India’s Missing Wolves

Abi T. Vanak, Mihir Godbole The Hindu | May 24, 2022 ‘Wolf! Wolf!’ The driver in the vehicle facing us silently mouthed, and pointed to his right. Within seconds, a pack of three magnificent Indian grey wolves appeared in the savanna grasslands, less than 100 metres from us. A large male, followed by what appeared […]

Ecosystem Restoration is Good for Your Health

Anuja Malhotra, Abi T. Vanak Project Syndicate | May 9, 2002 Humanity currently faces multiple, interlinked existential crises. The catastrophic consequences of climate change, ecological degradation, and biodiversity loss have cascading knock-on effects on human health and well-being. As the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates, ecosystem damage can contribute significantly to a global public-health emergency. But scientists […]

Assessing the role of groundwater recharge from tanks in crystalline bedrock aquifers in Karnataka, India, using hydrochemical tracers

Veena Srinivasan Journal of Hydrology X | Volume 15, 1 May, 2022 The majority of India’s rural drinking water supply is sourced from groundwater, which also plays a critical role in irrigated agriculture, supporting the livelihoods of millions of users. However, recent high abstractions are threatening the sustainable use of groundwater, and action is needed to […]

Why We Are Paying for Peer Review

We need high-quality reviews of our work to ensure that what we are doing is backed by science. Veena Srinivasan Medium | April 10, 2022

Crowdmapping Bengaluru’s Vanishing Lakes

Despite lakes serving an important ecological function, Bengaluru’s government bodies that govern these lakes do not have comprehensive, updated, public records of all lakes IndiaSpends | 7 March, 2022