Month: September 2017

grasslands, Banni grasslands, UNCCD, COP 14, biodiversity, desertification, afforestation, Green India Mission, Wildlife Protection Act 1972, National Forest Policy 1988, draft National Forest Policy 2018, Forest Conservation Act 1980s, great Indian bustard, lesser florican, colonialism, Rann of Kutch,

You’d Think Cutting Kodai Plantations Will Save Its Grasslands. It Won’t.

Janaki Lenin 19/09/2017

The sad truth is it's almost impossible to convert...

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Student Who Fought Muscular Dystrophy to Become MD May Lose Government Job to Colour Blindness

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 18/09/2017

The Supreme Court had earlier directed medical bodies to...

A leopard gecko. Credit: Timothy Higham

Why Do Geckos Need Tails?

Janaki Lenin 18/09/2017

When leopard geckos walk on the desert sands of...

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Narendra Modi’s ‘Gift’ to the Nation Is Set to Submerge Lakhs of People

Sneha Gutgutia 18/09/2017

Water is still not reaching those who need it,...

Army soldiers from the 602nd Area Support Medical Company gather on a beach as they await transport on a Navy landing craft while evacuating in advance of Hurricane Maria, in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands September 17, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Hurricane Maria Seen Strengthening Into a Major Hurricane

Frank McGurty 18/09/2017

Maria's strength was building as it approached the Lesser...

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan. Courtesy: Somerville College website

Focus on Education, Don’t Squabble Over Meat Eating, Says Nobel Laureate ‘Venky’

The Wire Staff 18/09/2017

"All this sectarian squabble about who eats what kind...

A painted stork at the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan. Credit: sankaracs/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Where Are the Large-Bodied Waterbirds of the Wetlands?

Vrushal Pendharkar 18/09/2017

A majority of the waterbird population occurs in wetlands...