Soppina betta or betta lands are forest areas assigned to farmers in parts of Karnataka to source biomaterials for agricultural support. The allocation of betta lands to new farmers ceased post 1930s ...

A study across 20 dengue-endemic countries found that higher ambient PM2.5 exposure significantly increases dengue mortality. The study noted that a country’s economic condition and the state of ...

The Mallah community is opposing the acquisition of around 100 acres of land in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, for the development of a freight village as part of the Ramnagar multi-modal terminal. Despite ...

Researchers extracted tree cores from old deodar trees in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh, to reconstruct 396 years of rainfall history of the spring season. They found that the spring of 2022 was the driest ...

A study has documented hermit crabs trapped in bottles and containers on the Nicobar Islands. Smaller crabs are disproportionately impacted because bottle openings selectively trap only those crabs ...

Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and ...

On August 5, Dharali, a village in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, was hit by a flash flood in the Himalayan stream Kheer Gad, leaving at least 68 people missing and one dead. Rapid construction over the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Cherrapunji, also known as Sohra, is located in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. A region with records of the highest rainfall, it is ...

A snow leopard population and distribution assessment has found almost 500 of the elusive big cats in trans-Himalayan Ladakh, making up 68% of India’s snow leopard population. The findings show that ...

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh shifted from monocropping to crop diversification, with micro-irrigation reducing water use. Despite this, cash crops dominate due to market pressures and flawed government ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. An investigation by a state government body alleges key documents were forged to secure clearances for mining in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forest ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. On December 26, 2004, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands changed forever. A tremor stirred 30 kilometres deep beneath the ocean floor in the Sunda ...