If you liked this story, share it with other people. India’s development story, like much of the world, continues to be told through a single number: Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Every quarter, GDP ...

In a letter to the Union Tribal Affairs Minister, tribal chiefs of Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar have demanded withdrawal of a 2022 certificate that claimed forest rights had been recognised and ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. Neelavathi (37), an Irula woman from Vazhaithottam village in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district, has had several reasons to celebrate over the past ...

Climate-driven warming and shifting monsoon patterns are projected to alter the water chemistry, threatening fish habitat and the ecological balance of Manipur’s Loktak lake. A new study finds that ...

Communities that live near waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in India complain about the stench and soot. But construction has begun for a new plant in Delhi, despite protests. Meanwhile, with their own ...

More than half of the habitat suitable for muggers falls outside the existing protected areas, leaving much of the species’ potential habitat exposed to human pressures. Smaller, concentrated wetland ...

A new study from the Greater Ranthambhore landscape found that nearly three-quarters of the caracal’s suitable habitat lies outside protected areas. Ravines, scrublands, grasslands and other open ...

Amid concerns over El Niño and a weak monsoon, the central government has identified 315 districts as vulnerable, which includes 111 highly vulnerable districts. Global meteorological agencies, ...