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

On February 19, 2024, the Bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud refused to stay the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act of 2023 (FCAA). Instead, an interim order was passed upholding the 1996 ...

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) conducted an inferred level exploration in Jammu & Kashmir recently, where a lithium deposit was identified and will be the target for further exploration. This is ...

The poor condition of lakes in Bengaluru and subsequent revival efforts have been under scrutiny and public discourse for several years now. Jakkur Lake in north Bengaluru has received many accolades ...

Marine heat waves are events where ocean temperatures rise to extreme levels and hold steady for at least five days. These heat waves, that occur over the ocean, are likely to extend to 220-250 days a ...

Ambikapur, a city in Chhattisgarh, created its own decentralised waste management plan that not only minimises waste that reaches a landfill site, but also generates revenue for the local municipal ...

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Pune’s River Rejuvenation Project in March, announcing the commencement of the ambitious project that aims to redesign and reengineer ...

The allocation of lands for new commercial coal mines is likely to renew issues related to the creation of land banks in Jharkhand. Common lands that people use have been transferred to land banks ...

Artisanal fishers of Ariyankundu in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, allege that the shrimp farms behind their village have polluted their groundwater, encroached their commons and that some farms don’t abide ...

The annual Maange Thapnee ritual in Ponda, Goa, is an agrarian tradition symbolising the relationship between people and muggers, highlighting the cultural significance of coexistence. The mugger ...

Cities and homes are set to get hotter over the coming decades as a result of climate change, migration to urban areas, the Urban Heat Island Effect and the increasing use of air conditioners. Passive ...

The Indian cabinet approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in line with the commitments under the Paris Agreement and the announcements made at the Glasgow Summit (COP26).