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‘The Sky Had No Stars’: Gurugram Student Builds Free Website To Check Light Pollution Using a Phone Photo

When Suhani Gupta and her sister spot more than seven stars from their balcony in Gurugram, they have a reason to celebrate. They step outside, open...

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How a Makeshift Pad With Tissues & Medical Tapes Helped This Mountaineer at 16000 Feet Above Sea Level

Imagine reaching a mountain camp 16,000 feet above sea level, only to realise that your period has started and you have no sanitary pads. There is no...

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Beyond Ranthambore: How 8 Tiger Cubs Are Bringing New Hope for Rajasthan's Tiger Population

For nearly three decades, Rajasthan’s Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary had no documented successful tiger breeding. Tigers passed through its forests,...

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They Started by Picking Up Garbage. Now, Two Uttarakhand Schoolgirls Are Bringing Communities Together

In Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, the garbage on the roadside was difficult to miss. What was easier to do was walk past it. Manvi Rawat and Anshika...

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When a 100-Year-Old Peepal Was Cut Down, He Used a 50-Tonne Crane to Replant It. Now It’s Growing

In November 2022, when Bharat Sisodia and his team reached a site in Ahmedabad, they found a century-old peepal tree that had already been cut down....

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A Critically Endangered Pangolin on Shillong’s Doorstep: What Its Sighting Tells Us About Urban Forests

This story is part of The Better India’s new wildlife series, Species in Focus: 52 species. 52 stories. 52 reasons to protect India’s wildlife....

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Why a Gond Adivasi Community Remembers 2 Tigers as Protectors of the Household

For generations, a story about two tigers has travelled through Gond households in Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha landscape. They were called Ram and...

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Why People Paint Themselves as Tigers & Dance Through the Streets of Kerala & Karnataka

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25 Years After Its Deadliest Cyclone, How Odisha Built a System to Get Entire Communities Out of Harm’s Way

28.10.2026 20

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‘Workers Were Risking Their Lives’: The Nagpur Architect Fighting for Their Safety, Toilets & Rights

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A Sal Leaf, Some Clay & a Water Conservation Lesson: How Odisha’s Children Are Learning From the Forest

A Sal Leaf, Some Clay & a Water Conservation Lesson: How Odisha’s Children Are Learning From the Forest
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Why Amur Falcons Choose to Stop in Northeast India: The Answer Lies in the Termites Found in the Region

Why Amur Falcons Choose to Stop in Northeast India: The Answer Lies in the Termites Found in the Region
27.10.2026 20

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Why Kashmir’s Chinar Trees Turn Fiery Red Every Autumn While Many Indian Trees Stay Green

Why Kashmir’s Chinar Trees Turn Fiery Red Every Autumn While Many Indian Trees Stay Green
25.10.2026 30

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How 2 Bengaluru Designers Are Reimagining Empty Flyover Space With Swings, Seats & Greenery

How 2 Bengaluru Designers Are Reimagining Empty Flyover Space With Swings, Seats & Greenery
24.10.2026 40

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Once Buried in Garbage, Now Open to People: 4 Indian Cities Reclaiming Landfills

Once Buried in Garbage, Now Open to People: 4 Indian Cities Reclaiming Landfills
23.10.2026 20

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‘The Forest Is My Home’: She Braved Rain, Leeches & Dark Nights To Check 3000+ Frogs for a Deadly Disease

‘The Forest Is My Home’: She Braved Rain, Leeches & Dark Nights To Check 3000+ Frogs for a Deadly Disease
23.10.2026 20

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150 Andhra Women Are Turning a Harmful Water Weed Into Handbags, Home Décor & Income

22.10.2026 20

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The Sap, The Cold And The Clock: Why Nolen Gur Has A Three-Month Season

22.10.2026 20

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North Bengal's Tea Estates Now Have Far Less Razor Wire in Elephant Corridors. Here’s What Changed

21.10.2026 60

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Bird Walks, Paintings & Forest Treks: How Ziro's 1st Wildlife Festival Made Conservation Hands-On

20.10.2026 100

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From 5 Rhinos in 1984 to a Free-Ranging Experiment: What Dudhwa Is Teaching India

20.10.2026 20

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From 110 Kg of Plastic to Road Dust, Bengaluru Residents Are Cleaning Up Their City

20.10.2026 40

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Putting GPS on Just 5 Elephants Is Helping Assam Keep Wildlife & People at a Safe Distance

20.10.2026 30

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2 Researchers Built a Pond for Thirsty Wildlife & Ended up Filming Goa’s First Leopard Cat Footage

18.10.2026 20

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Kerala Is Placing Trained Green Marshals at Tourist Spots to Help Solo Women Travellers Feel Safer

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This Chhattisgarh Tiger Reserve Is Reopening for Safaris After 40 Years: Spot Tigers & Rare Otters

17.10.2026 30

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4 Assam Villages Are Turning 1044 Bighas of Grazing Land Into a Forest Reserve to Protect 150 Deer

16.10.2026 100

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Maggots and a Lingering Stench: What May Have Caused Doddagubbi Lake’s Fish Kill

16.10.2026 20

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Hyenas Spotted Near Homes in Bengal: This Team Is Teaching 1000 Villagers How to React

15.10.2026 30

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No Fees, Kit Costs, or Hostel Bills: How Zawar Turned a Mining Township Into Rajasthan's Football Hub

15.10.2026 30

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‘Don’t Turn Trees Into Light Poles’: How Mysuru Is Rethinking Festive Decorations

15.10.2026 30

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Red Clay, Leather & a Special Coating: How Gumla Artisans Make the Drum Jharkhand Dances To

13.10.2026 30

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India Has A New Plan to Tackle Waste in the Wild: What Will Change in Tiger Reserves

12.10.2026 30

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India Releases 2 Captive-Bred Great Indian Bustards Into the Wild: The Beginning of a Survival Experiment

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139 Bird Species Call Turahalli Home. Beneath 2 Tonnes of Waste, Volunteers Found Dog Carcasses

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For 20 Years, Bengaluru Fought to Save This ‘Wasteland’. It Is Now a 5,678-Acre Conservation Reserve

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A Satellite Tag Followed One Olive Ridley for 6,719 Km. What Scientists Found Changes How We See Odisha's Turtles

09.10.2026 50

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Wildlife Trafficking May Start With a Cute Post Online: Here is How You Can Help Stop Illegal Trade

07.10.2026 40

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This Elusive Himalayan Mammal Is Teaching Scientists Where It Finds Food, Shelter & Safety

07.10.2026 40

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V S Ramadevi: The Woman Who Became India’s First Female CEC

07.10.2026 100

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Smaller Than a Playground, These Tiny Forests Hold Water, Feed Streams & Give 200+ Butterfly Species a Home

07.10.2026 70

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Why Thousands of Migratory Birds Fly Across Countries to 2 Man-Made Reservoirs in Bihar

06.10.2026 30

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This 16-YO's 'Glow Guide' Answers the Questions Burn & Acid Attack Survivors Face After Hospital

05.10.2026 50

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How Keeping DJs Out of Weddings Is Saving Vultures in This Maharashtra Village

05.10.2026 40

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The Family ‘GPS’ That Guides Elephants Across the India–Nepal Border & the Villagers Keeping It Alive

05.10.2026 30

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The Elephant 'Hug' Went Viral. Here's What the Veterinarian Says It Really Meant

04.10.2026 350

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Why 100 UP Farmers Are Planting Turmeric Beside Crops That Elephants Love to Eat

03.10.2026 350

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Karnataka Plans to Revive 500 Lakes: What Does a Truly Healthy Lake Look Like?

03.10.2026 40

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Tourists, Traffic & Pilgrims Are Making the Himalayas Noisier. This Uttarakhand State Bird Is Adapting

02.10.2026 100

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Expert Insights: We Can’t Keep Snakes Out of Every Home. But We Can Make Encounters Safer

01.10.2026 40

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