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Coal mining approved in Maharashtra tiger corridor
Coal mining approved in Maharashtra tiger corridor
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka is home to approximately 700 endangered lion-tailed macaques.
In-principle nod to Sharavathi Valley hydel project in endangered lion-tailed macaque sanctuary
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Warming planet opening Pandora’s Box of microbial dangers long frozen: UN Frontier report
Warming planet opening Pandora’s Box of microbial dangers long frozen: UN Frontier report
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Gir, located in the western Indian state of Gujarat, was the only place in the world where Asiatic lions roam freely in the wild.
Thousands of trees felled by Cyclone Tauktae now pose fire hazard to Asiatic lions in Gir
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Senior Bengal botanist attacked for trying to protect biodiversity hotspot
Senior Bengal botanist attacked for trying to protect biodiversity hotspot
By
Jayanta Basu
3 min read
Entrepeñas Reservoir, Guadalajara.
UN report finds droughts, global heating drove mass wildlife deaths in Africa and Amazon in last 2 years
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Despite NGT orders, illegal salt pans and encroachment of creeks continue to threaten Kachchh’s Kharai camels
Despite NGT orders, illegal salt pans and encroachment of creeks continue to threaten Kachchh’s Kharai camels
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Over 50% of sea turtle habitats are expected to disappear by 2050 due to climate change
Over 50% of sea turtle habitats are expected to disappear by 2050 due to climate change
By
Gargi Gaur
3 min read
Webinar by Down To Earth on June 25 to highlight India’s ‘pollinator apocalypse’
Indian farmers are turning to ‘assisted pollination’ as a ‘pollinator apocalypse’ takes hold
By
DTE Staff
1 min read
IBAT Alliance, formed by four largest global conservation organisations, doubled its investment in biodiversity data from 2023 to 2024
IBAT Alliance, formed by four largest global conservation organisations, doubled its investment in biodiversity data from 2023 to 2024
By
Rajat Ghai
2 min read
Crossing continents: Oxford study reveals how pre-Columbian dogs moved slowly across the Americas, alongside farming societies
Crossing continents: Oxford study reveals how pre-Columbian dogs moved slowly across the Americas, alongside farming societies
By
Rajat Ghai
2 min read
Ayahuasca: US tourist’s death in Peru highlights how Amazonia’s sacred hallucinogenic ceremony continues to be the poster child of indigenous knowledge’s misappropriation
Ayahuasca: US tourist’s death in Peru highlights how Amazonia’s sacred hallucinogenic ceremony continues to be the poster child of indigenous knowledge’s misappropriation 
By
Rajat Ghai
5 min read
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