Batagur kachuga turtles have been translocated and released in the Ganga river and tagged with sonic devices to monitor them.

A new climate study predicts a 43% rise in the intensity of extreme rainfall events, alongside a 2.5-fold increase in the heat wave days in India. Titled Weathering the Storm, the study by the ...

The primary cause for mass fish deaths in India's water bodies is water pollution, most often stemming from anthropogenic activities.

Kyasanur Forest Disease, a tick-borne viral illness, continues to wreak havoc in the Malenadu region of Karnataka, spreading to neighbouring states along the Western Ghats at an alarming rate.

India has a countrywide network of protected areas (PAs), including wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and tiger reserves. Owing to the pressures of human habitation and infrastructure development ...

Dam construction is one of the oldest, most preferred tools to manage freshwater for various uses. The practice reached a peak internationally in the 1960s and ’70s, but in recent years dam ...

India’s biodiversity hotspots are being increasingly fragmented by roads, dams, plantations, and urbanisation, which disrupt the complex interdependent relationships among species. This fragmentation ...

The pressing issue of soil degradation in India needs immediate attention. Otherwise, it will have devastating impacts on agriculture and the environment.

The Save Silent Valley movement gained momentum as an altruistic people's campaign, involving students, scientists, and citizens.

Encroachment of lakes, tanks and drains, poor planning of drainage systems and lack of regulation of floodplains have exposed Bengaluru to the threat of urban flooding, say experts.

India is not only a major source, but also a transit, and destination country for trafficked wildlife and wildlife products.

Where precisely is the threshold of environmental change that biodiversity can withstand before it is destabilised and collapses planetwide?