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India’s tiger reserves have no space, adding more of them will lead to human-tiger conflict

Qamar Qureshi, a scientist at Wildlife Institute of India, said India needs to build tiger corridors that would allow the animals to move from one reserve to another without interference.

Global energy emissions stall, but India & China are still adding to the problem

Global emissions stalled for the first time in three years. This would mean India, whose emissions are growing rapidly, will have to embrace the economy-wide limits European countries are adopting.

Climate change to blame for ‘plague-like’ locust attacks in Rajasthan, Gujarat, say experts

Erratic rainfall in deserts of Middle East in 2018 created conducive conditions for locusts to breed.

How to restore a rainforest with a nursery, science and some bat poop

Understanding the relationships that comprise a rainforest helped wildlife biologists & nature conservationists restore a degraded patch in Anamalai Hills.

Carbon emissions by India’s steel sector to triple by 2050

India currently has 977 steel plants and is one of the few brights spots for demand globally as PM Modi's govt rolls out a plan to spend about $1.5 trillion to upgrade infrastructure.

Himachal’s Manali, Kufri at sub-zero temperature as cold wave intensifies

Minimum temperature dropped 1-2 degrees below normal limits at many places. The Met department forecast rain and snowfall in the high and mid hills on 4 and 7 February.

Preventing climate change is a human rights issue

The environmental crisis is closely linked to the humanitarian one, and requires the joint action of climate and human rights activists.

Melting Himalayan glaciers forming thousands of lakes, but not all water drains downstream

The contribution of glacier meltwater to river flow cannot be sustained over long periods of glacier shrinkage. That means river flow in SE Asia will soon be at risk.

10 more Indian wetlands identified as crucial to global biodiversity. Here’s why it matters

According to India State of Forest Report, 2019, the country has 62,466 wetlands covering 3.83% of its recorded forest area.

Modi govt allocates Rs 4,400 cr for cleaner air — big jump from Rs 460 cr in last budget

This is second consecutive year when Union Budget allocation for pollution-related schemes has seen substantial increase. In 2018-19, allocation was Rs 5 cr.

On Camera

Pakistan is drawing several lessons from its moment under the sun

Most of the diplomatic messaging was driven not by Islamabad but by regional powers and their calculations—Washington, Tehran and even the UAE.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.