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Happy to share our article from my Master's dissertation research where I worked on understanding the state of floodplain grasslands and associated ungulates of the Terai. Below is the link to our paper. @NCBS_Bangalore @MSc_Wildlife @MaheshSankaran7 …lpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jz…

No Endangering Our Paradise: Why Villagers in Deepawas Are Refusing to Let Their Hills Be Mined Along the clear Girjan river in Rajasthan’s Sikar, locals say the Aravallis are their lifeline - supporting farms, water, and wildlife. Read the full series by @aathiperinchery👇

“All houses are dark until the mother wakes up.” -Khalil Gibran #WomensDay

There are few voices in Urdu literature as commanding and deeply moving as the legendary Zehra Nigaah Sahiba. Her poetry doesn't just speak; it holds a mirror to society with unparalleled grace, emotion, and power. Experience the brilliance of a true living legend. ✨ To watch her reciting her masterpieces, click here: youtube.com/watch?v=3YS0kP… @JashneRekhta @Soofinama #ZehraNigaah #UrduPoetry #JashneRekhta #Shayari #UrduAdab

Why India needs an ‘Inflation Linked Salary Revision Act’, I argue in Parliament. Between FY18 and FY26, real wages for salaried Indians fell by 16% because pay hike did not keep pace with rising inflation. That is why in Parliament I raised that a mandatory wage indexation formula is the need of the hour. Government employees get protection through Dearness Allowance and periodic Pay Commissions. But 85% of India’s formal workforce has zero statutory inflation protection. They are at the mercy of employer discretion and their own negotiation power to get a pay hike. Other economies already protect workers through automatic indexation. • The US has COLA with automatic revisions • Germany revises wages every 18–24 months • Japan follows the annual Shunto system • Belgium mandates automatic quarterly indexation India needs statutory inflation protection, a minimum wage increase linked to inflation. Inflation should not be India’s silent pay cut

Goa is more than just a party hotspot. It is home to the endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphin that occur in densities amongst the highest in the world. Do watch our attempt to bring them closer to everyone else now on YouTube!

30+ #marinemammal species occur in #SouthAsia but where exactly are they? We used #SDMs to map the occurrence of 18 #whales, #dolphins, and #porpoises in the #ArabianSea and the #BayofBengal and explored the patterns and drivers of their diversity. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

“If these trees fall, an entire way of life falls with them,” say farmers who don’t want railway line but their orchards Proposed Awantipora-Shopian Rail Line Raises Livelihood Concerns Among Fruit Growers kashmirtimes.com/news/proposed-…

Welcome move by the Union govt on gig workers. Oh you trolls who called it ‘champagne socialism’, that will ‘take the country to the dark ages of union raj’. Can’t wait to see your face as you prepare to call this ‘masterstroke’.

Raindrops can bounce and then roll down a slope, picking up sand as they go. The sand-covered balls transport up to 100 times more sediment downhill than drops that don’t roll, a fact that could help make more realistic computer models of soil erosion and land change. scim.ag/4pR90HD @NewsfromScience

@jica_direct_en @conservationx @RESOLVENGO @ForestDeptWB

New paper alert ‼️ Human-wildlife negative interactions is at levels that need immediate attention and sustainable measures to prevent such incidents. We test out the efficacy of one such solution in this study which can help promote coexistence. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/…?

Good job Delhi NCR. Thank you Supreme Court of India.

Applications are now open for Masters in Wildlife Biology and Conservation at @NCBS_Bangalore for the 2026-28 batch. Do share this with interested students. tifr.res.in/academics/gs_a…

Bihar’s Bhagalpur district is already home to the 2,340 MW Kahalgaon thermal power plant. And in the same district, just 7 kms away from Pirpainti where the new coal-fired thermal power plant will arrive, is the village of Kaliprasad.

Jerdon's Courser has been re-discovered! For the first time in 125 years, this “ghost bird” has been documented outside its known range. Team SoIB congratulates Mr Harish and his team for this phenomenal record. Read more about the effort here: harryfication.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/dre…

Vaishnavi Sahu, a BBA final year student was attacked by a stray dog in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. She has sustained at least 17 stitches on her face.

A study by alumnus Mayukh Dey and colleagues shows that coral cover has halved since 1998 in Lakshadweep, reef recovery depends less on coral traits, more on time between hits—time climate change won’t give @Oceans_NCF shorturl.at/OW1QZ

Result of Hulla Drive, again in Jhargram Div, 3 elephants run over by train at Banstola in midnight. The DFO claims they don't drive elephants. DFO needs to be suspended immediately. No measures taken on railway crossing points, when elephant drive was happening no coordination with Railways. Celebrating Van Mahotsav on one side and killing elephants on the other hand, what a parody by West Bengal Forest Department n specially Jhargram Div, which is also home town of Forest Minister. #SaveElephants #ElephantLivesMatter #AsianElephants #ProtectWildlife #WildlifeConservation #gentlegiants #TrainKillsElephants #ElephantsRunOver #RailwayKillsWildlife #ElephantTragedy #StopTrainKills #WildlifeUnderThreat #CoexistenceNow #EcoSensitiveZones #MitigateLinearInfrastucture #WildlifeCorridorsNow #InfrastructureVsWildlife #IndianWildlife #IndiaForElephants #VanishingGiants #JumboCrisisIndia @moefcc @ntca_india @rameshpandeyifs @ParveenKaswan @AshwiniVaishnaw @bahardutt @prernabindra @Ajaydubey9

Vantara Released Spotted Deer in Banni. Here’s Why It Needed More Thought, Science And Ethics @aathiperinchery thewire.in/environment/va…

Drivers of #endangered #shark and #ray capture vary across sites and generalizations (e.g., the impact of one gear over the other) may not be able to inform local #conservation actions.