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All-Weather Road To Cut Through Rajaji National Park, Commercial Vehicles Won't Be Allowed
The Supreme Court modified its earlier stay order and allowed metalling of the 11.5-km Laldhang-Chillarkhal road in Uttarakhand to benefit thousands of people of the state's 18 remote villages.
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Konkan's 12,000-Year-Old Petroglyphs Reveal A Lost World Through Rare Traces Of Stone-Age Art
The petroglyphs provide insight into the ecological history and worship rituals of the Konkan region
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Scientists Uncover "Ghost Genes" That Predate The Dawn Of Life
New research into "universal paralog" genes reveals that the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) was not the first spark of life, but a successor that inherited complex genetic tools from an even older, "pre-LUCA" ecological system.
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Plant Once Thought Extinct Rediscovered After 60 Years In Unexpected Spot
A specimen was collected from the site, which confirmed the identification, proving that the species had been living quietly for the past 60 years.
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Where Is 'The Coconut Island' In India? How To Reach, What To Do There
Lakshadweep is India's smallest Union Territory, consisting of 36 islands, including atolls, reefs, and submerged banks. Most islands are low-lying coral formations, making them ecologically fragile.
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Blog | Madhav Gadgil: The 'Durable Optimist' Who Believed Science, Too, Has Obligations
Gadgil, despite decades of frustration and bureaucratic sidelining, believed that people could organise, that knowledge could travel, and that democracy, however delayed, could still correct its course.
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The Flavour India Forgot: Why Smoked Meat From The Northeast Deserves The Spotlight
Smoked meat traditions in Northeast India represent something profoundly important: adaptation born from necessity becoming cultural identity.
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What is The Aravalli Story And Why It Is Important
The Aravalli Hills one of the world's oldest mountain ranges and an ecologically sensitive zone that supports biodiversity, recharges groundwater, and regulates climate across northern India is at the centre of a legal and political storm.
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Top Court Stays Own Order On Aravalli Range Definition, Seeks Experts' Report
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its own order from last month on a new definition of the Aravalli mountain range, a decision that activists and scientists alleged could open vast stretches of the fragile ecosystem to illegal and unregulated mining
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Explained: Why Aravalli Is In Spotlight And What Environmentalists Demand
Beyond the legal semantics, the concerns are deeply rooted in the Aravallis' indispensable ecological functions.
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All-Weather Road To Cut Through Rajaji National Park, Commercial Vehicles Won't Be Allowed
The Supreme Court modified its earlier stay order and allowed metalling of the 11.5-km Laldhang-Chillarkhal road in Uttarakhand to benefit thousands of people of the state's 18 remote villages.
-
Konkan's 12,000-Year-Old Petroglyphs Reveal A Lost World Through Rare Traces Of Stone-Age Art
The petroglyphs provide insight into the ecological history and worship rituals of the Konkan region
-
Scientists Uncover "Ghost Genes" That Predate The Dawn Of Life
New research into "universal paralog" genes reveals that the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) was not the first spark of life, but a successor that inherited complex genetic tools from an even older, "pre-LUCA" ecological system.
-
Plant Once Thought Extinct Rediscovered After 60 Years In Unexpected Spot
A specimen was collected from the site, which confirmed the identification, proving that the species had been living quietly for the past 60 years.
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Where Is 'The Coconut Island' In India? How To Reach, What To Do There
Lakshadweep is India's smallest Union Territory, consisting of 36 islands, including atolls, reefs, and submerged banks. Most islands are low-lying coral formations, making them ecologically fragile.
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Blog | Madhav Gadgil: The 'Durable Optimist' Who Believed Science, Too, Has Obligations
Gadgil, despite decades of frustration and bureaucratic sidelining, believed that people could organise, that knowledge could travel, and that democracy, however delayed, could still correct its course.
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The Flavour India Forgot: Why Smoked Meat From The Northeast Deserves The Spotlight
Smoked meat traditions in Northeast India represent something profoundly important: adaptation born from necessity becoming cultural identity.
-
What is The Aravalli Story And Why It Is Important
The Aravalli Hills one of the world's oldest mountain ranges and an ecologically sensitive zone that supports biodiversity, recharges groundwater, and regulates climate across northern India is at the centre of a legal and political storm.
-
Top Court Stays Own Order On Aravalli Range Definition, Seeks Experts' Report
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its own order from last month on a new definition of the Aravalli mountain range, a decision that activists and scientists alleged could open vast stretches of the fragile ecosystem to illegal and unregulated mining
-
Explained: Why Aravalli Is In Spotlight And What Environmentalists Demand
Beyond the legal semantics, the concerns are deeply rooted in the Aravallis' indispensable ecological functions.
