Move beyond tiger numbers

Project Tiger must now take a holistic approach to benefit the wild cats and communities 

No sway for education to Haryana snake charmers: The Sapera community has been left far behind

Nearly 80% of the Saperas in urban areas are still illiterate

Routine Immunisation should not suffer due to COVID-19: WHO

Many Indian states have also suspended vaccination services

How a community came together to overcome the ODF challenge in Rajasthan's Thar desert

Learn how Churu built toilets much before the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission

A roar in captivity

A Ranthambore tiger wakes up the world community

Is ecology a constraint on female literacy?

Model measurement

Bluebull menace

Shallow tubewell no good

Green settlement

Beggars on a beach of gold

Right to food upheld

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 …

IN PHOTOS | India’s vultures again on the edge

The use of dicofenac in animals again threatens vultures besides three new drugs — aeclofenac, ketoprofen and nimesulide

Jodhpur blues: How the Indira Gandhi Canal has robbed the desert citadel of its character

There is ample water in what was once a water scarce place; traditional water bodies, architecture, social habits have consequently gone for a toss

Shear desperation: How can India’s wool sector be revived

India’s once thriving wool economy now depends on imports to sustain demand. Will the recent import of Australian Merino sheep for …

Rising wet-bulb temperatures due to climate change pose health risks for humans

A wet-bulb temperature of 35°C is considered the maximum limit of humidity humans can handle

A bird, its photographs and a serendipitous discovery

Using photographs provided online, we found that information given in field guides regarding the Variable Wheatear was in need of an update

Is Bhilwara Rajasthan’s COVID-19 hotspot?

A large number of people had returned to the town from abroad recently, according to accounts

How turmeric became tribal south Rajasthan’s ‘saviour spice’

The success of organic turmeric cultivation in Dungarpur proves that it isn't necessary to look towards global crops like BT cotton as saviours 

Avian botulism killed 18,000 birds at Sambhar: Govt report

The report by IVRI, Bareilly, states that climatic conditions were ultimately responsible for having triggered the mass die-off

Has the Great Indian Bustard just been subjected to a biblical blunder?

The administration in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer, the last stronghold of the bird, has sprayed pesticides in the area where it is found, to kill …

India's Cow Crisis Part 2: Threat of decline looms over livestock economy after 35 years’ growth

The circular economy of cattle has ruptured, threatening livelihoods of India’s poorest. The value output of the livestock economy is Rs 9.…

Climate change is destroying women’s lives in Alwar

A host of climate change-related problems bedevil the district’s women and girls, unlike men and boys

Putting trees before human life

On a single day in 1731, more than 350 persons -- 69 of them women -- sacrificed their lives to protect their trees from being felled in Jalnadi …