India@75 India at 75 | Timeline: EnvironmentLyla BavadamThere have been innumerable hurdles, but the battle remains spirited.
India@75 1985: Narmada Bachao AndolanTEAM FRONTLINEThe Narmada Valley project was conceived in 1946, but work on it started only in 1978.
India@75 1973: Chipko movement startsTEAM FRONTLINEIt was successful primarily because of its simplicity and the involvement of locals.
India@75 1973: Project TigerTEAM FRONTLINEAfter Project Tiger, their population has shown a gradual rise.
India@75 India at 75 | Timeline: EnvironmentLyla BavadamThere have been innumerable hurdles, but the battle remains spirited.
World Lion Day Why the Asiatic Lion needs a second homeRavi ChellamKuno in Madhya Pradesh is still waiting for the translocation of lions from Gir forest.
Environment Where would the proposed Forest Conservation Rules leave forest dwellers?Divya TrivediThe results can be disastrous for both indigenous communities and the environment.
Cannibalism in Tigers Tiger fight clubRakesh ShuklaCannibalism among tigers is a natural phenomenon linked to factors such as social organisation and territoriality, and unlike what some would like to
Ranthambore National Park Tiger with a human faceG. SHAHEEDPhotographs by Aditya Dicky SinghIf the Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan is a conservation success story, the tigers of the reserve have remarkable life stories of their own. Th
Conservation Tiger at homeA.J.T. JOHNSINGHThe Indian subcontinent can support around 3,700 tigers if there is a large track of quality habitat which has an abundance of prey and is free from p
Urbanisation Where are Bengaluru’s lakes?Vikhar Ahmed SayeedBengaluru has lost most of them to urbanisation and pollution. And to the politics of encroachment.
Conservation How African cheetahs trumped Asiatic lions in India’s conservation debateRavi ChellamHow politics has allowed African cheetahs to trump Asiatic lions in India’s conservation discourse.
Wetland Conservation Kuttanad: The next vanishing wetland?M. GopakumarKuttanad in Kerala, a unique wetland under threat from extreme climate events and ecological destruction, urgently needs a long-term strategy.
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
