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Sunday Monitor
Columbus’ voyages accelerated homogenisation of biodiversity
R.J. Ranjit Daniels/Mongabay India Christopher Columbus was a legendary 15th-century Italian explorer whose “misadventures” opened the way for large-scale biogeographical…
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Sunday Monitor
Noise pollution is health risk that’s hard to measure and monitor
Disha Shetty/Mongabay India A recent debate over using DJs and high-powered sound systems during Pune’s Ganesh festival brought noise pollution…
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Sunday Monitor
Forgotten vegetables of Meghalaya & other parts for a resilient diet
Sharmila Vaidyanathan/Mongabay India The clove bean is fondly known as mookuthi avarai in Tamil, an ode to its nose-pin-like appearance.…
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Sunday Monitor
Abandoning exotic pets raises ecological concerns
Arathi Menon/Mongabay India India’s exotic pet trade has grown from a niche pursuit into a significant industry. Over 40,000 people…
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Sunday Monitor
Ken-Betwa: People and the politics of contest, construction and compensation
Satish Bhartiya/Mongabay India The banks of the Barana river, where those affected by the Ken-Betwa project led the Panchtatva Satyagraha…
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Sunday Monitor
Nepal disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test
Rudra Pangeni/Mongabay India Nepal’s long-held policy of harnessing hydroelectricity and using it for economic growth has met new challenges: potential…
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North East
Warming lake threatens fish habitats, wetland economy in Manipur
Barasha Das/Mongabay India Loktak lake is northeast India’s largest freshwater wetland and is the ecological heart of Manipur. The lake…
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Sunday Monitor
As elephants venture to higher altitudes, researchers track conflicts
Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay India Elephants in Arunachal Pradesh may be present at higher elevations than previously thought. According to the…
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Sunday Monitor
New fanged frog species that builds mud nests on the forest floor
Ananya Singh/Mongabay India In April 2022, as pre-monsoon darkness descended over Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, a team of researchers…
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Sunday Monitor
Communities in North East rally to conserve marbled cat
Barasha Das/Mongabay India Conservationists and several communities in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland gathered on March 1 to mark the first-ever…
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