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The Strait of Hormuz and the revenge of geography

India, March 15 -- The world, and India, today are in the grip of a mounting crisis. All because of a waterway that is just 20 nautical miles wide. The Strait of Hormuz is today on the lips of the ent... Read More


'Rivers need to run free'

India, March 14 -- From Tibet to West Bengal, the Brahmaputra is the pulse of communities and ecosystems along its course. But what are the risks the river faces through human interventions, particula... Read More


Did you know about the bull sharks of the Karun river in Iran's Ahvaz?

India, March 13 -- Iran, which is currently all over the news cycle, is mostly a mountainous and desert country, bounded by the shallow Persian Gulf to its south. You would not expect a shark attack, ... Read More


The spotted hyenas of Mekelle: Meet the accidental eco-warriors of Ethiopia's second-largest city

India, March 12 -- The enigmatic spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), the second-largest land carnivore in Africa after the African lion, has emerged as an unlikely 'eco-warrior' in Ethiopia's second-larg... Read More


Centuries before the Inca, parrots were transported from the Amazon across the Andes to coastal Peru: Study

India, March 11 -- Hundreds of years before the Inca Empire, vibrant Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru, a new study has revealed. This highlights a sophisticat... Read More


No, one in 200 men in the world are not related to Genghis, Khagan of the Mongol Empire: Study

India, March 8 -- The popular belief that one in 200 men is related to Genghis Khan, first Khagan of the Mongol Empire, is not true, a study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has claimed. Rathe... Read More


International Women's Day 2026: These pathfinders shaped and changed Africa in their own significant ways

India, March 7 -- For a layperson, Africa does not usually conjure images of feminism and women's empowerment in the first instance. African culture, for the most part, has been patriarchal and male-d... Read More


In run-up to CMS COP15, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan urge inclusion of striped hyena in Appendix I and II of the Convention of Migratory Species

India, March 6 -- In the run-up to the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP15) in Campo Grande (Brazil) fro... Read More


The Black Death did not increase plant biodiversity in medieval Europe: Study

India, March 6 -- The 'Black Death' or deadly bubonic plague that swept across Europe between 1347 and 1353, did not lead to a 'pristine' landscape where diverse varieties of plant life flourished, a ... Read More


Like North India's Jats and Rors, Central Asia's Yaghnobis and Pamiris are among the closest 'living genetic links' to ancient Indo-Iranians

India, March 4 -- The ongoing war between the US and Israel and Iran has sparked much curiosity and interest about the West Asian country in India and abroad. Recent coverage in traditional and social... Read More