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Environment
Fossils
How an ancient giant turtle got its name from a Stephen King character
Researchers identify a previously unknown extinct species of freshwater turtles far larger than any alive today.
Deutsche Welle
Response
Much ado about a logo
How a logo on a T-shirt in an old photograph of a former employee has put WCS-India into a nervous flutter.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Environment
Ancient magic in Auroville: A tiny forest holds hope for the future
North of the township is a magical grove of trees that an ardent group of residents delight in, study and protect.
Paul Blanchflower
Interview
‘Not amrit kaal for tiger science in India’: K. Ullas Karanth
The tiger conservation expert stresses the need for scientific management of tiger reserves and discusses the increasing tiger-human conflict.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Environment
Why the tiger-human conflict rages in Bandipur and Nagarahole
A complex web of factors has turned two national parks in Karnataka with a robust tiger population into a hotbed of human-animal conflict.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Tribal Rights
Chairperson’s post at the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes vacant for eight months
As the crucial body tasked with safeguarding tribal rights remains headless, critical assessments of Forest Rights Act implementation gather dust.
Rishika Pardikar
Climate Crisis
90 per cent of Himalayas will face year-long drought at 3°C warming: study
The findings show that 80 per cent of the increased human exposure to heat stress in India can be avoided by adhering to the 2015 Paris Agreement.
PTI
More stories from Environment
Tackling climate change in India needs some team-building
Beyond individual research, fostering multi-institutional teams and “living labs” can unleash India’s scientific potential for a climate-resilient fut
Raghu Murtugudde
How green is the green credit programme?
It aims to boost forest cover by rewarding tree planting, but plans tailored to local ecology and socioeconomic realities are crucial for true impact.
Anuja Malhotra,
Abi Tamim Vanak
Can we adapt before climate change drowns us?
Despite rising sea levels, heatwaves, and floods, global efforts to adapt to climate change fall short, leaving vulnerable communities exposed.
Mrinali K
Mizoram’s Dampa: A tiger reserve without tigers
Tiger-less for two years, this biodiversity hotspot faces poaching from both sides of the border, but village guards offer hope.
Himmat Rana
From Valentine’s Day flowers to Diwali crackers, can we have fun without fearing for the planet?
Learn from Birbal how to tackle climate change without sacrificing fun and joy, and discover how innovation holds the key to a sustainable future.
Raghu Murtugudde
Frontline On Air | The amended Biological Diversity Act puts profits over people
One amendment uses “ease of doing business” as a rationale for conglomerates to be excused from paying a share of their profits to tribal populations.
Priyansha Chouhan
Despite slowdown in India’s clean energy boom, experts confident of resurgence
In recent years, solar module prices have dropped worldwide, but in India, fluctuating import taxes cause uncertainty.
AP
Sundarbans residents bear the brunt of climate-induced displacement
Poor and marginalised women shoulder the worst impacts of distress migration in this forest ecosystem.
PTI
How no-frills flying might be air travel’s painful, greener future
Embracing the low-cost, high-efficiency mode of transit helps in decarbonisation, but it also poses challenges.
Bloomberg
What is climate misinformation, and why does it matter?
Opponents of climate science have ways of sowing doubt around climate change. And that can restrict urgent action.
Deutsche Welle
How a Madhya Pradesh tribe’s symbiotic relationship with nature is in peril
The government is pushing the Korkus out of their ancestral lands in an attempt to mainstream them.
Vrushal Pendharkar
Why big animals are getting smaller
Ever wondered why dinosaurs shrank to the size of tiny lizards? The latest research uncovers the truth.
Deutsche Welle
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