Unearthing Conflict: How Mining Shapes Human-Primate Encounters in Southern India

A recent study by Anand, S., & Radhakrishna, S. (2024) investigated how landscape modifications induced by mining activities influence human-primate conflict dynamics in a coal mining area in southern India. By employing household-level questionnaire surveys and geospatial analysis, the research assessed the occurrence and intensity of conflict incidents and historical changes in the landscape. In …

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Mahananda river survey records 190 dolphins, warns of fishing threats to Red List species A November 2021 survey of the Ganges river dolphin in the Mahananda river may help close the existing information gap in the IUCN Red List Assessment for the dolphin species. The recent November 2021 survey covered a 250 km stretch over …

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Global movement Veganuary launches in India Veganuary -the global pledge to try vegan for 31 days- has officially launched in India. The movement was born in 2014 and is now observed in 200 plus countries and territories across the world. Every January, lakhs of people try a vegan lifestyle to improve their health, to reduce …

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Government intentions is to start Athirappilly power project despite environmental concerns: Kerala The Kerala Government has affirmed that it will go ahead with a hydel power project proposed at Athirappilly, a bio-rich area in Thrissur district famed for an eponymous waterfall. This was conveyed to the Legislative Assembly by State Electricity Minister K Krishnan Kutty. …

Environment News India: Animals in Danger

Technology is developing and so the human carelessness, over 27,000 Cattle killed On Railway Tracks in just 1 year From March 2020 to April 2021, despite trains not running at their full capacity, 27,000 cattle deaths happened on the track between April 2020 and March 2021. The data also showed that between April 2019 and …

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First in India, 1 lakh ‘ecopreneurs’ in hills to be trained by Uttarakhnd Forest Dept The Uttarakhand forest department will train 1 lakh residents in 10 hill districts to propel them towards ‘ecopreneurship’, a business practice driven not just by profits but also by a concern for the environment. The ecopreneurs will undergo training on …