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CME3 whom SAGE- Stripes And Green Earth Foundation follows with forest depts of MH, CG, & at times TS, is back in news. This interaction is volatile with human & ele lives both at risk. We spoke on media's role in conflict mitigation with CME3 as an example. Time to swing into action: downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

The dark past (and present) which will not be a part of mainstream history: As India marks Birsa Munda’s death anniversary with statues, slogans, his people mark it by refusing to bow to land grabs, bullets, or bulldozers. frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/…

In Tadoba (Chandrapur MH), well known for tiger tourism, 3 people died due to tigers when they went to collect mahua & tendu. This is the most sensitive time when human-wildlife encounters in forests increase. Caution is must for managers & people both. lokmattimes.com/maharashtra/ma…

Srishti Agnihotri I cannot begin to count the number of times I've sat down to write with an inchoate feeling, and the pen/ keyboard actually pierces thru the fog to manifest entire sentences, grounds, intersections, and even judgments and legislations pop on to the page.

This is such encouraging news. A new dawn of biodiversity use & conservation. Process to convert 925 forest villages set up by the colonial rulers to revenue villages has been sped up. In Central India, man & tiger walk together. Always have, always will. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/ov…

Getting used to seeing the flowers I associate with hot summers, the red of Gulmohar, the yellow of Sonaru, and the pink of Azar, in the monsoons of North East will take some time.

Three people lost their lives when they came unawares upon elephants while collecting Tendu patta, a crucial livelihood of the summers, in Shahdol, not far from Bandhavgarh, on the heel of three people losing life to a tiger near Tadoba collecting Tendu. indianexpress.com/article/india/…

We probably don't see it, but as much as it is necessary to question the risks of ships capsizing, products like polypropylene are directly related to our materialistic modern life. It's found in packaging, textiles, automotive parts, medical devices, and various consumer goods.

1. Valimik Thapar, perhaps one of India's most prominent photographers of the Tiger from the pre-2000 era, has passed away. In India, the journalistic tradition is to write obituaries that make a person who is gone look a saint.

This is good news. Small behavioural changes are a way to reduce sudden encounters with wildlife. But more people are injured or killed by bears & wild pigs than tigers & leopards (across India). This anecdotal inference needs a rigorous assessment: indiatoday.in/sunday-special…

Seeing insects swarm around streetlight in small towns is a privilege. Cannot not stop to appreciate this moment now rare in the ever expanding cities.

Celebrating "days" for the planet is merely symbolic. This year's Biodiversity Day theme was "harmony with nature & sustainable development", Environment Day theme is "beat plastic pollution". As the world burns & melts & floods, we should call for degrowth & banning plastic!

Such a cool report. Its not well known that silk rearing is among the oldest trades between hill tribes of Central India & Chhota Nagpur & the traders of the plains. I explore a bit of this ancient trade in my book, among many other influencing the region: thealcovepublishers.com/product/our-ro…

In the evolving discussion of heat vulnerability, it becomes more than relevant to bring to the centre stage a caste-sensitive lens, from data collection to policy design to heat adaptation measures. Please read this important piece by Mohit Singh . maktoobmedia.com/india/when-has…

A crucial report on a very concerning trend on forest rights - from Uttarakhand, but picking up fast country-wide. "the way this scheme has reportedly come to frame forest rights, as a gateway to welfare eligibility, raises deeper concerns" twocircles.net/2025jun14/4520…