Research on India’s lion-tailed macaques shows why humans need to rethink habitat fragmentation

Recent findings highlight the role of natural and anthropogenic habitats for the existence of three charismatic species.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Oct 24, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Coarse cereals have disappeared from Indian diets, leading to iron deficiencies among the population

Between 1983 and 2011, the total iron intake in India has reduced by 21% in rural areas and 11% in urban areas, says new research.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Oct 17, 2018 · 07:48 pm

Coarse cereals have disappeared from Indian diets, leading to iron deficiencies among the population

Between 1983 and 2011, the total iron intake in India has reduced by 21% in rural areas and 11% in urban areas, says new research.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Oct 17, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Conservation versus development: For India’s forest communities, nature is an insurance

Research finds that growing wealth does not necessarily reduce dependence on forest resources.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Aug 22, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Climate change, disturbance to habitat are affecting the breeding patterns of Indian birds

New research shown that altered cropping and rainfall patterns are responsible for unseasonal nesting in Sarus cranes, a globally vulnerable species.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Jul 04, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Can saving a language help a community that’s under threat in a globalised world?

Words give their users cultural power, but in many places that freedom is under threat.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Apr 25, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Lessons from Ireland: Should a minority people be expected to ‘integrate’ into the dominant culture?

Who defines the culture into which they should integrate and who decides when the integration point is reached?

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Apr 08, 2018 · 11:30 pm

In the gig economy era, how are our identities shaped by work?

Across the world, ways of thinking about our relationship with work are shifting

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Mar 24, 2018 · 01:30 pm

As countries across the world forge ahead with digital ID projects, where does privacy fit in?

India’s Aadhaar could be a blueprint for identity systems, but there’s a difference between what institutions want and what individuals need.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Mar 21, 2018 · 08:30 pm

A bullfrog invasion in the Andamans is threatening biodiversity

Scientists are combining field research with data generated with public help to stem the spread of the species.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Mar 05, 2018 · 07:30 pm

Aadhaar: In the world’s biggest biometric ID experiment, many have fallen through the gaps

Exclusion can mean lack of access to food, jobs and education and the underprivileged bear the biggest brunt.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Feb 24, 2018 · 08:30 pm

This community in Bengal grows crops within the forest

They still practice inter-cropping which means they use the space between trees in plantation coupes to grow crops.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Nov 25, 2015 · 03:45 pm