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Plucky idea: the feather library providing a visual A to Z of India’s birds
Finding a trapped silverbill during lockdown inspired Esha Munshi to create an invaluable record of species in…
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Kangaroos in the street and a suitcase of iguanas: India’s exotic pet problem
Abandoned marsupials and other trafficked species reveal the country’s growing illegal trade, driven by a desi…
- Agriculture, Climate change, Drought, Environment, Farming, Global development, India, Science, South and Central Asia, Water, World news
Purple revolution: India’s farmers turn to lavender to beat drought
Faced with climate change, farmers in Jammu and Kashmir are switching from maize to essential oilsIt’s late Ju…
- Animals, Conservation, Environment, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
Pig in clover: how the world’s smallest wild hog was saved from extinction
The pygmy hog is still endangered but a reintroduction programme in Assam, India, has given it a greater chanc…
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From waste to play space: the project turning India’s scrap into playgrounds
Realising safe play places were in short supply while waste materials were abundant, a group of friends set ab…
- Artificial intelligence (AI), Coronavirus, Global development, Global health, India, Infectious diseases, Robots, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
RoboDoc: how India’s robots are taking on Covid patient care
The pandemic has spurred on robotics companies building machines to perform tasks in hospitals and other indus…
- Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, India, Mumbai, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
From concrete to jungle: cartoonist puts Mumbai’s wildlife on the map
The Indian city is home to 20 million people but is also a place rich in biodiversity, with flamingos, leopard…