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Environment
India@75
1985: Narmada Bachao Andolan
The Narmada Valley project was conceived in 1946, but work on it started only in 1978.
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India@75
1973: Chipko movement starts
It was successful primarily because of its simplicity and the involvement of locals.
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India@75
1973: Project Tiger
After Project Tiger, their population has shown a gradual rise.
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World Lion Day
Why the Asiatic Lion needs a second home
Kuno in Madhya Pradesh is still waiting for the translocation of lions from Gir forest.
Ravi Chellam
Environment
Where would the proposed Forest Conservation Rules leave forest dwellers?
The results can be disastrous for both indigenous communities and the environment.
Divya Trivedi
Urbanisation
Where are Bengaluru’s lakes?
Bengaluru has lost most of them to urbanisation and pollution. And to the politics of encroachment.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Conservation
How African cheetahs trumped Asiatic lions in India’s conservation debate
How politics has allowed African cheetahs to trump Asiatic lions in India’s conservation discourse.
Ravi Chellam
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Kuttanad: The next vanishing wetland?
Kuttanad in Kerala, a unique wetland under threat from extreme climate events and ecological destruction, urgently needs a long-term strategy.
M. Gopakumar
Are hornbills in danger due to extreme weather conditions?
Researchers monitoring the breeding habits of three hornbill species in the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh for 22 years observed that extrem
Aparajita Datta
Corporate control over biodiversity? That’s what this new Bill would like to see
The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill marks a significant shift from the democratic thrust of the existing law to one that favours corporate contr
Ritwick Dutta
On the turtle’s trail
The satellite-tagging of five Olive Ridley turtles marks the beginning of a milestone project in sea turtle conservation on the western coast of India
Lyla Bavadam
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