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Conflict in the backyard: In Jharkhand, a single night of elephant raids can wipe out months of farm work

India, June 5 -- Jharkhand's small and marginal farmers are facing large-scale crop and grain losses as elephants, nilgai, wild boars and monkeys raid fields and stored harvests. In Latehar's Katai T... Read More


World Environment Day: Guardians of the commons and the living forests of Odisha's community-led conservation movement

India, June 5 -- Across Odisha, Adivasi and forest-dependent communities are restoring forests through collective governance, cultural memory and everyday stewardship. From sacred groves and Thengapa... Read More


India's framework on weather data collection & sharing needs focus: Experts highlight key issues

India, June 5 -- Experts at a CSE webinar stressed that India's weather data framework is crucial for agriculture but remains fragmented. They called for hyperlocal forecasts, stronger integration le... Read More


World Environment Day: India's rise of bio-composites offers a way to build without deforesting

India, June 5 -- India's growing cities continue to depend heavily on timber and plywood, increasing pressure on forests and natural resources. Bio-composites made from coconut coir fibre and wood re... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: In Himachal, damage from wild animals exceeds natural disasters

India, June 4 -- Farmers and orchardists in Himachal Pradesh say crop losses from wild animals now exceed damage caused by natural disasters in many parts of the state. Monkeys, wild boars, nilgai, b... Read More


Gauhati HC issues notice to ATDC on Adivasi farmers' plea against Kaziranga luxury hotel project

India, June 4 -- Geeta Gowala, an Adivasi farmer in Eastern Assam, woke up on a Saturday morning last week to a no-entry sign. The sign was installed in a three-acre (12 bigha) plot she owned at Ingla... Read More


CSE-DTE launch SOE in Figures 2026 on eve of World Environment Day

India, June 4 -- India's environmental indicators paint a deeply worrying picture, according to the latest annual statistical report released by Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environme... Read More


SOE in figures 2026: Five most populous states perform poorly on environment, development metrics

India, June 4 -- The State of India's Environment 2026: In Figures, an annual nationa-wide analysis of environment and development, was released June 4, 2026. India's five most populous states ranked... Read More


AI offers promise for agriculture, but smallholder farmers risk being left behind

India, June 4 -- Artificial intelligence is reshaping agriculture, boosting yields and resource efficiency in rich countries through precision tools, strong infrastructure and clear data rules. But i... Read More


Conflict in the backyard: In Odisha, wild boars push farmers from paddy to kewra cultivation

India, June 4 -- Farmers in Odisha's Ganjam district say repeated crop raids by wild boars have made paddy cultivation unviable in several villages. Many farmers have switched from paddy to kewra, de... Read More