Kalahandi Gram Sabhas write to NCST, invoke atrocities act against Jharkhand DFO

DFO illegally seized consignment of kendu leaves being transported from Odisha to West Bengal, federation of Gram Sabhas alleges

वन्य जीव कानून में खामियां, शामिल नहीं हैं कई जीवों की प्रजातियां

भारत के वन्यजीव कानून में नई वैज्ञानिक खोजों और जानकारि…

Glacial burst at Sumna on the Indo-China border near Reni in Uttarakhand

Sumna is an uninhabited place, with only border roads personnel working there; no word yet on casualties

MoEF&CC chooses minerals over biodiversity, clears rail track in Western Ghats despite red flags 

The Hospet-Vasco Da Gama project has the potential to “damage the integrity of the last remaining wilderness of the Western Ghats” …

Andhra holds public hearing on Vedanta gas project amid surging COVID-19 graph

The hearing was scheduled for December 17, 2020 but was cancelled after people resisted

Debate: Should forest guards in India be armed with firearms?

Will giving guns to forest guards make them secure in their job? Or will it lead to tragic consequences for forest dwellers? Down To Earth puts …

Poaching, habitat loss push Africa’s elephants to the brink

IUCN declares African forest and savanna elephants as ‘critically endangered’ and ‘endangered’ based on latest population …

World Water Day: Fish from common ponds help fund weddings in this Maharashtra village

The small village got ownership and management rights of the three village ponds in 2011, 70 years after its independence

World water day: How a village in Maharastra turned a dying lake into a birding paradise

Seven years ago, Paraswada lake in Gondia was nothing more than a stinking swamp filled with weed species that were killing its biodiversity 

Recharge plan: Tupewadi’s tryst with MGNREGA a boost to water table

Having depleted groundwater, Jalna farmers replenish the resource through bunds

Food waste from hotels attracting sloth bears into Mt Abu, increasing conflict: Study

This speaks more of how badly hotel waste is managed rather than anything about natural food and natural habitat, say researchers

Polavaram project: Andhra high court stays eviction, demolition in affected areas

At least 15 villages in two districts of the state have been demolished since 2016

भारत में गधों की तेजी से घटती संख्या के पीछे चीन का हाथ तो नहीं?

गणना के मुताबिक, देश में गधों की कुल आबादी 2012 में 3.2 लाख थी, �…

Sharp decline in India’s donkey population might be due to Chinese demand: Brooke Hospital for Animals

The number of donkeys in India decreased by over 60% in a decade

Wind power in India: Report blames COVID-19 pandemic for slowest growth in decade

India added just 1.1 gigawatt of onshore wind projects in 2020

चमोली आपदा: चिपको आंदोलन की पीढ़ी बेबस होकर गांवों से करना चाहती है पलायन

चमोली त्रासदी के बाद चिपको आंदोलन की पीढ़ी इन दिनों पहा�…

‘Greed will consume the village’: Chipko birthplace questions its choice after Chamoli disaster

Following the flash floods of February 7, residents of Reni village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district want to relocate

Minister names deceased ornithologist as member of National Board for Wildlife  

The board, chaired by the Prime Minister, has not met since 2014

Villagers allege illegal tree felling in Melghat; forest dept denies claims

Village Gram Sabha sent a letter to principal secretary, Maharashtra forest department, on Jan 27, seeking action

विशेषज्ञों ने कहा, उत्तराखंड में तबाही की वजह हो सकती है कम बर्फबारी

विश्षेज्ञों का कहना है कि इस बार उत्तराखंड में बर्फबारी…

Glacier breaks in Chamoli, experts blame low snowfall

Use of concrete instead of traditional wood and masonry in the Himalayas is creating a heat-island effect, warming the range, they added

India exported 3,850,431 litres of water since 2015, mostly to China: Govt

Water being exported even as government has not been able to meet its own targets for drinking water supply

Clean energy, renewables, stubble burning: What the Union Budget 2021-22 missed

The budget lost the opportunity to address rural sector, where the Ujjwala Scheme will be extended to only one crore additional beneficiaries

Union Budget 2021-22: India to launch Hydrogen Energy Mission

With the announcement, India has joined the race for producing the next big energy source

Clean cooking fuel, urban mobility find place in Union Budget 2021-22

Rs 18,000 crore to support public bus transport services; experts believe move could bring down pollution