‘Keetharis’ share traditional knowledge at Mullai fest
The Times of India
Lake ecology turns turtle
Bangalore Mirror
Greening India ≠ Green India: Let wastelands be
Abi Tamim Vanak, Sanjana Nair National Herald | November 6, 2023 In 2019, the ministry of rural development published the latest edition of the Wasteland Atlas of India, which categorised approximately 17 per cent of India’s terrain as wastelands, that is, the land that appears barren or degraded. According to the ministry, these are areas […]
New snail species discovered in Arunachal cave
East Mojo
How An Animal Rescue Tool Helped Control Rabies In An Indian City
Asian Scientist
Two Extraordinary Alycaeid Species From Northeastern India (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoroidea)
Aravind N.A. & Páll-GergelyB Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungarica | 30 October, 2023 Cycloryx pemaledai Gittenberger & Sherub, 2022, which was described from northwestern Bhutan, is reported for the first time in Sikkim, India. That species differs from all its congeners by the short R3 (the region between the constriction and the peristome). The differences between […]
‘Trojan fish’: Exploring haplotypic and genotypic diversity of introduced Gambusia holbrooki in India
M. Nobinraja & G. Ravikanth Hydrobiologia | 30 October, 2023 Assessing haplotypic and genotypic diversity is crucial for comprehending biological invasion dynamics and devising effective management strategies. In India, Gambusia spp. were introduced in the early twentieth century for mosquito biocontrol, but recent studies have demonstrated their detrimental impact on native biota. The present research […]
Greening ‘wastelands’ Doesn’t Guarantee a Greener India
Abi Tamim Vanak, Sanjana Nair Climate Emergency | 25 October, 2023 In pursuit of India’s net-zero goals, wastelands are being repurposed for renewable energy and afforestation projects. This poses a threat to the diverse ecosystems they encompass and the communities dependent on them.
Discovery of a new species of dwarf frog (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae: Alcalus) extends the northwestern distributional limits of the genus to Northeast India
Bitupan Boruah,Surya Narayanan,Jason D. Gerard,Abhijit Das &V. Deepak Systematics and Biodiversity | 23 October, 2023 We describe a new species of the genus Alcalus from the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh based on molecular, morphological, and osteological characters. The new species differs from its congeners based on a combination of morphological characters including snout-vent […]
Sacred Swamps: Where Culture Meets Conservation
Priya Ranganathan RoundGlass Sustain | October 9, 2023 The history of sacred swamps links back to the advent of agriculture and the rise of agricultural communities in the Western Ghats nearly 3,000 years ago. Traditionally, hill communities placed high value on the headwaters of watersheds – streams, springs, ponds, perennial wells, or swamps – which […]
