Marine heatwaves are events where ocean temperatures rise to extreme levels and hold steady for at least five days. These heat waves, that occur over the ocean, are likely to extend to 220-250 days a ...

This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. Climate anxiety, ecological anxiety, eco-anxiety, or environmental anxiety are umbrella terms used to describe a spectrum of ...

Food loss after harvest has economic implications for the farmer and also impacts the environment due to loss of agricultural inputs and greenhouse gas emissions. Post-harvest agricultural ...

A new study that analysed consumption data in India found stark differences in the water, particulate matter and carbon footprints between the poorest and richest households. Water footprint rises by ...

Five herpetologists recently identified a frog with a mushroom growing on its skin in the Western Ghats. Researchers say that although some fungi are known to grow on frogs’ skins, often parasitically ...

This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one.

Dairy and livestock farmers are switching to hydroponically grown fodder as an alternative to green fodder, for their animals. In the long run, the hydroponic fodder is cheaper, with control over ...

As the controversial Vadhavan port project in Maharashtra awaits the union cabinet nod, fishing communities and marine researchers say that the project would have impacts on the biodiversity and ...

A new paper captures the value of carcass disposal services provided by vultures and highlights the benefits of investing in captive breeding and vulture safe zones. Researchers compared the costs of ...

Kashmir, the world’s second-largest producer of saffron has faced a decline in saffron cultivation over the past two decades. Some farmers in the region are experimenting with indoor saffron farming ...

Animal rights activists raise concerns as environment ministry notifies new rules pertaining to the ownership and transfer of captive elephants. The new rules stipulate that the Chief Wildlife Warden ...

The changing patterns of how infectious diseases spread in India underscore the impact of agricultural expansion and deforestation on disease transmission. Zoonotic diseases, associated with forest ...