world cup began in the United States, Canada and Mexico this year, in one part of India, an insect emerged, as it does, every four years, in sync ... Read More


PIL in Delhi HC challenges NBWL over 97% project approvals in protected forests

Guwahati, July 11 -- By Simrin Sirur A group of former forest officials, conservationists, and researchers have censured the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) and a statutory body under it for appro... Read More


Climate change threatens fish habitats in Manipur's Loktak Lake, study finds

Guwahati, July 8 -- By Barasha Das Loktak lake is northeast India's largest freshwater wetland and is the ecological heart of Manipur. The lake spans about 287 square kilometres, about half the size ... Read More


Arunachal records world's highest-known Asian elephant presence at 3,266 metres

Guwahati, July 7 -- By Manish Chandra Mishra Elephants in Arunachal Pradesh may be present at higher elevations than previously thought. According to the new action plan on managing human-elephant co... Read More


Heavy rain triggers widespread flash floods, infrastructure damage across Northeast states

Guwahati, July 1 -- By Arathi Menon/Mongabay Heavy monsoon rains have led to flash floods and landslides across India's northeast states, leaving at least three people dead in Arunachal Pradesh, inun... Read More