Khejri – the wonder tree of Thar desert
The khejri tree is a lifeline for the desert ecosystem in Rajasthan as it provides food and shelter to many animals, besides being used by humans …
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The drought food
The ker plant signifies drought to people in the desert. It also provides food to survive on
This Ladakhi village is growing organic watermelons; here is how
Army scientists helped Ladakhi farmers use mulching and changing climate to grow a hot weather fruit in a cold desert
Climate change: How India's desert states will be affected
Around half the population in these areas depend on agriculture
Need to restore 10 million hectares a year to prevent desertification in Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization presented a map of restoration potential along Africa's Great Green Wall
SC rebukes Haryana govt for throwing open Aravallis for realtors, miners
The apex court asked the state to not amend the Punjab Land Preservation Act that “favours builders”
Locust attack: Excessive pesticide use will take its toll on Thar ecology
The strongest pesticides used to counter locust invasions will leech into waterbodies and crops, say experts
Are tracts of DNA lacking genes junk or useful
Gene deserts
Climate opportunity: How did Rajasthan harvest rainwater after the early monsoon of 2023?
The rains of May and June 2023 broke records of the last 100 years for western Rajasthan districts. The villagers turned this havoc of rain into …
The 21st century lore of Atacama
A never before weather experience in Atacama Desert in Chile in 2017 was not a freak development, but part of a planetary level change sweeping …
International community lauds China's efforts towards greening of Kubuqi Desert
Could the Sahara and Sahel initiative draw lessons from the Kubuqi International Desert Forum?
Propagate and protect halophytes
It is high time that India’s governments make serious efforts to identify, propagate and protect these plants which establish mangroves, …
Grey hypocolius seen for the first time in the Thar
Found in North Africa and West Asia, the bird was photographed in two locations in Rajasthan
Back to the roots
Documentary >> In search of water •Project Survival Media The documentary In search of water shows how people in the Thar use their …
Sands of life
Beyond the Thar's austere barrenes, a battle of survival rages - between the region's treasure-trove of floral diversity and marauders like humans,…
Sahara, the largest hot desert, expanded by 10 per cent in the 20th century
Climate change is causing the expansion of the desert into once arable land, says a study
Locust attack: India faces worst-ever pest invasion
Apart from India, the pests have attacked 60 countries including Pakistan and Somalia, that have declared national emergencies
Food safari in deserts of Rajasthan
Down To Earth travels to Rajasthan to find out about the traditional food habits of desert people. On this journey, we discovered that not-so-…
Mange in Jaisalmer’s desert foxes worries experts
Unless the forest department treats infected foxes, the disease will spread, they warn
Sighting of desert cat termed ‘rare’ by MP is not rare after all, say independent wildlife experts
Sighting of the cat in jungles in not unusual, claim experts with ‘photographic evidence‘ captured as recently as 2018
Kalahari weaver birds lay bigger eggs when they have female helpers to feed nestlings
This is the first formal evidence in birds that maternal investment in eggs changes with the availability of help
Why are dates used to break the Ramadan fast?
The answer lies in geography, theology and modern science
Simply Put: Killing locusts
Food - Sangri for the soul
A quintessentially Rajasthani protein-rich desert dish