In villages of Madhya Pradesh, fear of elephants has marred this year’s mahua season

Villagers are scared to venture out following encounters with tuskers that ended in deaths and grief.

Manish Chandra Mishra

· Apr 27, 2022 · 07:30 pm

In Madhya Pradesh, borewells on the banks of the Narmada river are drying up

The natural flow of the river has been affected due to rampant sand mining and the construction of big dams.

Manish Chandra Mishra

· Apr 03, 2022 · 07:30 pm

In MP’s Burhanpur, Mughal era water structures are offering a model to combat climate change

A unique 400-year-old underground system is now ensuring water security for the city.

Manish Chandra Mishra

· Dec 26, 2021 · 07:30 pm

In Madhya Pradesh, the absence of captive elephants is hurting tiger conservation

Although tuskers are important for patrolling, experts feel there is a need to find alternatives.

Manish Chandra Mishra

· Oct 03, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In unusual behaviour, a male tiger in Panna reserve is caring for cubs after their mother’s death

Camera traps have found the four cubs playing with the male tiger and sharing kills.

Manish Chandra Mishra

· Jul 08, 2021 · 01:30 pm

In Madhya Pradesh’s Buxwaha forest, a diamond mine could claim two lakh trees

The project is facing stiff resistance, including social media campaigns.

Manish Chandra Mishra

· Jun 09, 2021 · 07:30 pm

In Chambal, a chowkidar turns conservationist to protect endangered migratory birds

Attacks by free-ranging dogs, cattle trampling and sand mining are some of the threats to Indian skimmer and its habitat.

Manish Chandra Mishra

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Aditi Tandon

· Feb 02, 2021 · 01:30 pm

While the leopard population is growing in India, its habitat is fast vanishing

Compared to other carnivores, the leopard has been able to survive better in an increasingly human-dominated landscape.

Manish Chandra Mishra

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Mayank Aggarwal

· Jan 02, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Butterfly parks help in increasing awareness – but not in conservation

Butterflies are losing habitat despite the parks set by Indian cities.

Manish Chandra Mishra

· Dec 28, 2020 · 09:30 pm

How deforestation in Chhattisgarh is increasing human-elephant conflicts in Madhya Pradesh

Tuskers are migrating across state lines into territory where the locals don’t have the knowhow to coexist with them.

Manish Chandra Mishra

· Oct 01, 2020 · 09:30 pm

How preparations for Madhya Pradesh’s tourism festival drove down vulture population in this town

The birds’ nests were destroyed during restoration of monuments, said environmentalists.

Manish Chandra Mishra

· Mar 11, 2020 · 11:30 pm