Wife of Kaziranga director accused of violating wildlife rules

An alleged night safari brings out the growing tension among the locals living in the vicinity of the national park and the officials protecting …

Andaman isles should've been given indigenous names: Anvita Abbi

Prominent linguist and expert on Andamanese languages says the Ross, Neil and Havelock islands should have been given names from the Great …

Ladakh’s mountains of serenity and uncertainty

Battling extreme-weather events is not the only concern for the residents of high-altitude villages

2023 in a blink: How did PM Modi’s biggest 4 ‘castes’ — poor, youth, women and farmers — fare this year

PM Modi first made the statement on November 30, 2023 during Opposition calls for nationwide caste census

Elephantine block

A wall to keep elephants at bay ends up alienating people in an Uttarakhand village

A protest to demand rights over forests

Resettlement & rehabilitation. New policy, old story

Creating history in a hurry

Maharashtra digs trenches to keep away elephants

Tiger balm

Death by inaction

Book>>Death by inaction

Cyanide kills elephants

Of 'man-eating tigers' and ‘tiger-eating men'

While reigniting debate on human-wildlife conflicts, Uttarakhand High Court’s order on man-eating big cats leaves many questions unanswered …

UNPFII calls for inclusion of indigenous people in socio-economic development, conservation of environment

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues also demanded inclusion in preserving culture & languages

Ideas for a pro-poor and pro-women approach to COVID-19

How economic and gender inequalities play out in a public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic; how local governments can respond …

Dhanbad DMF funds city infrastructure projects, neglecting mining-affected people

The district's latest Rs 307 crore sanctions fail issues of livelihood and healthcare, which are longstanding challenges for the worst-…

Piecing together problems with conservation in India

Documentaries>> The Great Indian Tiger Crisis directed by Arindam Mitra and Chandramohan Puppala, producer, Arindam Mitra 77 mins Tiger The …

‘Tribal philosophy can’t be ignored beyond a point’

At a time when climate change is emerging as a reality, indigenous people are eager to give-up their low-carbon lifestyle and join the bandwagon …

Why most Aboriginal people have little say over clean energy projects planned for their land

While renewable energy projects are essential for transitioning Australia to a zero-carbon economy, they come with a caveat

Different colours of green

How media has shaped people's understanding of environment

Missing the grass for the trees

Overprotection of grasslands in India is leading to its decline

Staying legal, staying reasonable

A law can be effective only if it's reasonable

Setback for jumbo corridor

SC stays order evicting resorts near sanctuary in Tamil Nadu

Centre lays down policy on cattle dehorning & castration 63 years after implementation of animal cruelty Act

Notification defines how to carry out painful procedures on animals; rearers say cattle at mercy of veterinarian

When did humans first start to speak? How language evolved in Africa

Ability to produce speech sounds catapulted Homo sapiens into a world in which they would dominate all other species