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Vrushal Pendharkar
Vrushal Pendharkar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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India’s tiger reserves are browning and drying, says a new study
The study shows that giving tiger reserves protected status is not enough.
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Migratory harrier birds are no longer flocking in large numbers to India
One of the main reasons for the decline in harrier numbers is the destruction of the grasslands in both breeding and wintering areas, according to scientists.
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Bad healthcare, poor nutrition may be causing more neurodevelopment disorders among India’s children
A recent study projects that as many as 23 million children in India below the age of 10 have at least one neurodevelopmental disorder.
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Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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More than climate change or habitat disruption, poaching is threatening snow leopard population
A new study finds a 61% increase in snow leopard trade in 1993-2002 and 2003-2012.
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No land for carnivores: Animals that occupied 96% of the planet are struggling for survival
Despite this, India is still considered a global biodiversity hotspot. It is home to lesser-known carnivores like the clouded leopard and the Asiatic wild dog.
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One size doesn’t fit all: Indians have been wrong about how to reduce human-animal conflicts
Fencing off land or setting up machans may work – but not always and not everywhere.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Snow leopards eat farm livestock because there’s not enough wild prey – well, not really
A new study shakes up an old perception.
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How lizards revealed the millennia-old evolution story of India’s grasslands
A study by the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bengaluru also found 25 new species of Ophisops lizards.
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In images: Indian scientists are using photography to capture the beauty of things big and small
A niche form of photography is bringing aesthetics to scientific research.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer