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This Coffee Grows Under Forest Canopies in Odisha. Here’s How Koraput Built Its Own Brand

This Coffee Grows Under Forest Canopies in Odisha. Here’s How Koraput Built Its Own Brand
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Think That Seashell Is Just Beach Debris? Scientists Say It Could Be Part of a Bigger Ecosystem

Think That Seashell Is Just Beach Debris? Scientists Say It Could Be Part of a Bigger Ecosystem
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Crop Loss Fell From 50% to 5%: How This North Bengal App Is Helping Reduce Elephant Conflict

Crop Loss Fell From 50% to 5%: How This North Bengal App Is Helping Reduce Elephant Conflict
17.09.2026 20

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30+ Baiga Children Have Died in Balaghat. What Healthcare Facilities Are They Entitled To?

30+ Baiga Children Have Died in Balaghat. What Healthcare Facilities Are They Entitled To?
15.09.2026 20

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300-Kg Loads, Chains & Years of Suffering: Why Wildlife SOS Wants You To Refuse the Elephant Ride

300-Kg Loads, Chains & Years of Suffering: Why Wildlife SOS Wants You To Refuse the Elephant Ride
12.09.2026 20

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Not All Dogs Roaming the Streets Are ‘Strays’: Here’s What Stray, Feral and Free-Ranging Really Mean

Not All Dogs Roaming the Streets Are ‘Strays’: Here’s What Stray, Feral and Free-Ranging Really Mean
11.09.2026 30

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Delhi Hotels Are Costing Lakhs During BRICS Summit. Where Can You Go Instead?

Delhi Hotels Are Costing Lakhs During BRICS Summit. Where Can You Go Instead?
11.09.2026 30

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Spot These Tiny Insect-Eating Plants on Maharashtra’s Plateaus Before Monsoon Ends

Spot These Tiny Insect-Eating Plants on Maharashtra’s Plateaus Before Monsoon Ends

During the monsoon, Maharashtra’s rocky plateaus change dramatically. Rainwater gathers in shallow depressions, seasonal flowers begin to appear,...

11.09.2026 30

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5 Baby Orangutans Found In Odisha Forest: What Officials Are Trying to Find Out

5 Baby Orangutans Found In Odisha Forest: What Officials Are Trying to Find Out

Images of five tiny, reddish-haired orangutans moving through a forest in Odisha quickly spread online, leaving people stunned. After all, these young...

11.09.2026 30

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Why Women Are Planting 1 Lakh Mangroves in the Sundarbans Where Tigers Killed Their Husbands

Why Women Are Planting 1 Lakh Mangroves in the Sundarbans Where Tigers Killed Their Husbands
11.09.2026 30

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AI Needs More Than Data & Power: Is Water India’s Next Hidden Cost?

07.09.2026 30

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Looks Like a Fluffy House Cat, Lives at 5,000 Metres: Meet India’s Elusive Pallas’s Cat

06.09.2026 30

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Sacks, Matkas & Bows Become Sports Gear at Madhya Pradesh’s Baiga Olympics

05.09.2026 40

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From 6 to 194: How Assam Is Bringing the World’s Smallest Pig Back to the Wild

05.09.2026 30

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After Nepal’s Disaster, an Urban Planner Explains How India Can Build Safer Himalayan Towns

04.09.2026 30

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A Boat Ride Through a Forest? The New Ways Locals Are Earning While Protecting India’s Mangroves

04.09.2026 20

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In Photos: An Air Force Doctor Turned Wildlife Photographer’s Journey to Capture India’s Rarest Vultures

04.09.2026 40

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Can Animals Sense Disasters Before We Do? What Science Says About an Old Indian Belief

03.09.2026 30

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How a Hiking Trail in Germany Became a Place to Speak Sanskrit

02.09.2026 40

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‘Vultures Are Ecological Sanitizers’: Why India Is Building ‘Restaurants’ for a Vanishing Bird

02.09.2026 30

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Inside India’s Food-Safety Crackdown: How Officers Make Kitchens, Dairies & Warehouses Accountable

28.08.2026 30

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The Fascinating Science of How India’s Fish Survive in Freshwater and the Sea

27.08.2026 30

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Fewer Than 1,000 Left: Meet the Elusive Nilgiri Marten of the Western Ghats

26.08.2026 30

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Glaw Lake Became India’s 101st Ramsar Site. Ecologist Explains What That Means on the Ground

25.08.2026 30

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From Chai to Checkpoints: What an Indian Woman Saw Travelling Solo Across Afghanistan

25.08.2026 40

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A Forest That Sings: How Sikkim’s Bamboo & Wood Become Traditional Lepcha Instruments

23.08.2026 30

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Why Do Male Blackbucks Turn Black? The Science Behind Their Striking Coat

23.08.2026 30

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Her Home Was Washed Away in Assam Floods. Days Later, This 17-YO Won National Gold in Karate

22.08.2026 30

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Sacred Forests, Ancient Rules: How India’s Communities Have Protected Nature for Centuries

20.08.2026 30

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After a Decade Cleaning the Himalayas, He’s Sending 1 Kg of Waste Back With Each Kedarnath Pilgrim

20.08.2026 30

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From Kaziranga’s Floodwaters to Gold Theft: How K9 Leon Helped Crack Cases Across Assam

20.08.2026 20

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How the Trees Above Coffee Are Helping Birds, Bees & Wildlife Thrive

19.08.2026 30

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These Elephant Photos by a NatGeo Filmmaker Reveal the Family Bonds We Rarely See

19.08.2026 40

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While Rs 8,452 Crore Is Trending: What Indians Need To Know About The Two PM Funds

19.08.2026 40

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They Protect What They Once Feared: How Gandak Villagers Are Bringing Gharials Back

19.08.2026 40

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Inside a Camel Herder’s Award-Winning Fight to Protect 10000 Hectares of Thar Grassland

16.08.2026 40

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At This Nagaland School, Kids Grow Vegetables That Go Straight to Their Lunch Plates

15.08.2026 40

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Everyone’s Debating Kaziranga’s 10-Km Zone. A Rhino Doesn’t Know Where the Park Ends

14.08.2026 40

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Should That Fish Be on Your Plate? How Eating Seafood in Season Could Help India's Oceans Recover

13.08.2026 50

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When Elephants Cross Railway Tracks, ‘Gajraj AI’ Alerts Drivers to Slow Trains in Time

13.08.2026 40

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An Elephant Hospital on Wheels: How ‘Haathi Sewa’ Reaches Elephants Needing Urgent Care

12.08.2026 40

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What the Law Promises a Government School Student in India

12.08.2026 40

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Birds, Fish, Frogs & Dragonflies: The Hidden Life Inside India’s Familiar Ponds

12.08.2026 40

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Trying to Identify One Sparrow Set a Curious 10-YO on the Path to Become India’s ‘Birdman’

11.08.2026 20

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Most People Run From a Rogue Elephant. For 15 Years, Anand Shinde Has Walked Toward Them

10.08.2026 40

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Why Is Parliament Debating a 'Cat' From South West Bengal?

10.08.2026 40

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8 Seaweeds From India’s Coast That End Up in Your Ice Cream, Toothpaste & Medicines

10.08.2026 30

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A Day in the Life of a Farmer Who Patrols Elephant Corridors All Night to Protect Crops

By the time the last cooking fires die down in the villages bordering Uttar Pradesh's Katarniaghat forests, another workday is only just...

09.08.2026 40

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Birds Are Flying Into Delhi's Offices to Escape the Heat and Rescue Teams Say It's a Warning

Near India Gate this April, a black kite dropped from the sky. It was an ordinary afternoon when the call reached the rescue desk at Wildlife SOS....

07.08.2026 50

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How Cyclones Get Their Names Years Before They Even Form Over the Sea

Biparjoy. Remal. Dana. The moment a cyclone is given a name, weather bulletins become easier to follow, emergency alerts feel more immediate, and the...

05.08.2026 50

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