Invasives impact in Global South needs more attention
Mongabay Indiaby Arathimenon11d ago
Global biodiversity assessments have often suggested that the impacts of invasive alien species are greatest in wealthy countries of the Global North.
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top 36%Disappearing grasslands impact bird populations, study finds
Mongabay Indiaby Kundan Pandey11d ago
- A study from the shola sky islands in the southern Western Ghats reveals how land use changes have changed bird movements.
NALSAR Students, BCI, and the Right to Protest
Frontlineby V Venkatesan12d ago
Until 1961, a law graduate in India entered the profession at the pleasure of a High Court. Enrolment, discipline, and removal from the rolls were judicial functions.
The fraught politics and ethics of climate rankings [Commentary]
Mongabay Indiaby Kundan Pandey12d ago
- India’s poor score on the 2026 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) has reignited an old debate about fairness with developing countries.
Power Play | Sit down, beta
Frontlineby Anand Mishra12d ago
Dear Reader, This week, an interesting yet sad episode occurred in Uttarakhand during the Mukhyamantri Yuva Vidyarthi Manthan (Chief Minister’s Youth Student Dialogue), an interaction with students...
Little rain on the horizon as England and Wales experience driest July on record
India | The Guardianby Megan Davies for MetDesk12d ago
England has experienced its driest July since records began in 1836, receiving only 6.5mm of rainfall – 10% of the country’s long-term meteorological average for the month.
Not a question of bias: Sumit Sarkar
Frontlineby Sukumar Muralidharan12d ago
Sumit Sarkar, Professor of Modern Indian History in Delhi University, spoke to Sukumar Muralidharan about his involvement with the “Towards Freedom” project, sharing his perceptions of the issues...
7/11 Mumbai Blasts: Life After 19 Years in Prison
Frontlineby Nishtha Sood12d ago
A year ago, on July 21, 2025, 12 men who were arrested in 2006 and accused in the Mumbai local train blasts case were acquitted—after 19 agonising years.
India’s Drone Warfare Future Hinges on EW Resilience
Frontlineby Sudhanshu Kumar12d ago
India’s existing electronic warfare (EW) infrastructure represents decades of sustained investments by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and is considerably more capable than...
Coal Mining Reforms Put Regulation in Private Hands | 2026
Frontlineby Akshay Deshmane12d ago
In late 2025, the Union Coal Ministry amended the Colliery Control Rules to scrap a legal obligation on mining companies to seek permission from the Coal Controller’s Organisation, a regulatory...
Understanding the intelligence pyramid: Why most businesses know everything and do nothing?
Bar and Benchby Captain Garry Singh12d ago
In every consequential field of human endeavour, whether in the boardroom, the courtroom, or on the trading floor, one resource has consistently separated those who prevail from those who do not.
‘We feared we’d all be drowned’: the Indian floods that killed more than 100 and left thousands homeless
India | The Guardianby Maitreyee Boruah in Guwahati, Assam12d ago
It was a normal July morning in the Indian state of Assam. After finishing her chores and eating breakfast, Gitali Phukon, a resident of the town of Gaurisagar, left her home to buy groceries.
Lahore Before Partition: The Battle for a City
Frontlineby Umair Ahmed Khan12d ago
There’s an old saying in Punjabi that goes, “Jinne Lahore nahi vekhya, oh jammiya hi nahi”, meaning one who has not seen Lahore has not truly been born.
Trump’s Iran War: America’s Strategic Defeat
Frontlineby Aditya Sinha12d ago
Your columnist woke up one morning in America to find the news outlets abuzz with the story of President Donald Trump evading an assassination attempt by hiding in an airline catering cart, back on...
Aditya-L1: Indian solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries
BBC News - Indiaby Geeta Pandey12d ago
- Published One of the most enduring mysteries that has been puzzling scientists forever is how the Sun's outer atmosphere - the corona - is millions of degrees hotter than its surface.
Nine anchor species could meet India’s biodiversity and climate targets
Mongabay Indiaby Arathimenon12d ago
- New research lists nine anchor species that could yield combined benefits for biodiversity and natural carbon stock.
Kashmir’s Fiction Writers Keep a 12-Year Tradition Alive
Frontlineby Gowhar Geelani13d ago
On a hot, humid August afternoon, a group of literature lovers gathered at Heera Manzil in Srinagar’s Abi Guzar area, where two afsana nigar (short-story writers) read new work in Kashmiri and...
Why Are Children in Madhya Pradesh Going Hungry?
Frontlineby Shriya Mohan13d ago
Asmita likes that time of the month when she gets to swing on the weighing scale, with all eyes on her until the needle stops.
SAARC’s Crisis Is Bigger Than India-Pakistan Tensions
Frontlineby Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy13d ago
On July 26, while celebrating the Maldives’ 61st Independence Day, its President Mohamed Muizzu called for the revival of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and...
Free-ranging dogs, changing livelihoods reshape an agro-pastoral landscape
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon13d ago
- Rapid socio-economic changes in Spiti are transforming the region’s traditional agro-pastoral system, impacting livestock rearing and farming.