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Exotic pet trade in India booming, caught in the net of legal, illegal and organised crime

India, July 3 -- The exotic pet trade in India has grown from a niche activity into a significant operating industry which now stands at a crucial intersection of legal commerce, illegal trafficking, ... Read More


Life returns to Sanjay Lake in Delhi

India, July 3 -- Thousands of fish died last month at Sanjay Lake in East Delhi. Small Gambusia or mosquitofish, along with larger tilapia- or carp-like freshwater species floated to the surface of t... Read More


India adds record 709 animal species in 2025, with Kerala and West Bengal leading discoveries

India, July 3 -- India added 709 animal species to its national database in 2025, the highest annual count recorded by the Zoological Survey of India. The additions include 483 species new to science... Read More


Recycling offers fastest path to India's critical minerals security: NITI Aayog

India, July 2 -- India should prioritise recycling e-waste, battery waste and mine tailings to quickly secure critical minerals, said NITI Aayog's Anupam Lahiri. He argued mining alone cannot meet ne... Read More


In Chhattisgarh's forest villages, tribal women carry the labour but middlemen take the margins

India, July 2 -- Tribal women in Chhattisgarh's Nagari block say they are forced to sell minor forest produce to middlemen at low prices because markets are far and procurement centres are unreliable.... Read More


Developing countries face prolonged food, fuel price shock despite Hormuz reopening: UNCTAD

India, July 2 -- Despite signs of a gradual recovery in commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, developing countries are likely to continue facing the consequences of higher food and fuel co... Read More


Wings under peril

India, July 2 -- The island of Hawai'i in the US may be facing a silent epidemic. Nearly every forest bird species in the region is capable of transmitting a deadly disease that has already led to ext... Read More


A customised role

India, July 2 -- The Union government has put in motion a process to draft a customised corporate social responsibility (CSR) framework for the coal mining sector. While companies have had their own C... Read More


Known unknowns

India, July 2 -- Peter, 63, is trying to catch fish with his dip net near the Munambam beach in Kerala's Kochi district since 6:30 am. But for almost seven hours, he catches only litter, mostly plasti... Read More


What suicide statistics conceal

India, July 2 -- On the night of May 5, when Ramesh (name changed) returned home from work, he found the door ajar. Inside, his 55-year-old father Gurmeet Singh and mother Narender Kaur were lying sti... Read More