Category: Environment

Concentrated solar thermal offers a renewable source of heat that also does not depend on the grid

Anti-depredation squads were formed in villages to incentivise communities to join hands with the Forest Department to respond to elephants together. However, the searchlights and firecrackers the squads used to drive elephants away possibly created a ‘landscape of fear’, forcing elephants to stray into more dangerous situations

Why does the government insist that the project is of strategic importance? What will India achieve by establishing a major cargo transshipment hub? What will happen to the biodiversity of the Great Nicobar Island? What are the concerns? Can coral colonies be translocated?

A 2-billion-year-old range has been battered and bruised by mining, waste dumping, and encroachment, say environmentalists and those who live in its shadow. The Supreme Court order accepting the changed definition of the Aravalli hills caused further worry, though it has since been stayed. Ishita Mishra reports on the people living in the foothills, who believe that…

‘Captive breeding emerged as a tool of insurance against major declines. But it was always meant to complement, not replace, habitat protection. Unfortunately, much emphasis and resources were laid on protecting and breeding tragopans from outside the wild while conserving species in their natural habitats was undermined’

Do concrete embankments protect against floods from rivers such as Kosi or are their very walls making the plains more vulnerable?

Team of scientists study more than two lakh soil samples to find out impact of loss of natural soil carbon, suggests measures to Governments to address situation

The IUCN Redlist now classifies the rare canine as ‘vulnerable’

Elephants living in more fragmented habitats in central India, particularly South Bengal have recorded higher adrenal activity to cope with the stress.