Armed with smartphones and an Android app, citizens are mapping invasive plants in Tamil Nadu

Invasives are a menace in the Moyar-Bhavani landscape, impacting the growth of local species and groundwater.

Sharada Balasubramanian

· Dec 23, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Tamil Nadu’s choked urban wetlands will soon get protected status

Almost two years after the inception of the state’s wetland authority, a survey is underway to identify important sites for protection.

Sharada Balasubramanian

· Aug 01, 2018 · 08:30 pm

A Tamil Nadu reserve’s success at increasing tiger numbers could be a lesson for the rest of India

A change in classification has enabled more legal protection for conservation measures at Sathyamangalam.

Sharada Balasubramanian

· Mar 11, 2018 · 11:30 am

A homestay initiative encourages Ladakh’s locals to conserve snow leopards, tap into tourism boom

In Leh’s high-altitude Hemis National Park, locals have opened their homes to tourists hoping to spot the big cat.

Sharada Balasubramanian

· Feb 19, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Bloom in the desert: Affordable technology is now helping Ladakh’s farmers to grow food in winter

Farming season is barely four months long.

Sharada Balasubramanian

· Jan 28, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Farmers in coastal Tamil Nadu are battling drought by varying crops and techniques

With the water crisis, farmers are growing different crops according to the type of soil and trying to reduce reliance on paddy.

Sharada Balasubramanian

· May 30, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Children in rural India are left to depend on a 125-year-old medicine when bitten by snakes

About 14% of children in Erode, Tamil Nadu have been bitten by snakes. But there is little awareness or medical research for snakebites.

Sharada Balasubramanian

· Apr 15, 2017 · 02:30 pm