The Cherry Blossoms of Japan

Green is the all pervading colour of nature. Beatiful and breathtaking. But not can stir the soul and the mind as the dazziling white of sakura, …

History or just story

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Ecoplan backfires

Till the last drop

On The Warpath

They prefer to be called the 'forest castes'. They are the 2,000,000-odd villagers living in some 10,000 villages across Orissa. After …

To save the future

A change is needed in government policy to discourage the use of fossil fuels. Strict pollution control measures have to be implemented

Alarming situation

If fossil fuel emissions go unchecked, there is a possibility of sulphur dioxide emissions increasing four-fold in India by 2020

Early signals

Scientists became aware of acid rain more than a century ago

Environet

This column will bring you an update on various groups and individuals working in fields related to environment, development and the sciences. …

Neptune's sorrows

Corals are to the oceans what tropical rainforests are to land. Known as Neptune's goblets, they are a vital link in the marine ecosystem and, in …

Kerala's backwaters carry modern-day brunt

Their ecosystem is under threat but no one seems to care

Crabs in the red

Supercolonies of crazy ants threaten the red crabs of Australia's unique Christmas Island

Reserved to death

Sikkim to delegate powers to local people to protect lakes

Living on the edge

Where are the tapovans?

Both India and China are ancient civilisations possessing characteristic indigenous knowledge of conservation of natural ecosystems. The Chinese …

Goa's disappearing khazan farms dying a slow death

List of threatened species gets longer a year before prevention target

International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List shows that every fifth species is threatened with extinction

Photographic identities may help in elephant census: Study

Researchers used the technique to estimate Asian elephant populations in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam

Why this magazine?

As we celebrate our 28th anniversary, here's looking back at the first-ever editorial by Anil Agarwal as DTE started its journey

Voluntary commitments can protect the ocean

Since the time taken to negotiate environmental commitments is not always worth the outcome, the UN Ocean Conference is doing away with this time lag

Bucking extinction

Even as the number of species nearing extinction increases each year, here's a look at the conservation strategies that have helped revive four …

Tracking Tigers

The pugmark method of counting tigers in the wild is a tedious exercise. But this method really works amidst all modern criticism and technology

Hair oil

Hair and oil spills: what's the connection?

Disappearing tree

An evergreen tree found only in Africa is on the verge of extinction because of large-scale stripping of its bark