Forest finance remains low, largely dependent on public funds and flowing mainly to richer countries, even as deforestation pressures are highest in tropical regions. Brazil has proposed a new forest ...

Pollutants are chemically reacting with the Red Fort’s sandstone surface, forming black crusts that corrode its iconic red façade. Emissions from vehicles, cement factories and thermal power plants ...

A new study shows that groundwater, not glaciers, is the lifeline of the Ganga river. Groundwater discharge increases the Ganga river’s volume by about 120% in the Gangetic Plains compared to its ...

A fishing cat in the Sundarbans was photographed preying on a monitor lizard, which is not part of its typical diet. Fishing cats are the state animal of West Bengal and are known to live on a diet of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Forest ‘encroachment’ under the legal cover of the Forest Act of 1865, commenced with the inception of the Imperial Forest Department in 1864, now ...

A recent expedition by researchers and filmmakers into Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh yielded startling results, including the identification of several species new to science. The Siang river ...

The activism around Kerala’s Silent Valley was a grassroots movement to protect the pristine forests from being submerged by a proposed hydroelectric dam, highlighting the conflict between ...

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India’s conservation policies stifle agroforestry growth says a new working paper. Some other experts, disagree. India’s conservation focus and complex policies are preventing it from reaching its ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Schools in India have seen increasing disruptions due to extreme weather events, over the last few years. Many Indian states witnessed long spells ...

Municipal solid waste from India contributed to 10% of waste leakage to the world’s rivers in 2020, according to a new study. In future scenarios where population growth is high, but urbanisation slow ...

Rapid urbanisation, population growth, and unplanned development have led to land use and land cover changes in Ladakh, adding stress on groundwater resources in the region, says a new study.