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Raimona, Assam’s sixth national park.

Raimona boost for Greater Manas Landscape protection

Special Correspondent

Notification of new National Park in Kokrajhar fulfilled recommendation of UNESCO World Heritage Site committee

The Theppakadu elephant camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.

‘Crowded’ Theppakadu camp raises questions on protocols to capture wild elephants

Rohan Premkumar

Long trek: The herd of elephants near the Shijie Township in Yimen County on Friday.

Watch | China's wandering elephants

The Hindu Net Desk A video on the 500-km journey undertaken by a herd of elephants in China

Casuarina plants on the Puthvype beach.

1.5-lakh Casuarina trees to be planted in coastal areas of Alappuzha

Staff Reporter Planting activities will begin in connection with ‘Vanamaholsavam’ from July 1 to 7

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Manoj in his fruit forest at Edavanakkad near Kochi. THULASI KAKKAT

Watch | This man from Kerala grew a mini-forest on his land

The Hindu Net Desk A video on Manoj Kumar from Kerala, who grew a forest on one-and-a-half acres

One of the herds that was spotted in the grasslands of the forest track in Aurad taluk, Bidar district, recently.

Two Nilgai herds spotted in Bidar district

Staff Reporter With two herds of antelopes called Nilgai being spotted in Bidar, the border district has become home for the first time to all the four major types of antelopes found in the country. As per information provided by Deputy Conservator of Forests Sivasankar S., 37 Nilgai in two herds, one with two males, 11 females, two calves and the other with nine males, 10 females and three calves, have been spotted in the district. The district has been host to the other three types of antelopes, the

Pyrostria laljii has been assessed as ‘Critically Endangered’ based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List criteria.

15-metre tree discovered in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Shiv Sahay Singh Pyrostria laljii is new to science, and also the first record of the genus Pyrostria in India.

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Long trek: The herd of elephants near the Shijie Township in Yimen County on Friday.

Watch | China's wandering elephants

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Himalayan butterfly is India’s largest after 88 years

Urban Drive Environment

Hanging by a thread

Pink ice in Italy's Alps sparks algae probe

beautiful people Environment

Happily everafter in a grass house

Wide Angle Society

How Coonoor’s garbage dump at Ottupattarai got a startling makeover

In our backyard Environment

The song of the Indian Silverbill

How birds' mating calls have become more audible thanks to lower noise pollution

Do you hear more bird song now? The quiet of the lockdown during breeding season means they can communicate with mates further away

Draft EIA Notification 2020 could spell disaster for Western Ghats, say experts

They say draft notication encourages further pollution, with diluted regulations over industrial and development practices

Telangana’s Haritha Haram heralds Yadadri method of the green revolution

The Japanese Miyawaki technique has been modified to suit our native conditions and species

Koalas may become extinct in Australia's New South Wales by 2050

The report makes 42 recommendations, including an urgent census, prioritising the protection of the animal in the planning of urban development, and increasing conservation funding

Plant thought to be extinct for more than 135 years found

Botanists from Pune and Kerala ‘re-discover’ Globba andersonii from the Sikkim Himalayas

Deeper than blue: ‘Jeremy Wade’s Dark Waters’ comes to India

In the Animal Planet series, Wade does what he does best — explore the mysteries of our planet’s water bodies and their creatures, highlighting local problems and solutions in the process

Thriving in seclusion: the endangered Narcondam hornbill

A wildlife photographer KA Dhanuparan tracks the endangered Narcondam hornbill to its natural habitat in the Andamans

‘Captive breeding of white tigers leads to genetic defects’

Experts say it compromises their immunity responses

These artisanal bottles made in Tripura are a testament to the bamboo boom

This unique project, part of Tripura Rehabilitation Plantation, went viral, owing to the locally-sourced bamboo that speaks high of sustainability

The Siris: Powder puff prettiness

The Siris tree is enjoying its second flowering, beckoning us to come and smell its flowers

Questions raised over Environment Ministry’s reorganisation move

The Ministry’s Integrated Finance Division replies to Assam-based environmental activists’ RTI application

White tiger dies of tumour at Nehru Zoological Park

This is the third in the lineage to die of the same cause

Student unions petition Environment Minister

They ask for controversial draft environment notification to be kept on hold

Illegal wildlife trade a global threat: FATF report

It generates $23 billion a year and has links with other organised crimes like modern slavery, arms trade

Ozone pollution spiked in several cities during lockdown: CSE

Analysis of data from 22 cities in 15 States also shows particulate pollution dropped dramatically

Meet the 15-year-old Vizag developer who won at the WWDC Swift Student Challenge

The Hindu gets an exclusive look at what teen developer Manas Malla presented at WWDC 2020’s virtual Swift Student Winner Meet

Peafowl sightings have gone up in Kerala and Tamil Nadu

What explains the rise in peafowl sightings in human-dominated landscapes in Tamil Nadu and Kerala?

How Hyderabad’s Kishore Konda and Sreedhar Rao Puvvada straddle the IT world and farming

Kishore Konda and Sreedhar Rao Puvvada of Prithvi Farms took to farming three years ago and now cultivate heirloom rice varieties

Sunday Quiz | Oceans, seas and lakes

If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water: Loren Eiseley

When trains thundered into India’s forests in the 1800s, they set behemoth and beast on a collision course

Artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries often interpreted incidents of conflict as a clash between two opposing worlds: the ‘wild’ and the ‘modern’, the ‘old’ and the ‘new’

Gains from coal mine auction uncertain

Energy production and environmental compliance costs outweigh that from renewable power.

The Mouse-tailed Bat lives in Delhi's ruins!

The Mouse-tailed Bat lives amongst us, peacefully serving a valuable purpose

A rare dragonfly spotted in chance encounter

Megalogomphus superbus Fraser, endemic to the Western Ghats, has been photographed for the first time in nine decades

Watch | Asiatic lion population increases in Gujarat

A video on the rise in the number of Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir forest

Conservationist H Byju writes why vultures are indispensable to bio-diversity in his book

Photographer, independent researcher and conservationist H Byju writes passionately about why the vultures are indispensable to the bio-diversity in his book Valley of Hope — Moyar and Vultures

Prakash Javadekar, Jairam Ramesh spar over notification on coal

Ministry had dropped requirement to supply washed coal to thermal units over 500 km from mine.

This home-schooled teen has been selected for Fellowship for Climate Action

Hemang Vellore loves his geek status. The home-schooled teen is now a part of Fellowship for Climate Action

Watch | All about the Assam oil well fire

A video explainer on the oil well blowout that led to a fire in OIL's Baghjan oilfield in Assam

How to be a coral reef guardian

And you could be one of them... either by yourself or together with a group of friends, thanks to ReefWatch Marine Conservation’s coral reef guardian programme

Temperature spike: Earth ties record high heat May reading

Temperature on land set a heat record, while ocean temperatures ranked second.

Reviving the bees of Bundelkhand

A population of bees and the farmers in some villages of Madhya Pradesh are faithful friends

Virus, outdated census method mar Gujarat’s lion numbers

Efficacy of vaccine for CDV not known, data unavailable

First estimation exercise of Indian gaur in Nilgiris in recent years

Habitat fragmentation major factor in pushing gaurs into proximity with humans

Bring on the hashtags: Online art and activism for India’s environment

The protests that would have hit the streets in 2019, have moved online in 2020. Here is how environmental activists are lobbying with planned Twitter storms and informational, emotive art

Yellow Paper Wasp: The caterpillar eater

The Yellow Paper Wasp is seen as a stinger, but it has a role in maintaining the health of a garden

Gujarat’s pride grows as it now hosts 674 Gir lions

June 5 census of Asia’s exclusive population indicates numbers have risen by 29% over five years.

CPCB to classify railway stations based on waste water generation

To be categorised into red, orange and green based on disposal of untreated water into municipal drain systems

People importing “exotic live species” must make voluntary disclosure: Centre

Wildlife experts welcome the move

Why humans are the real threat in post-COVID world

Why our post-Covid world will continue to see jam-packed roads, crammed buses and overcrowded markets

World Oceans Day: A voyage across the ‘Roaring Forties’

On the occasion of World Oceans Day on June 8, a group of scientists and research scholars recount their experiences of a voyage to the Southern Ocean, which has the roughest waters in the world

Photographer Vishwanatha Suvarna captures some rare sights during lockdown

The camaraderie between an owl and a snake was the subject of photographer Vishwanatha Suvarna’s lenses during this lockdown

Fresh construction in Kaziranga corridor despite SC ban

Youth organisation demands action against builders who uprooted signboards

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