Eight snakebite deaths in two months triggered panic in Kerala, but long-term data show snakebite mortality is steadily declining. Heat alone cannot explain the rise in snake encounters; experts point ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. There was a native mango tree in the front yard of our home that my father bought for the family in the mid-1970s. He had retired from government ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In April 2022, as pre-monsoon darkness descended over Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, a team of researchers winding their way along a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A recent study on the biodiversity of Kachchh’s rakhals finds more than 100 plant species across five rakhals (protected areas) underscoring their ...

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a carbon tax proposed by the European Union, became fully operational in January, effectively taxing carbon-intensive goods entering the EU. India’s micro, ...

India’s green energy transition follows a familiar and costly pattern of technology imports that create supply chain vulnerability and stifle domestic innovation. To build a truly resilient, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Melting glaciers and expanding glacial lakes are altering Himachal Pradesh’s hazard profile, increasing the risk of glacial lake outburst floods ...

Several districts of Assam report unsafe levels of fluoride in the groundwater. Prolonged consumption is leading to irreversible cases of dental and skeletal fluorosis. Fluoride enters groundwater ...

A project to engage thousands of people in identifying, mapping and managing community-managed forests has been approved at the recently-concluded Global Environment Facility assembly in Uzbekistan.

In Rajasthan’s Thar Desert, a caracal was burned to death and the suspects claimed that the cat had killed their livestock. Wildlife experts spotlight the low awareness in the region and note that the ...

Using camera traps and modelling, researchers estimate that India could potentially hold more than 300,000 jungle cat individuals, with the largest populations likely in central and western India.

Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and ...