Year: 2018

Najin (R) and her daughter Fatou, the last two northern white rhino females, graze near their enclosure at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, Kenya March 31, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/Files

IVF Posited as Last Straw to Save Nearly Extinct Northern White Rhino

Sarah Iqbal 20/07/2018

Where conventional conservation methods have failed to protect a...

An Indian leopard (Pantera pardus fusca) in Satpura National Part, Madhya Pradesh. Credit: Davidvraju/Flickr, CC BY-SA 4.0

We Are Thinking of the Leopard as a Nuisance – and Quietly Wiping It Out

Rashme Sehgal 19/07/2018

Uttarakhand has the most leopards of any Indian state....

India Accounts for a Fifth of Global Deaths From Floods

India Accounts for a Fifth of Global Deaths From Floods

Chaitanya Mallapur 19/07/2018

South Asian cities such as Kolkata, Mumbai, Dhaka and...

All four gates of the Hemavathi Reservoir, Hassan, open in 2014. Credit: darshansphotos/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Why the Sight of an Overflowing Reservoir Is Not Always Good News

K.A.S. Mani 19/07/2018

As India moves into a period of climatic uncertainty,...

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Now, the Government Is Pulling a ‘Demonetisation’ on Life-Saving Hormone Oxytocin

Anoo Bhuyan 19/07/2018

Oxytocin is a hormone that can prevent maternal mortality,...

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The Panchayats Meant to Protect Uttarakhand’s Forests Are Under Threat

Isha Naaz and Geetanjoy Sahu 19/07/2018

Dilution of powers and a lack of funds have...

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Institutions of Eminence: Controversy Overshadows Need for Transparency, Complexity

Shasank Ongole, Uddipana Kalita, Rohit Jha, Nandini Velho, Siddharth Iyengar, Krishna Anujan, Swapna Nelaballi and Dayani Chakravarthy 18/07/2018

In the furore over the Indian government supposedly awarding...