15+ min ago  (285+ words) According to the district administration, the tragedy unfolded when earth, boulders and debris crashed onto the construction site, trapping workers engaged in the tunnel project. The Kalladi disaster raises a larger question: Was it the natural consequence of intense rainfall,…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (421+ words) Most public discussion of biopiracy still focuses on the misappropriation of specific biological resources: a plant compound, a seed variety, or a fermentation culture. The legal response has focused correspondingly on access and benefit-sharing rules, prior art databases, and geographical…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1025+ words) As the football world cup began in the United States, Canada and Mexico this year, in one part of India, an insect emerged, as it does, every four years, in sync with the sporting event. However, this year, it was…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (738+ words) Amid the mountain folds of eastern Ladakh’s Changthang plateau lies Tso Moriri, the highest Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance. Part of a Trans-Himalayan lake-desert ecosystem, the lake remains frozen for nearly one-third of the year and is surrounded by barren…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (661+ words) The caracal is one of India’s most elusive wild cats. With its sandy coat, lean frame and distinctive black ear tufts, it is instantly recognisable. Yet sightings are rare, and much of what researchers know about the species comes from…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (530+ words) Urban greening is widely promoted as a solution to rising temperatures. But can planting more trees actually make people feel hotter in some cities? A new study published in Nature Communications by researchers from IIT Gandhinagar and Northeastern University, USA…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (602+ words) The Banni grasslands of Kachchh represent one of the most unique, complex, and fragile ecological mosaics in the Indian subcontinent. For centuries, this vast expanse in the western state of Gujarat has been shaped by the harmonious coexistence of diverse…...

1+ week, 41+ min ago  (1008+ words) After evaluating 2,346 carbon-crediting projects and nearly one billion tonnes of issued credits, a 2024 study in Nature Communications estimated that less than 16% of the credits examined, represented real emission reductions. The study does not mean that every carbon project has failed,…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (475+ words) The uncontrolled growth of aquatic plants has become a major environmental challenge in Dal lake, an important freshwater lake in the Kashmir Himalaya. A new study has tested a way to convert these excess plants into fermented liquid fertilisers, offering…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (947+ words) The study published in the journal Ecological Indicators finds that rising temperatures and shifting monsoon patterns could reduce habitat suitability for native fish species. Using predictive methods, researchers have mapped out how a changing climate will fundamentally alter the lake’s…...