Wildlife
Living on the edge
Posted on 23 May, 2017 01:03 PMA tiger takes a stroll outside the reserve area, breeds on forest patches and looks out for waterholes, all under the curious eyes of visitors. This footage is from Tadoba, a popular tiger habitat in Chandrapur, Maharashtra that draws a lot of domestic and foreign tourists these days. The number of tigers in Tadoba is increasing.
In the name of development
Posted on 06 May, 2017 08:12 PMPankaj Sekhsaria’s recent book Islands in flux--The Andaman and Nicobar Story is a collection of around 20 years of his writings on the environmental and conservation concerns faced by the indigenous tribal communities of the region.
Project power plants fear
Posted on 09 Apr, 2017 12:59 PMThe mangrove forests of the Sundarbans are the biggest barriers against cyclones from the Bay of Bengal, saving both India and Bangladesh from irreparable damage.
Can Sewri get back in the pink?
Posted on 24 Mar, 2017 09:59 AMMangroves form an integral part of the landscape of Mumbai and are essential in maintaining the stability of the coastline.
What's conservation without local hand?
Posted on 24 Mar, 2017 09:48 AMCan forest conservation policies that ignore the livelihood needs of local, indigenous populations succeed in protecting biodiversity and wildlife?
Experiences from the Sundarbans show that such policies not only result in the suffering of the local population, it also leads to the exploitation of natural resources and biodiversity in the region.
Going wild in a bustling city
Posted on 12 Mar, 2017 09:11 PMThe reclusive family decides to stay indoors due to the overcast sky on a Sunday morning. The parents are seen walking down the road twice, but they dart back after noticing the visitors. The golden jackals are not known for gregariousness, at least not towards humans. The nature trail to meet these canines would remain as cloudy as the sky.
Public money wasted in the name of Ganga revival: NGT
Posted on 13 Feb, 2017 09:47 PMNGT blames Centre for wasting public money in the name of Ganga clean-up
They said it!
Posted on 01 Feb, 2017 10:00 AMThe year 2016 was an abysmal year in terms of environmental policy and conservation in India.
Capital punishment
Posted on 20 Jan, 2017 08:37 PMIt may come as a surprise to many that Delhi, a bustling metropolis and home to a population of over 18.6 million, has one of the largest stretches of forests in the country bang in the middle of the city.
Ecologists challenge Bharti's remark on Ken-Betwa
Posted on 05 Jan, 2017 11:20 AMNo final approval for Ken-Betwa river link as claimed by Centre