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Rishika Pardikar

Faced with government failure, citizens are increasingly resorting to climate litigation

Litigation is expected to increase as climate attribution science matures and can help evidence to bolster such cases.

Rishika Pardikar
· Oct 12, 2022 · 07:30 pm
Conservationist Sanjay Gubbi condenses 10 years of fieldwork in this guide to the leopard

‘Leopard Diaries: The Rosette in India’ explains the changing habitat of leopards and what it means for the species.

Rishika Pardikar
· May 01, 2021 · 12:30 pm
India’s Thar desert is turning green. That isn’t a good thing

The trend is also linked to recent locust outbreaks, as large quantities of vegetation provide food for locust swarms.

Rishika Pardikar
· Aug 22, 2020 · 01:30 pm

In India, jackals are being poached for their ‘magical’, non-existent horns

Belief in its powers is driving sales on platforms like Amazon, eBay and Facebook.

Rishika Pardikar
· Apr 26, 2020 · 01:30 pm
Centre’s push for wider, busier roads in Karnataka’s Protected Areas threatens precious wildlife

It has proposed to widen the highway passing through Bandipur National Park, lift restrictions on night traffic, build elevated corridors and install fences.

Rishika Pardikar
· Nov 25, 2018 · 07:30 pm
By crowdsourcing information on hornbill species, a new project is aiding their conservation

The endangered birds and face significant threats from hunting, logging and habitat loss.

Rishika Pardikar
· Nov 01, 2018 · 09:30 pm

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Faced with government failure, citizens are increasingly resorting to climate litigation

Litigation is expected to increase as climate attribution science matures and can help evidence to bolster such cases.

Rishika Pardikar · Oct 12, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Conservationist Sanjay Gubbi condenses 10 years of fieldwork in this guide to the leopard

‘Leopard Diaries: The Rosette in India’ explains the changing habitat of leopards and what it means for the species.

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The trend is also linked to recent locust outbreaks, as large quantities of vegetation provide food for locust swarms.

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Centre’s push for wider, busier roads in Karnataka’s Protected Areas threatens precious wildlife

It has proposed to widen the highway passing through Bandipur National Park, lift restrictions on night traffic, build elevated corridors and install fences.

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By crowdsourcing information on hornbill species, a new project is aiding their conservation

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