Food is shaped by environmental and landscape change. In a recent art exhibit, the artists traced informal dairy economies in Uttar Pradesh, shifting horticultural seasons in Ladakh, and changing land ...

A study has documented hermit crabs trapped in bottles and containers on the Nicobar Islands. Smaller crabs are disproportionately impacted because bottle openings selectively trap only those crabs ...

The National Green Tribunal refused to interfere with the 2022 environmental clearance for the Great Nicobar Island project, citing adequate safeguards and its strategic importance, despite alleged ...

A new study examines the difference in parental care between urban and rural house sparrows as well as between their sexes. The effort in raising the young was observed to be more in urban nests than ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Small rodents including rats have shared spaces with human civilisation for a long time as they live in proximity to people using the food, water ...

After India pushed for 20% ethanol blending in petrol, Bihar introduced an ethanol policy that spurred 19 plants dedicated to manufacturing ethanol mostly from grains. The plants had assured orders ...

Wintering harriers contribute to the seed dispersal of 137 plant species within India’s savannah-grasslands, a study found. In secondary seed dispersal, carnivores such as harriers, that prey on seed ...

K. A. Shaji is a South India-based developmental journalist. A regular contributor to Mongabay-India, he is now working in areas of environmental protection, social advocacy and grassroots level ...

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