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Comparative Analysis of Ethno Medicinal Plants Among Some Communities of Manipur, North East India.
Chandrima Ningombam and Siddappa Setty European Chemical Bulletin | June 25, 2023 The term ethnobotany means the study of the plants in a particular region and their uses based on indigenous cultural beliefs and practices by the local population. And such treatment is not related with modern physician drug. During the study it was observed […]
Impact of Alien Plants on Western Ghats Causes Concern
Anoop N.R., T. Ganesh Frontline | June 15, 2023 A 2020 study showed that the Lantana camara, a tropical American shrub, has invaded more than 40 per cent of India’s tiger habitats, threatening them through a causal chain that ultimately depletes the tiger’s prey base. The shrub’s presence was most prominent in the Shivalik hills, central India, […]
Diet of Montagu’s Harriers Circus pygargus Wintering in India: Analysing Seasonal, Regional and Sex Differences Using Web-Sourced Photographs and Pellet Contents
Arjun Kannan, Subbaiah Thalavaipandi, Deven Mehta, A. Saravanan, M. B. Prashanth, Thyagarajan Ganesh Acta Ornithologica | June 14, 2023 Studies on the diet composition of bird species provide valuable insights on their habitat use, trophic interactions and prey selection. Prey abundance can drive movements of raptors in their wintering grounds. But such links have been […]
Water Body Census: a Good Start but Gaps Galore
Priyanka Jamwal Deccan Herald | June 12, 2023 The first census report on India’s surface water bodies is a significant step forward. It provides valuable data that helps us understand the potential of these water bodies in addressing water scarcity and sustainability issues across the country. The report also enables the government and local bodies […]
No Longer Are We Confined to the Conventional and the Familiar: Rohini Nilekani on Philanthropy in India
Rohini Nilekani Forbes India | June 8, 2023 When I look back at how far we’ve come, I feel cautious optimism for the future of Indian philanthropy. There has been a subtle but significant transformation in the approach to social causes. No longer are we confined to the conventional and familiar. Today’s philanthropists, especially those […]
What is Organic Food? How Do We Identify Organic Products?
Irfan Shakeer, Priya Ranganathan Mongabay | June 8, 2023 Organic food products are the result of a farming system that avoids the use of hazardous chemical fertilisers, pesticides, growth regulators and livestock feed additives. There are four principles of organic agriculture which are related to health, ecology, fairness and care. The Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) […]
Indian BIRDS
Rajkamal Goswami Vol. 18 No. 6 | June 2, 2023 Meghalaya is part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot (Myers et al. 2000), and is one of the Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in India (Rahmani et al. 2016). The state has nine Important Bird Areas (IBAs) including Narpuh Reserve Forests and Saipung in Jaintia Hills. […]
Why are migratory birds giving India a miss?
Arjun Kannan, Prashanth M.B, T. Ganesh Frontline | June 2, 2023 It was a late winter evening in the early 1980s. One of us (T. Ganesh) was in a small patch of grassland near Hyderabad, counting harriers, a hawk-like bird that migrates to India in winter. There were hundreds of them, all flocking down to […]
Biodiversity is Us and We Are Biodiversity
Kamaljith S Bawa The Hindu | June 1, 2023 The observance of International Biodiversity Day (May 22) was yet another reminder of the pivotal role our natural world plays in resolving the climate change crisis, which, along with the decline of biodiversity, poses an existential threat to our future. Biodiversity, the rich variety of life […]
