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How herbivores can help tackle climate change
These large grass-munching animals play a crucial role in stabilising soil carbon in grazing ecosystems.
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Invasive plants are threatening India’s natural and agricultural landscapes
The country has already spent billions of dollars in controlling and eradicating these intruders.
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Development and mangrove conservation can go hand in hand. A new Gujarat study offers proof
Involving local communities can help preserve and restore the crucial ecosystems.
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Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Citizen apps: A possible new way to track wildlife trafficking in the Himalayas
Investments in citizen reporting tools could provide crucial data on the status of species and trade of their commercial products, suggests a new study.
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A mulberry fossil’s discovery suggests north-western India had humid climate 56 million years ago
As the Indian subcontinent shifted towards the north, mulberry declined from the area, which now has desert vegetation.
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In Western Ghats, an ancient underground fish species is under threat due to poor water governance
Overexploitation of groundwater and drying wells are making the survival of Gondwana fishes difficult.
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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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In the Himalayas, land-use change is driving the loss of forest birds
A new study suggests that forest species are largely not able to survive in cultivation areas.
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A forest in the Western Ghats is helping scientists understand how malaria spreads in birds
The spread of the infection disease has been hastened by climate change.
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Black pepper came to India from South East Asia over five million years ago, says a new study
Ancestors of the spice came to India in multiple waves, evolving over the years to become the black pepper we eat today.
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The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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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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Study shows the impact of unplanned development on river basins and catchment areas
A team of ecologists from Bengaluru studied the Kali river basin to determine interlinkages between water biodiversity, hydrology, ecology and the land cover.
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Tracking climate change: Scientists confirm massive retreat of Pindari glacier in the Himalayas
The scientists assessed the decrease in the size of the glacier from 1976 to 2014, using visual interpretation of remote sensing data.
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