In a letter to the Union Tribal Affairs Minister, tribal chiefs of Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar have demanded withdrawal of a 2022 certificate that claimed forest rights had been recognised and ...

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Researchers describe a new fanged frog species that builds mud nests on the forest floor ...

With broken links and a loosened food web, the Veli-Akkulam estuary now has few top predators. Invasive fish are pushing out native species and reshaping the ecosystem into a simpler, more fragile one ...

Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and ...

The population of Asiatic lions in Gujarat has grown from 674 individuals to 891 between 2020 and 2025, according to the Gujarat Forest Department. From these, 394 were found in Gir National Park, Gir ...

Once pushed towards irrelevance by mechanised transport and falling demand, Gujarat’s Halari donkey saw its numbers dropping until its late registration as a distinct breed in 2015. Sustained efforts ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In the village of Pachdongri in Maharashtra’s Melghat region, Pantti Dhande has just one task that takes up her entire day — fetching water for her ...

Plastic waste and refuse dumped into the famed backwaters of Kerala had choked arterial canals and rivulets, polluted waterways and contaminated drinking water sources. The lake is vital to Kerala, ...

Initiated in the early 1970s, the Mandal dam remains unfinished, displacing hundreds of families without full compensation. Despite fresh clearances and reduced reservoir levels, locals say jobs, land ...

China’s plans to build a 60,000 megawatt dam on its side of the Brahmaputra has renewed the Indian government’s interest in building its own mega dam, the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) in ...