2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (178+ words) About 111 people have died in a storm that hit Uttar Pradesh last week. The state government has announced financial compensation for the affected families. Dust storms accompanied by thunder, lightning, and rain are common in April and May, when north…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago  (564+ words) Across the forests of central India, young tigers set out on long journeys once they reach two to three years of age; they leave their mother's territory and search for their own. But the surrounding landscapes are no longer as…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (238+ words) A new-to-science night frog species, Nyctibatrachus kali, has been identified in the Kali river basin of Karnataka's central Western Ghats. Also known as the Kali night frog, the species was identified using a combination of morphology, genetics and bioacoustics, establishing…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (697+ words) Sukhdev Sahu, a farmer from Kurud block in Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, is standing on the edge of his field. Around him, paddy cultivation stretches as far as the eye can see. "In the past, we used to grow a variety…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (316+ words) A cinereous vulture rescued in Madhya Pradesh earlier this year, rehabilitated at Bhopal's Van Vihar National Park and later released with a tracking device, was found injured in Pakistan after crossing the border. The case has added to a growing…...

4+ day, 44+ min ago  (136+ words) The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department, along with the non-profit Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society, has launched a conservation survey of the critically endangered peacock tarantula in the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve. One of the most trafficked arachnids in the world, the peacock…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (751+ words) For generations, farmers in Bir village in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district have relied on seasonal rhythms to guide when to sow and harvest crops. Today, many residents say those patterns no longer hold. "Earlier, the rains came at the right…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (525+ words) The study, published in Discover Oceans, also found that the plastic filament protruding from the rock was polyamide in nature, suggesting that it originated from a discarded nylon fishing net. Plastistone is likely a "novel form of sedimentary rock, said…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (478+ words) Several labour unions have demanded, in writing, that India's labour codes be reformed to include more explicit provisions for working in extreme heat. Record-breaking heat in recent years has moved government bodies to issue advisories urging employers to reschedule working…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (238+ words) Species File: Exploring India's biodiversity, one species at a time. Lion-tailed macaques are moving out of forests. A recent study in the Western Ghats has recorded as many as 800 individuals in human landscapes, where they face risks like road accidents…...