Associate Editor at Down To Earth (Web). His main interests include history, wildlife, culture, cuisine, theology and indigenous peoples
Another species extinct: This time the Yangtze giant soft shell turtle
The last surviving female dies in a Chinese zoo
19 quakes strike Nicobar Islands within 10 hours
No casualties have been reported so far
Could clouds’ radiator effect vanish with global warming?
A new study published in Nature makes this conclusion. But not all agree
Iceberg twice the area of New York City to break off Antarctica
The break could happen anytime this year or early next year, say experts
Madhya Pradesh’s vulture population increases
There are now 7,906 vultures in the state, an increase of 12 per cent from 2016
Three Asiatic lions mowed down by goods train in Gujarat
Six lions were crossing the track on Monday night when the incident happened
प्रदूषण से कितनी राहत देगी कृत्रिम बारिश?
राजधानी दिल्ली में वायु प्रदूषण को कम करने के लिए कृत्र…
Avni’s cubs found safe in Yavatmal
Forest officials are trying to catch them and relocate them
Bizarre, serious, jocular
Janaki Lenin captures the animal (and human) world in all its mystique and charm
‘Equality is no longer in our vision of society’
Historian Romila Thapar speaks to Rajat Ghai
Coffee out of cafe
A new book lays bare the popular myths about the beverage you sip daily
Lock & hold
The jallikattu bull row in Tamil Nadu provokes the law v culture debate
Two new Bollywood films and a message
Contemporary Hindi films get real, hitch-hike to success
‘Dhib’ & ‘Nimr’: Can Israel-Palestine’s Negev, Judaean deserts ever revive populations of world’s smallest wolf, leopard?
The last Arabian leopards were sighted in the area in the noughties; the Arabian wolf hangs on tenaciously; but can they be revived if the region …