Ecology
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The Fragile Gori Basin
Uttarakhand is at the cusp of a manmade crisis, amplified by climate change. Landslides in the region have escalated by 2900 per cent, and more than three million people have left their homes in the last 2 decades. In this short film, we take you to Uttarakhand's Gori Basin, one of the state's most ecologically rich but fragile regions, to introduce you to its diverse natural world, and the threats it faces.
Video
Rajasthan’s Desert Ecology Impacted by Unusually Heavy Rains
Local flora and fauna is being affected by changes in water availability and vegetation
Conservation
Finding Philautus: Bush Frogs in the Western Ghats
A researcher’s journey through the mosaic of sholas and grasslands in the Upper Nilgiris of the Western Ghats to study its herpetofauna
Column
High and Dry: The Gradual Erosion of Ladakh’s ‘Dry Toilet’ Culture
Burgeoning tourism is pressurising locals in Ladakh to construct water-based toilets that are unsuited for its freezing terrain and only add to its water woes
Wild Vault