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India's environmental science and conservation news. If the Green Revolution rode on the strength of chemicals derived mainly from fossil fuels, now there is a shift in the thinking on how agriculture is being done in India, with a thrust on growing indigenous crop varieties and following natural farming practices.
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India's environmental science and conservation news. Chhattisgarh tribal body says consent for mining in Hasdeo Arand was forged
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2 days ago · India's environmental science and conservation news. Your Environment This Week: Lion-tailed macaques, Tracking a turtle with eDNA, Natural history museums
[Commentary] India's wildlife conservation journey: great strides …
Sep 28, 2022 · India's environmental science and conservation news. Fifty years after the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 came into existence, raising hope that human-animal conflicts would reduce and poachers who were decimating our forest and rivers of their animal wealth, would be checkmated, the question of whether India can really save …
Traditional foods return with demand for local, seasonal produce
1 day ago · The global food system is the one of the important drivers of biodiversity loss, with agriculture, given its demand for land and pesticides, being the identified threat to 86% of species at risk of extinction.Some studies have shown that planting local produce and practising sustainable agriculture can reduce the need to clear forests and pressures on biodiversity.
[Commentary] Community-based conservation can help achieve …
4 days ago · In recent times, both at national and international levels, there has been strong recognition of the role of local and indigenous communities in securing global biodiversity and the need for mechanisms to support them. Among all the international initiatives, the most significant ones are the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), aimed at conserving […]
India’s Iconic Landscapes - Mongabay-India
India's environmental science and conservation news. India’s Iconic Landscapes. Stretching from tropical to temperate latitudes, with a 7,500 km long coastline, two archipelagos, some of the tallest mountains and the most extensive mangrove ecosystem in the world, iconic India harbours biodiversity hotspots of global importance.
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India's environmental science and conservation news. Crocodiles, (largest) coal mine and (ignored) carbon sink: Multimedia stories we told in 2021
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Studies gain pace while the identity of Kashmir’s langurs remains gray
[Editorial] Five years of Mongabay-India
Jan 16, 2023 · Today, Mongabay-India completes five years in bringing you stories and inspiration from nature’s frontlines in India. We have brought you stories from all the states of the country, including the island groups in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.. When we started as a sub-domain to Mongabay.com in January 2018, we were looking for an editorial continuity that would link us to the two ...