A group of bird enthusiasts as well as wildlife experts came together to compile an atlas of the bird species in Kerala. The ‘Kerala Bird Atlas’ project is arguably the largest citizen-based bird project in Asia. More details here.

Between 2017 and 2020, there has been a decreasing trend in conviction rates of human trafficking cases in India. Activists blame fallacies in the investigation behind this, which results in acquittal of the traffickers who roam freely and threaten survivors in their community. Here’s what can be done.

A chance encounter with a professor changed Chandra Prakash Shukla's life. The businessman from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, now manufactures food products made out of amla.

A group of activists have highlighted that only Maharashtra, Odisha, Goa and Mizoram have positive net balances to provide employment to the rural citizens under the funds allocated in the Union Budget for the current fiscal year. The activists also pointed out that lower fund allocation for MGNREGA is leading to an increase in rural distress. More details here.

Phase one of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh gets underway. But in Jagapatti village of Mirzapur, the inhabitants say they won’t vote in protest against effluents from the carpet industry in neighbouring Bhadohi district’s seeping into their fertile fields and destroying their crops.

Using spare yet elegant text and illustrations in their comic book, Raindrop in the drought: Godavari Dange, Reetika Revathy Subramanian and Maitri Dore recreate an incredible story.

As the health sector expedites its response to COVID-19 pandemic, tonnes of medical waste including gloves, medical masks, testing kits, syringes pile up the burden on waste management systems. The World Health Organization has recommended measures to tackle the problem.

Goat milk has calcium, iron and other vitamins and minerals. It also contains caproic, caprylic and capric acids, which aid in the treatment of ailments related to the heart, kidneys, gallbladder, and leucorrhoea in women. Increasing awareness about lifestyle diseases has led to an increase in demand for goat’s milk.

A survey to understand public awareness about climate change in Uttar Pradesh has come up with interesting findings. Conducted across six cities of the state, 95% of the respondents said that climate change has an impact on the state's economy. Climate change would become a poll-issue if rural voters are better informed about its adverse effects, say experts.

Agricultural scientists from Central Plantation Crops Research Institute in Karnataka discover the presence of a new pest that threatens arecanut plantations. India leads in both production and consumption of the arecanut and it is an important cash crop.