India is the world’s largest producer of castor and Gujarat leads castor production in the country. In Gujarat’s Kachchh district, the traditional desi castor grown in the rainfed mixed cropping ...

Kerala has set ambitious zero-waste goals, but its reliance on unsustainable waste disposal methods and data inconsistencies raises questions about the credibility of its claims. A crucial challenge ...

A new study shows a decline in dragonfly and damselfly species diversity in and around Pune city. Rapid land-use change in the region and water pollution are found to be some of the reasons for this ...

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A recent expedition by researchers and filmmakers into Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh yielded startling results, including the identification of several species new to science. The Siang river ...

Wetlands are vital ecosystems supporting a diversity of species, but climate change, pollution, and human activities are degrading water quality and altering food webs. A decade-long study in ...

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A bat biologist and a technologist have developed BatEchoMon, an automated, solar-powered bat detection and classification system. Quantifying insectivorous bat activity is important to answer ...

The 30-acre DPS Flamingo Lake in Navi Mumbai, a crucial wetland for migratory flamingos, faces severe conservation challenges. Residents and environmental groups have been campaigning for the lake’s ...

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A new era of science festivals in India is bringing science to the public ...