Disaster Bengaluru floods: When lakes overflowedVikhar Ahmed SayeedUnplanned urban development is behind the recent floods in Bengaluru.
Environment Rampant tourism renders Andaman and Nicobar Islands more fragile than ever Purnima S. Tripathi
URBAN LUNG SPACE Bengaluru activists up in arms against attempt to grab Hesaraghatta grasslandsRavi Sharma
Travel Rigs in a rainforestTHE Yasuni National Park is much in the news these days, mostly for the wrong reasons. Located deep in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, this 9,000 sq
Connectivity corridors Lifeline for tigersRAKESH SHUKLAA long-ranging animal like the tiger needs forested corridors connecting its various habitats for its survival. Thus it is vital that such corridors c
Greenspace Back from the brinkR. ILANGOVAN recently in SalemCitizens’ participation in the governance of public assets such as waterbodies in the areas where they live is essential for their preservation. The r
Rare encounters Marten up close“THE Nilgiri marten is my passion,” says J. Manoharan, as he scans the forest eagle-eyed for a glimpse of the elusive creature that inspired him to be
Politics of ecologyPurnima S. TripathiThe Centre’s notification of a 100-km stretch along the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand as an eco-sensitive zone evokes a strong reaction from the Con
Nature Ecological hotspotTHE mother Nazca booby looks at me quizzically as I inch towards her offspring, a fluffy white featherball, in order to get a closer shot. She makes n
Nature Island of harmonyAS Letty crosses and recrosses the Equator several times during the voyage, calling at a new island each day, we are treated to a variety of fauna and
Conservation Baigas’ battleASHISH KOTHARISHIBA DESORThe fight of the Baigas of Madhya Pradesh to regain their traditional rights is also a fight to restore the diversity of their forests and to protect
Galapagos Paradise for endemic wildlifeCHARLES DARWIN, all of 22 years old in 1832, stumbled upon Galapagos Islands, partly to escape his persistent seasickness while on a five-year voyage
Conservation Tiger tales from the HimalayasA. J. T. JOHNSINGHSONAM WANGCHUKBhutan’s 20,000 sq km unbroken tiger habitat, a mountainous landscape, can support 100 more adult tigers provided there is an abundance of wild ungula
Wildlife Unequal attentionLYLA BAVADAMLopsided funding for wildlife conservation is resulting in some critically endangered species being driven towards extinction.
Greenspace Extinction threatLYLA BAVADAMOne in every five reptiles is threatened with extinction, and freshwater turtles are at particularly high risk.
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
