Corrigendum: It is Huayna, not Machu Picchu, say historians
‘Discoverer’ Hiram Bingham gave the wrong name to the ruins of the lost Inca citadel, says a new study
UN takes note of global indigenous fire practices to control wildfires
Indigenous and traditional fire management techniques must be incorporated into policy, UN report says
RTI points to poaching behind dead elephant in Tamil Nadu
Forest officials had covered up the death of the tusker in 2018 and said the animal was a female that had died due to electrocution
‘Alligator Gar discovery a signal to revise list of fish introduced to India’
After the discovery of an Alligator Gar in Pune’s Pawna Dam, experts say the time has come to revise the list of fish being imported in the …
Odisha elephant deaths: Protect wildlife corridors, say experts
The unavailability of healthy corridors to pass through is increasing human-animal conflict, say experts
Jumbo without a jungle
Experts from the fields of history and conservation tell Down To Earth about why, despite featuring so frequently in Indian history and culture, …
Wheat, palmolein, arhar: As the Centre takes anti-inflationary steps, what about the farmer, DTE asks experts
The entire burden of inflation is still borne by India’s farmers; this needs redress, say experts
The Borneo elephant has been overshadowed by its bigger cousins: Nurzhafarina Othman
Down To Earth speaks to Nurzhafarina Othman, a Malaysian elephant ecologist, on the little-known Borneo elephant
State animals and birds: Do they make a difference to conservation?
As the Indus Dolphin is declared Punjab’s State Aquatic Animal, Down To Earth pops the question to conservationists
Elephants have first right on forest, says SC while ordering demolition of Numaligarh Refinery wall
The 2.2-km boundary wall has been erected in 2011 on an elephant migration corridor in eastern Assam’s Golaghat district, for the …
Kashmir’s harsh winter, a constant theme in its literature, does not exist anymore: Neerja Mattoo
Down To Earth talks to Kashmiri litterateur Neerja Mattoo as the Valley goes through the last days of Chillai Kalan this season
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पहले मनुष्यों ने उनके ठिकानों का अतिक्रमण किया। अब वे हमारे ठिकानों पर हमला कर रहे हैं और वे पीछे हटने को बिल्कुल तैयार ...
Thamirabarani: Govt, ATREE adopt ‘hyper local’ approach to restore one of south Asia’s oldest rivers
The TamiraSES project aims to enable conditions for native biodiversity to thrive and maintain and enhance multiple ecosystem services to local …
International Vulture Awareness Day: India’s numbers increasing, albeit slowly
Introduction and release are a process which takes time; it must be done systematically, scientist Vibhu Prakash told DTE
Sikhs of Lakhimpur-Kheri: How India has to discover itself everyday because of its education system
The elevation of Charanjit Channi to chief ministership and the tragic deaths of Sikh farmers in Lakhimpur-Kheri show us just what exactly is …
Sherni: A Bollywood film that knows its environmentalism well
Every scene is finely etched in this very accurate portrayal of how India’s forest service actually works
Cross-breeding, herd management key strategy to maximise India’s milk production: Study
New British-Australian study lays emphasis on cross-breeding to increase milk yield in India without neglecting indigenous animals
Leopard rescued from heart of Jammu city after it mauls three
An adult leopard has been brought to the Manda rescue centre in Jammu after injuring three people in the city
Yes, she can
Industrialist Hina Shah’s handbook on entrepreneurship is a do-it-yourself guide for all budding businesswomen out there
A ‘kick’ass jibe
Could Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘gadha’ comment increase awareness about wild equid conservation in India?
After bats, do not make marmots into villains: Expert
The rodents have come into focus ever since reports surfaced of a bubonic plague outbreak in Mongolia, China and the Russian Far East
‘We will only wake up when sal trees have been driven to the brink of extinction’
The ‘treeman of Delhi’, Pradip Krishen talks to Down To Earth about the recent decision to cut 2,500 British-era sal trees on the …
‘CAG report on Bihar wildlife largely accurate but ground situation is evolving’
While CAG’s latest report on Bihar’s management of its wildlife sanctuaries and national parks is scathing in its indictment of the …
Environmentally conscious former PM Vajpayee no more
Two old timers recall the contributions that Vajpayee made to the field of environmental governance in India
World Turtle Day: New venture hopes to put spotlight on India’s freshwater turtles and tortoises
The first edition of the Turtle Spotting Week 2019 is a citizen science initiative by the India Biodiversity Portal