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Wildlife & Biodiversity

Antibiotic use in cows can affect soil health, increase CO2 emissions: Study
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When antibiotics are used, less carbon is stored in the soil and more is lost to the …
October 10, 2019
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Wildlife & Biodiversity

Gene that can boost photosynthesis identified in cyanobacteria
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The gene, called activase-like cyanobacterial protein, will improve rubisco enzyme …
October 09, 2019
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Wildlife & Biodiversity

DNA sequencing of brown trout to improve conservation: Scientists
DNA sequencing of brown trout to improve conservation: Scientists
The salmonid species' superpowers made them one of the first to recolonise previously …
September 24, 2019
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How bio-restoration is helping revive degraded mangroves in Sunderbans
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Involves plantation of native salt-tolerant grasses, a diverse set of carefully identified …
September 17, 2019
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Wildlife & Biodiversity
plants

Listen... plants too speak

January 02, 2019
As early as in 1880, Charles Darwin demonstrated that plants could sense light, moisture, …
Wildlife & Biodiversity
The income of tribal communities of Kalahandhi district, Odisha, increased three-fold once their right to sell tendu leaves to traders of their choice was recognised under the Forest Rights Act (Photo: Vikas Choudhary)

Forest governance 2.0

January 02, 2018
Forest dwelling communities have created a new economy courtesy a decade of the Forest …
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Deer, antelopes, wild cattle and pigs are illegally hunted for meat in different parts of the country. Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Trade / Flickr

Illegal and ignominious world of wildlife trafficking

May 01, 2017
Analysing the magnitude and international nature of illegal trade of Indian wildlife species

Blogs

Avantika Goswami
Avantika Goswami

OECD’s ‘new’ narrative on economic policy isn’t exactly new
Ashish George
Ashish George

Filthy India? Have you looked at your own country, President Trump
V Sundararaju
V Sundararaju

Why we must conserve the world’s seagrasses

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