Science
Down To Earth
PARENTHOOD PAUSED
It seems unfair to bring an innocent life into a world sliding towards uninhabitable heat, drought and extreme weather.
2 min |
January 01, 2026
Down To Earth
TSEWANG CHUSKIT - CAPTAIN, INDIAN WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM
Captain of the national women's ice hockey team since 2018, Tsewang Chuskit was only 10 years old when she first tried the sport in her village, Tangtse, in the Changthang region of Ladakh.
3 min |
January 01, 2026
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“THE UNEASE DISCONNECT
Waste, infrastructure and eco-anxiety on the edge of an expanding city
2 min |
January 01, 2026
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YOUNG, ANGRY, AND BETRAYED
AN OPINION SURVEY OF THE 21ST CENTURY'S FIRST GENERATION REVEALS GRIEF, FRUSTRATION AND RAGE OVER CLIMATE CHANGE
3 min |
January 01, 2026
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KALKI KOECHLIN - ACTOR, WRITER
Kalki Koechlin has long stood out for her unconventional choices, whether in films, plays, podcasts or web series.
4 min |
January 01, 2026
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JACINTA KERKETTA - JOURNALIST, POET, ACTIVIST
In her journalism and poetry, Jacinta Kerketta blends the dispossession of her community, the Oraon adivasi tribe of Jharkhand, with the destruction of nature.
6 min |
January 01, 2026
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THE LONG WAY TO THE PLATE
A close look at farms, food systems and food habits reveals how far we have strayed from the land that feeds us.
2 min |
January 01, 2026
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COST OF EVERY BREATH
Pollution has turned ordinary living into an expensive exercise in survival
2 min |
January 01, 2026
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KNOWING TOO MUCH HURTS
Pretending everything is fine is no longer an option
2 min |
January 01, 2026
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DIA MIRZA: "APPLY YOURSELF TO SOLUTIONS TO FEEL LESS DESPONDENT"
Since being crowned Miss Asia Pacific in 2000, Dia Mirza has established herself as a versatile actor and producer in the Indian film industry as well as a committed climate crusader.
4 min |
January 01, 2026
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ECOLOGICAL GUILT IS REAL
Greater awareness of how both humans and non-humans are coping with climate disruptions only deepens the anxiety
2 min |
January 01, 2026
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KING OF BIRDS
Revered for centuries, western tragopan now needs protection as its forests shrink, human pressures mount
3 min |
December 16, 2025
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WHISKERS ALL AQUIVER
Climate change threatens creatures that have weathered extreme environments for thousands of years
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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GOLDEN SPIRIT
Survival of the shy primate is closely tied to the health of Western Ghats
3 min |
December 16, 2025
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RINGED EYES IN THE CANOPY
Rapid habitat destruction forces arboreal langur to alter habits
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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HANGING BY THE CLIFF
The Himalaya's rarest wild goat is on the brink of local extinction
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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ANGEL OF THE BEAS
Conservation reserves, citizen science, and habitat protection give the Indus River dolphin a fighting chance in India
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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UNDER MOONLIT SCRUB
Survival of this hidden guardian tells us whether our scrublands still breathe
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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SYMBOL OF SILENT VALLEY
Lion-tailed macaque remains vulnerable despite past victories
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE APE IN OUR STORIES
India's only non-human ape species is a cultural icon threatened by forest fragmentation
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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SENTINEL OF THE HIGH COLD DESERT
The bird's evocative call may not continue to roll across the cold desert valley for long
3 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE NIGHT WATCHER
Reverse mythical beliefs to save the nocturnal hunter of Western Ghats
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE OVERLOOKED WILD
Meet the species that demand conservation attention
4 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE MOUNTAIN MONARCH
Western Ghats' grassland guardian has emerged from the shadows, but may not stay for long
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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WHERE MYTH MEETS MUSCLE
In the mist-shrouded high hills of Arunachal Pradesh, an elusive mountain giant fights for survival
3 min |
December 16, 2025
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TURNING TURTLE
Once a jewel of the Ganga, the large riverine turtle clings to life in a shrinking sanctuary
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE LAST DANCE
Fewer than 1,000 Bengal floricans survive in Asia's shrinking floodplains
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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DROWNING IN ITS HOME
The dancing deer stares at near-extinction as its marshy habitat thins and fragments
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE
Hunting and habitat degradation remain the biggest threats of this ground-dwelling bird
2 min |
December 16, 2025
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THE ODD FELINE
The fishing cat's decline is not an isolated conservation woe. It is a symptom
3 min |