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As Asiatic lions expand outside Gir, managers, scientists and locals should jointly decide on the direction of conservation efforts

Wildlife & Biodiversity

As Asiatic lions expand outside Gir, managers, scientists and locals should jointly decide on the direction of conservation efforts

Meena Venkataraman

23 hours ago

8 min read

Kolkata’s rain sponges: Seven painted maps show how city's waterscape changed since the 1500s

Kolkata’s rain sponges: Seven painted maps show how city’s waterscape changed since the 1500s

Sayantoni Datta

23 hours ago

5 min read

‘Maps with space for all’ is T V Sajeev’s profound gift to Malayalam literature

‘Maps with space for all’ is T V Sajeev’s profound gift to Malayalam literature

23 hours ago

5 min read

Trump denies climate change at UNGA

Trump denies climate change at UNGA

27 Sep 2025

1 min read

Super Typhoon Ragasa: Taiwan, the Philippines and China devastated

Super Typhoon Ragasa: Taiwan, the Philippines and China devastated

26 Sep 2025

1 min read

Simply Put: Then and now

Simply Put: Then and now

26 Sep 2025

1 min read

Gobar Times: Magar, the crocodile, cleans his river home

Gobar Times: Magar, the crocodile, cleans his river home

Shubhansh Chaturvedi

54 minutes ago

1 min read

Gobar Times: The kid Parliament in session

Gobar Times: The kid Parliament in session

54 minutes ago

1 min read

My Food Story: Bulgur wheat makes for a healthy meal

My Food Story: Bulgur wheat makes for a healthy meal

14 hours ago

1 min read

My Food Story: Celebrating the magic of Gujarat’s mellow winters with ‘Undhiyu’

My Food Story: Celebrating the magic of Gujarat’s mellow winters with ‘Undhiyu’

14 hours ago

1 min read

My Food Story: ‘Chammanthi’ is a ‘forever favourite’

My Food Story: ‘Chammanthi’ is a ‘forever favourite’

Priyanka Ghattu

14 hours ago

1 min read

My Food Story: A traditional Odisha recipe dedicated to underprivileged pregnant women

My Food Story: A traditional Odisha recipe dedicated to underprivileged pregnant women

14 hours ago

1 min read

Vitamin D and zinc deficiencies highest among Indian adolescents, government report finds

Vitamin D and zinc deficiencies highest among Indian adolescents, government report finds

Rohini Krishnamurthy

19 hours ago

3 min read

Rhino horn supply chain is one of the most recognised and well-documented wildlife trafficking networks

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Wildlife trafficking widespread, but major offenders escape with soft penalties, finds report

Himanshu Nitnaware

21 hours ago

2 min read

My Food Story: A festive delight

My Food Story: A festive delight

Nevedita Kharbanda

26 Sep 2025

1 min read

My Food Story: Not just a taste, but an emotion

My Food Story: Not just a taste, but an emotion

Debanjali Sarkar

26 Sep 2025

1 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 26, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 26, 2025)

26 Sep 2025

3 min read

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 25, 2025)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 25, 2025)

26 Sep 2025

5 min read

World

Africa faces escalating heat crisis as rising temperatures and energy poverty collide

Africa faces escalating heat crisis as rising temperatures and energy poverty collide

Sharanjeet Kaur

23 Sep 2025

4 min read

Africa green industrialisation initiative has moved from conversation to collaboration: William Ruto

Africa green industrialisation initiative has moved from conversation to collaboration: William Ruto

Mekonnen Teshome

12 Sep 2025

3 min read

China’s clean energy push signals global fossil fuel decline

China’s clean energy push signals global fossil fuel decline

09 Sep 2025

3 min read

UNFCC 2nd climate week uplifts Africa’s climate priorities into global agenda

Africa’s 2nd UN climate week uplifts continent’s climate priorities into global agenda

Mekonnen Teshome

05 Sep 2025

3 min read

Genetic tests for cancer can give uncertain results: New science is making the picture clearer to guide treatment

Genetic tests for cancer can give uncertain results: New science is making the picture clearer to guide treatment

Claudia Christowitz

05 Sep 2025

4 min read

To burn or to sell? Africa is divided over its growing mountain of rhino horns

To burn or to sell? Africa is divided over its growing mountain of rhino horns

28 Aug 2025

5 min read

African debt and climate change: How the ICJ’s Vanuatu ruling could be used for broader justice

African debt and climate change: How the ICJ’s Vanuatu ruling could be used for broader justice

28 Aug 2025

5 min read

Health ministers of Africa adopt new regional framework to fight oral diseases

Health ministers of Africa adopt new regional framework to fight oral diseases

27 Aug 2025

3 min read

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