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Ecologists have been raising concerns about the Great Nicobar Island project for over a year.

‘Inaccuracies, procedural violations’ in Great Nicobar draft environment impact assessment report

Pankaj Sekhsaria

Public hearing scheduled for January 27 amid concerns over the independence and expertise of the consultant appointed to prepare the report.

Kalyan Kumar of SPS Kalyan Machine Designers

Coimbatore-based entrepreneur’s innovative machines make eco-friendly food containers

Oriental dwarf kingfisher

A birding enthusiast from Pollachi documents oriental dwarf kingfisher in Anamalai Hills

K. Jeshi The oriental dwarf kingfisher is documented for the first time in Anamalai Hills of the Western Ghats

On the trail of India’s disappearing vultures

Meghna Majumdar Conservationist S Bharathidasan’s book puts the bird in the spotlight, with tales from the scriptures as well as real life

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“It is not one tiger straying but different tigers.”

Concern over tigers straying into habitations in Sunderbans

Shiv Sahay Singh No prey shortage, says official. It could be due to territorial fights, he says

Australia's Christmas Island witnesses annual crab migration

The Hindu Net Desk A video on the red crabs of Australia that migrate in millions during the mating season

Workers busy at the biogas plant at Bowenpally market in Secunderabad.

Watch | From market waste to electricity

The Hindu Bureau A video on the new waste-to-power plant at the Bowenpally market

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‘Inaccuracies, procedural violations’ in Great Nicobar draft environment impact assessment report

Conservationist H Byju’s new book explores migratory pathways from an elephant’s point of view

Know your shrikes: Look out for the long-tailed one

Stock up early for the Sunday lockdown, say the shrikes

Coimbatore-based entrepreneur’s innovative machines make eco-friendly food containers

A birding enthusiast from Pollachi documents oriental dwarf kingfisher in Anamalai Hills

More human deaths likely in encounters with elephants in Odisha, warn experts

‘Casualties in 2021-22 will top 106 deaths recorded in 2020-21’

On the trail of India’s disappearing vultures

Conservationist S Bharathidasan’s book puts the bird in the spotlight, with tales from the scriptures as well as real life

Environment Ministry plan to rank States draws ire

It doesn’t intend to increase speed of clearances: officials

Conservationists cautiously optimistic after release of rare terrapins into Sundarbans

Release of 10 geo-tagged Northern River Terrapins, bred in captivity, marks start of rewilding effort

Miss Kerala not endangered: aquarists

They are upset with its inclusion in the amended wildlife protection Bill

Dip in eastern swamp deer population in Kaziranga

On the brighter side, the animal has dispersed to protected areas beyond the best-known address of the one-horned rhino on earth, officials said

Sunday Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning

Only when love takes the lead will the earth, and life on earth, be safe again: Lewis Mumford

Why the Asiatic lion and the African cheetah could be pitted against each other in Kuno National Park

How the introduction of African cheetahs to Kuno National Park could endanger the Asiatic lion, which is earmarked for translocation to those forests

Watch | How climate change is making salt farming unsustainable

A video explainer on how climate change is affecting salt farming in Gujarat

The Pongal Bird Count begins on January 14

The Pongal Bird Count this year encourages enthusiasts to record birds from terraces, balconies, and places not far from home

Forest, tree cover in India up by 2,261 sq km in two years

A.P. followed by Telangana, Odisha saw most increase: report

New species of wood-boring, deep-sea mollusc found in Arabian sea

Discovery of species, named Xylophaga nandani, by team of researchers from Kerala and Brazil

How does the 2022 garden look? Think air-purifying plants, topiary practices and online nurseries

Residential gardening burst on the scene during the pandemic bringing in its wake a reality check. Top gardening trends of 2022 in Kerala

Graceful small-headed sea snake reported from Perumathura coast

The relatively-uncommon sea snake was spotted by a team of bird watchers while on a water bird census

India's oldest sloth bear Gulabo dies at Bhopal's Van Vihar national park

The female sloth bear was rescued from a street performer in May 2006.

Have you spotted the Himalayan Mallard in Hyderabad?

The Mallard or the wild duck with an iridescent green or blue-headed plumage was spotted in the city

Two cyclists from Maharashtra are pedalling along the Indian coast for a plastic-free world

Milind Tambe and Shriram Kondhawekar are cycling along the Indian coastline covering a distance of about 6,179 kilometres to highlight the ill-effects of single-use plastic

Leopards in the city

When the big cats stride along compound walls or sprawl on ledges, people of Mumbai have learned to keep their cool

A lake sustains local residents during lockdowns

Agaramthen lake illustrates how a waterbody can be a blessing to the local community; and the time to protect it from possible future ills is now

Odisha is losing its leopards, wildlife to poachers

State’s Special Task Force alone has been seizing on average one leopard skin a month since 2020

The many ways in which Chennai counts its birds

From a city-specific bird race to the Asian Waterbird Census: As annual bird migrations pick up pace, it is time for Chennai and Tamil Nadu’s various attempts at documenting these winged travels to begin

50 Cheetahs to be introduced in India in next 5 years: Environment Minister

Cheetah was expected to be reintroduced into the country in November 2021 in Madhya Pradesh but the plan got derailed due to the pandemic.

10.74 lakh birds flock to Chilika, largest wintering ground in Indian subcontinent

Odisha deploys 106 personnel for bird counting on the vast waters of the lake.

Tiger at Pilikula Biological Park collapses, dies

Oliver was nine years old

Concern over tigers straying into habitations in Sunderbans

No prey shortage, says official. It could be due to territorial fights, he says

Three birds that checked into Chennai and stayed on

The fulvous whistling duck, the Asian pied starling and the Bengal weaver are the latest pin-ups for range expansion in these parts. Find out when and where they fell head over claws in love with the city

Sunday Quiz: animals and their species

This world is like Noah’s Ark. In which few men but many beasts embark: Samuel Butler

How India’s unguided quest for solar energy is bringing about ecological and cultural erasure

We are in the middle of an unprecedented expansion in renewable energy. But it comes at a huge ecological and human cost

Meet the team of fishermen in Visakhapatnam who saved the endangered whale shark

The rare rescue mission of this 15-foot whale shark led by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is an exemplary story of marine conservation with the active involvement of the local community

Artificial nest boxes to bring the sparrows back!

Made of pine wood, it is designed to provide comfortable nesting and can be kept on terraces, windows and compound walls

Watch | Largest rhino transfer in history

A video on the transfer of thirty Southern white rhinos from South Africa to Rwanda

Chennai Photo Biennale’s weekend shorewalks helps city kids befriend coastal creatures

Creatures old and new were introduced to the curious young minds of Chennai at Chennai Photo Biennale’s weekend shorewalks

The 2021 eco-fighters of South India who persevered through the pandemic

From conservation of rare and threatened snake species to creating mangrove forests along the coasts, here are some organisations and individuals who have continued their efforts to protect Nature through 2021

Fighting climate change without developmental blind-spots

Deep thinking and concern for the future is what past generations have demonstrated in how they have constructed urban spaces

Watch | From market waste to electricity

A video on the new waste-to-power plant at the Bowenpally market

Carcasses of migratory birds seized near Chilika lake

The Odisha Forest Department suspects a case of poaching

Wetland bursting at the seams with jacanas?

The water levels have dropped in the northern and southern extremities of the Perumbakkam wetland, and both the pheasant-tailed and the bronze-winged are making the most of it

Turtle trail to get a boost with mass tagging mission

1,556 Olive Ridleys tagged in exercise that began in Odisha in January 2021 after nearly 25 years.

Watch | What are nurdles?

A video explainer on nurdles, tiny plastic pellets that are rapidly degrading oceans.

Birds’ site fidelity can work for you

A resident of D’Silva Road in Mylapore and another of Sembakkam have migrants tripping over their carpet, thanks to trees in their midst

A view from ‘Rapylon’: This migratory season, watch raptors stick to their perches

Perches in high places are crucial for raptors to launch their raids. A tour of the Siruthavur lake and Perumbakkam wetland shows the rabid loyalty displayed by migratory birds of prey to their vantage points

Explained | Why did India reject UNSC draft on climate?

What was the proposal? Why do some countries feel the UNSC should not be given a broader mandate?

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Indian Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar with his German counterpart Vice admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach, at South Block in Delhi.

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A drone follows a man riding a motorised surfboard in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The UAE has banned the flying of drones in the country for recreation after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed a fatal drone attack on an oil facility and major airport in the country. File photo

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Brendan Taylor: ‘The same men stormed into my hotel room and showed me a video taken of me the night before doing cocaine and told me that if I did not spot-fix at international matches for them, the video would be released to the public’

10K | Former Zimbabwe batter Brendan Taylor admits receiving money from Indian businessman for spot-fixing

B-61, AJMER-280603 - JUNE 28, 2009 - Ajmer : Devotees from Pakistan offer a Chadar at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty during the 797th Urs in Ajmer on Sunday. PTI Photo

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Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, digitally launched the revamped website on Monday

9K | Revamped CGHS website and mobile app launched

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils the hologram statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate, in New Delhi on January 23, 2022. Youtube/PMO

9K | PM Modi unveils hologram of Netaji at India Gate; NGMA to make statue to replace it

People take home free colour TVs in Salem, Tamil Nadu. File photo

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,WHO's director-general, laid out an array of achievements and concerns in global health over issues like reducing tobacco use, fighting resistance to anti-microbial treatments, and risks of climate change on human health

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