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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


Two kilos of soil with a Rs 68 lakh return: The Maharashtra village that struck biodiversity gold

India, March 15 -- Villagers in Dapur, Maharashtra, received an unexpected Rs 68 lakh payment in their Gram Panchayat account. The money came after a company used bacteria from soil collected in the ... Read More


Thimphu will provide real time rainfall, river discharge data to West Bengal for facilitating timely flood forecast: Indo-Bhutanese high-level meeting decision

India, March 14 -- A late February high-level meeting between the governments of India and Bhutan on trans-boundary water issues has decided that henceforth, adequate real time rainfall and river disc... Read More


Camera trap census places 34 leopards in Guwahati City

India, March 14 -- A camera-trap survey conducted between November 2025 and January 2026 has recorded 34 leopards living within Guwahati city, one of India's fastest-growing urban centres. Researcher... Read More


Women in science: The fight for the bread, but also the roses

India, March 14 -- The theme for International Women's Day 2026 is "Rights, Justice, and Action: For all women and girls". On this day, I was reminded of the "Bread and Roses" slogan from the 1911 wom... 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


Western Tragopan: King of birds

India, March 14 -- High in the western Himalayas, where oak and conifer forests climb into cold, cloud-draped ridges, lives the king of birds-or jujurana, as this pheasant is referred to and is revere... Read More


From forest to sea: A people's charter seeks to reshape Kerala's ecological future

India, March 13 -- A new policy document released by environmental groups in Kerala has called for a fundamental shift in governance that recognises the interdependence of forests, rivers, wetlands, f... Read More


Maharashtra considers using teak forest revenue to support Ladki Bahin welfare scheme

India, March 13 -- Maharashtra is considering raising funds from teak forests to support the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana The welfare scheme provides Rs 1,500 a month to women from low-incom... Read More


Rising temperatures begin to reshape behaviour of plants and wildlife across India, say scientists

India, March 13 -- Unusually high temperatures across India are disrupting the natural cycles of plants and wildlife Scientists report early flowering, delayed bird nesting and altered behaviour amon... Read More