Environment

Representatives from different political parties at the Wihistleblower Trust event. Credit: Shwetank Mishra

Concern Over Air Pollution in Varanasi Brings Political Parties Together

Shwetank Mishra 13/12/2016

At an event organised by an environmental NGO, representatives...

People lifting uprooted poles. The movement of traffic on several arterial roads including the famous Anna Salai, Grand Southern Trunk road were largely affected while several trees were also uprooted as cyclone Vardah made landfall near Chennai coast on Monday. Credit: PTI Photo/R. Senthil Kumar

Cyclone Vardah Kills Four in Tamil Nadu, Disrupts Communication

Public transport came to a standstill in Chennai with...

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Photo Essay: Draining Nepal’s Imja Glacial Lake

Nabin Baral 11/12/2016

The lake in the Everest region was in danger...

Lantana camara, an invasive species, in Kilakottai, Tamil Nadu. Credit: kumaravel/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

India Knows Its Invasive Species Problem But This Is Why Nobody Can Deal With it Properly

Ankila J. Hiremath and Siddhartha Krishnan 11/12/2016

In 2001, economists pegged the costs of damages caused...

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Mangroves: The Forests of the Tide

Beth Walker 10/12/2016

A new art exhibition in Yangon shows the strange...

Surgeonfish larvae in a massive mixed species shoal arriving at the reef to settle. Source: Author provided

A Unique Event Observed in Lakshadweep: How Fish Colonise Reefs

Janaki Lenin 10/12/2016

Two biologists witnessed a critical period when the fish...

Hunters Turn Protectors of Threatened Hornbills in Northeast India

Azera Parveen Rahman 10/12/2016

The Nyishi community — who traditionally wore the magnificent...