Taxonomist Jini Jacob received the Ocean Census Awards 2024 for her work documenting over 60 novel nematode species. Nematodes or roundworms make up a majority of the marine meiofauna — minute ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. India, the world’s largest user of groundwater, consumes 87% of it for irrigation and 11% for domestic use. However, this vital resource is ...

The clouded leopard’s range spans the Himalayas in Nepal, Bhutan, and India, extending across south China and down to Peninsular Malaysia. However, its population is declining rapidly in mainland Asia ...

The villages of Loliem and Poingunim in south Goa petitioned the union environment ministry, demanding they be included in the upcoming Eco Sensitive Areas notification. A proposed Film City on a ...

2024 was the hottest year on record, producing intense, long-lasting heat waves. Climate-intensified extreme events in 2024 included heat domes that formed over Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Canacona, Goa’s southernmost taluka, a district sub-division, has seen a tourism boom post the nineties, thanks to a congested North Goa. The ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. “Disasters do not stop at geographical boundaries. What happens upstream, affects downstream and vice versa. That is why we need regional ...

Using social sciences in conservation strategies is an evolving trend that is important to address conservation challenges and bridge gaps in ecological research. Disciplines such as sociology, ...

Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures could play an important role in meeting the country’s biodiversity targets. OECMs have the potential to recognise the role communities play in ...

Our Almost Famous Species series features lesser known species from India. It is created in the hope that familiarity will help generate concern and action for under-appreciated species. Through the ...

According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) around 600 villages still remain inside notified core tiger reserve areas. A new study proposes a framework for prioritising villages in ...

The king cobra, the world’s longest venomous snake, was first defined as a species in 1836 by Danish researcher Theodore Cantor, who gave it the scientific name Hamadryas hannah. Ever since, it was ...