Mangrove loss will create hotspots of carbon dioxide emissions (including one in Bay of Bengal)

Recognising the carbon sequestered through coastal ecosystems at the national level can aid in achieving India’s targets and mitigating climate change.

Sahana Ghosh

· May 02, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Not all UN Sustainable Development Goals are good for the environment, reveals study

A study reviewed existing academic papers on the UN’s global goals and found that 63 of the 169 targets may impact forests either adversely or positively.

Sahana Ghosh

· Apr 04, 2021 · 09:30 pm

What ancient beasts that once lived with early humans in India tell about evolution and extinction

The subcontinent experienced a low magnitude megafaunal extinction approximately 30,000 years after the arrival of Homo sapiens in the region, finds a study.

Sahana Ghosh

· Feb 27, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Uttarakhand flood: Scientists highlight the need to improve monitoring of glaciers

Gathering baseline data will help in understanding the hydrology, geology and climate change response of Himalayan glaciers.

Sahana Ghosh

· Feb 16, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Controlling animals is not the difficult part of wildlife rescue. Managing crowd is

Experts highlight the need for cooperation between departments and long-term community engagement to ensure smooth wildlife rescue.

Sahana Ghosh

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Kartik Chandramouli

· Feb 01, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Monitoring a mosquito-like aquatic insect may help in predicting cholera outbreaks

Certain species of chironomids harbour outbreak-causing strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, a study has said.

Sahana Ghosh

· Jan 31, 2021 · 09:30 pm

India has drafted an Arctic policy with the aim of understanding climate change and monsoon patterns

The frigid Arctic, which keeps losing ice due to global warming, is one of the batteries feeding the variations in Indian monsoons, over 7,000 kilometres away.

Sahana Ghosh

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Mayank Aggarwal

· Jan 26, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In India, the protocol to deal with feral and stray dogs in tiger reserves lacks teeth

In protected areas, dogs are a threat to both ungulates, which they hunt, and carnivores since they carry infectious diseases like rabies and parvovirus.

Sahana Ghosh

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Mayank Aggarwal

· Jan 11, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Ghost fishing gear is threatening the acquatic life in Ganga

Threatened freshwater turtles, otters and the endangered Ganges river dolphin are most at risk.

Sahana Ghosh

· Dec 23, 2020 · 07:30 pm

An electric fence on the Nepal border is exacerbating human-elephant conflicts in India

The barrier has abruptly cut off tuskers’ transboundary movement.

Avijan Saha

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Sahana Ghosh

· Nov 14, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Climate change and reduced freshwater supply have put Sundarbans on the ‘endangered’ ecosystem list

There are, however, reasons for optimism.

Sahana Ghosh

· Sep 23, 2020 · 07:30 pm

The chaotic urbanisation in India is claiming another casualty: migrant butterflies

Females are under extra stress because splintered habitats have increased their flight burdens, say researchers.

Sahana Ghosh

· Sep 13, 2020 · 07:30 pm