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Clockwise from top left: Boiga forsteni, named for Eltio A Forsten; Cnemaspis smaug, after Tolkien’s dragon; Ahaetulla dispar, linked to Sinhala for “eye plucker”; and Cyrtodactylus khasiensis, after the Khasi Hills.

Latin, local tongues and legends: Study decodes the meanings of 1,047 Indian reptile names

Himanshu Nitnaware

04 Sep 2026

4 min read

India’s vultures need not just conservation programmes but also protected landscapes

India’s vultures need not just conservation programmes but also protected landscapes

Vikas Choudhary

04 Sep 2026

1 min read

Osbeckia ulotricha, clockwise from top left: leafy twigs; the upper and lower sides of the leaf; a stylar hair in a withering flower; and the flower.

Botanists identify new woolly-haired flowering plant in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve

Himanshu Nitnaware

03 Sep 2026

2 min read

News

Clockwise from top left: Boiga forsteni, named for Eltio A Forsten; Cnemaspis smaug, after Tolkien’s dragon; Ahaetulla dispar, linked to Sinhala for “eye plucker”; and Cyrtodactylus khasiensis, after the Khasi Hills.

Latin, local tongues and legends: Study decodes the meanings of 1,047 Indian reptile names

Himanshu Nitnaware

04 Sep 2026

4 min read

Osbeckia ulotricha, clockwise from top left: leafy twigs; the upper and lower sides of the leaf; a stylar hair in a withering flower; and the flower.

Botanists identify new woolly-haired flowering plant in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve

Himanshu Nitnaware

03 Sep 2026

2 min read

‘Ammachi’ finds a home in the forest

‘Ammachi’ finds a home in the forest

03 Sep 2026

5 min read

New FAO global assessment recognises loss of soil biodiversity as major threat to soil function

New FAO global assessment recognises loss of soil biodiversity as major threat to soil function

Rajeshwari Sinha

02 Sep 2026

4 min read

Climate change is strengthening El Niño, corals reveal

Climate change is strengthening El Niño, corals reveal

Himanshu Nitnaware

01 Sep 2026

4 min read

Coral bleaching events becoming more frequent, leaving reefs little time to recover

Coral bleaching events becoming more frequent, leaving reefs little time to recover

Himanshu Nitnaware

31 Aug 2026

5 min read

ICAR registers 16 new livestock and dog breeds

ICAR registers 16 new livestock and dog breeds

25 Aug 2026

2 min read

Non-profit undertakes plantation of Guggal species on commons land in attempt to restore Kutch’s native medicinal heritage

Non-profit undertakes plantation of Guggal species on commons land in attempt to restore Kutch’s native medicinal heritage

24 Aug 2026

3 min read

Overtourism in India: In northern Kerala’s Kannur, people are protesting against a rich laterite ecosystem ‘being loved to death’

Overtourism in India: In northern Kerala’s Kannur, people are protesting against a rich laterite ecosystem ‘being loved to death’

23 Aug 2026

5 min read

Ban use of glyphosate across Himachal Pradesh, organisations tell Sukhwinder Sukhu

Ban use of glyphosate across Himachal Pradesh, organisations demand of Sukhwinder Sukhu

21 Aug 2026

3 min read

Coordinated efforts needed for effective and permanent solution to sal borer: Experts

Coordinated efforts needed for effective and permanent solution to sal borer: Experts

21 Aug 2026

3 min read

High-risk human-elephant conflict areas in Southern Africa could expand by 33%-100% by 2085, a new study forecasts

High-risk human-elephant conflict areas in Southern Africa could expand by 33%-100% by 2085, a new study forecasts

17 Aug 2026

2 min read

Blogs

A group of King penguins stands on a black sand beach at Macquarie Island, an Australian Antarctic Territory.

What happens next with bird flu? An expert explains why monitoring matters

31 Aug 2026

4 min read

Western Uttar Pradesh is now as much a leopard landscape as it is an agricultural one

Western Uttar Pradesh is now as much a leopard landscape as it is an agricultural one

29 Aug 2026

7 min read

Himachal Pradesh is introducing Australian Merino sheep in its hills to ‘enhance’ its wool economy. But at what cost?

Himachal Pradesh is introducing Australian Merino sheep in its hills to ‘enhance’ its wool economy. But at what cost?

29 Aug 2026

4 min read

On the pilgrim trail: Let the marmot remain wild

On the pilgrim trail: Let the marmot remain wild

Mir Faizan Anwar

22 Aug 2026

5 min read

Why upbringing matters for conservation

Why upbringing matters for conservation

Kashif Farooq Bhat

17 Aug 2026

5 min read

This Independence Day, get to know about Zanskari ponies, the silent warriors of Siachen

This Independence Day, get to know about Zanskari ponies, the silent warriors of Siachen

Major Kiran Poodari

15 Aug 2026

5 min read

We had set camera traps for yellow-throated martens near Ranikhet; instead, we got a surprise at midday

We had set camera traps for yellow-throated martens near Ranikhet; instead, we got a surprise at midday

12 Aug 2026

4 min read

World Elephant Day should be less a ritual of admiration than a reckoning with the choices we make about development

World Elephant Day should be less a ritual of admiration than a reckoning with the choices we make about development

12 Aug 2026

6 min read

Videos

The Sunita Narain Show: What are the complexities of human-wildlife conflicts?

The Sunita Narain Show: What are the complexities of human-wildlife conflicts?

Wild animals are destroying crops and adding massively to the economic losses of farmers; the desperate plight of farmers cannot simply be dismissed

07 Apr 2026

1 min read

Poisoned, buried, covered up: Tigress death sparks outrage in MP

Poisoned, buried, covered up: Tigress death sparks outrage in MP

02 Apr 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: Sajan John on the health of coral reefs along the Indian coastline

AAD 2026: Sajan John on health of coral reefs along Indian coastline

27 Feb 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: In conversation with Qamar Qureshi on protecting India’s biodiversity

AAD 2026: In conversation with Qamar Qureshi on protecting India’s biodiversity

26 Feb 2026

1 min read

Maharashtra’s Ujani Reservoir sees 12.2 million native fish release

Maharashtra’s Ujani Reservoir sees 12.2 million native fish release

24 Feb 2026

1 min read

Why Kerala fishers cut their own nets to save whale sharks

Why Kerala fishers cut their own nets to save whale sharks

18 Feb 2026

1 min read

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