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Biodiversity solutions to battle heatwave menace

What will work in India may well provide the roadmap for the rest of the world.

Mumbai, India - May 4, 2024: A lifeguard stands along the coast near Girgaon beach as IMD and Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services has declared alert for swell surge waves for 36 hours from 4th May to 5th May, in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)
Published on Jun 05, 2024 10:11 PM IST

Unravelling secrets of the elusive snow leopard

In uncovering the secrets of the snow leopards, we can take a step closer towards understanding a green-eyed silent cat standing in a remote Himalayan area.

A snow leopard walks in a mountainside on the outskirts of Leh in Ladakh region on Friday. (AFP)
Published on Mar 08, 2024 10:06 PM IST

Why India hosting the Central Asian flyway is a big deal

Millions of birds use the path that encompasses 30 countries over land and water, including India

The Bar-headed geese are amongst the highest-flying birds in the world, flying over the Himalayas when they migrate(Neha Sinha)
Published on Feb 21, 2024 08:26 PM IST

The state of birds points to the health of habitats

India must prioritize and restore neglected habitats to protect birds and their ecosystems.

Birds such as the Indian roller, Great grey shrike, Isabelline wheatear and Rufous-tailed lark have declined sharply. These are birds of “open habitats” that encompass scrublands, grasslands, deserts and arid landscapes
Published on Oct 13, 2023 10:23 PM IST

Understand the import of SC’s Aravalli ruling

In clarifying that an area not demarcated as “forest land” in revenue records can also be forest, the SC order shows us that features (and consequently, ecosystem services) of a site are important

The resident Indian eagle owl is nesting in Aravalli’s ancient slopes, while the Blue-cheeked bee-eater makes nests in slippery sandbanks. Such breeding spots are few, but marriage halls, restaurants and farmhouses dotting the hills are aplenty (NEHA SINHA)
Updated on Jul 27, 2022 07:21 PM IST
ByNeha Sinha

Review: Superpowers on the Shore by Sejal Mehta

Presented in bite-size chapters, this book is a collection of appetizers that aims to make you fall in love with the sea and its spawn

More than bhaji on the beach: Juhu beach in Mumbai on June 25, 2022. (Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 19, 2022 05:03 PM IST
ByNeha Sinha

Coal, Glasgow, and the future of the Great Indian Bustard

In just about 20 years, habitat loss and powerlines (on which the bird collides, falling to its death) have rendered the populations down to less than 100 birds

The Wildlife Institute of India has found that 16% of GIB die each year from collision or electrocution on powerlines in Thar (HT)
Updated on Dec 23, 2021 10:35 AM IST
ByNeha Sinha

Why the State needs to imagine forests differently

The thrust of the proposed changes in the Act is on forest diversion, failing to look at forests as places with the Right of Way and actually worth conserving

Railways are not under the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) regime, and highways are often presented as broken up or disconnected projects to escape EIAs (Shutterstock)
Updated on Oct 26, 2021 08:55 PM IST
ByNeha Sinha

Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

As she did in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, in her new book too Susanna Clarke challenges and subverts the reader’s expectations of a “magical novel”

Magical worlds (Shutterstock)
Updated on Mar 18, 2021 02:59 PM IST
ByNeha Sinha

It is time to reset India’s approach to the environment

Expand the meaning of environmental damage and create institutionalised methods of ensuring its protection

The Vizag gas leak has shown why it is important to prevent environmental damage before it happens(PTI)
Updated on May 08, 2020 07:19 PM IST
ByNeha Sinha

India must prioritise the protection of its birds| Analysis

Birds considered common are now disappearing rapidly. Policy must look at ways to conserve their native habitats

India is the largest landmass before the Indian Ocean, and holds 90% of stopover sites for birds that migrate in this region(Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 25, 2020 08:10 PM IST
ByNeha Sinha

Introduce the cheetah, with caution and guidelines | Opinion

The plan to bring the cheetah to India should have a minimum requirement of setting up a grassland policy

Conserving cheetahs will also mean dealing with conflict with people(AFP)
Updated on Feb 03, 2020 10:32 PM IST
ByNeha Sinha

Man-eating tiger is an outdated construct | Opinion

The new NTCA guidelines to catch such animals are progressive. They should now be applied for leopards too

The hunting of the tigress Avni displayed all that was wrong with tiger tracking(AFP)
Updated on Nov 28, 2019 07:56 PM IST
ByNeha Sinha

For clean air, Delhi must look beyond just man-made solutions

Cities belong to more than just human beings. To safeguard their future, adopt a biophysical understanding

Air pollution is a Delhi poll issue, yet is not tackled with the seriousness and severity it deserves(Sushil Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Nov 13, 2019 07:41 PM IST
ByNeha Sinha

Interview: Rohan Chakravarty on his book, Bird Business

The author of the genre-defying Bird Business talks about birds, illustration, and the influence of popular culture on his work

Illustration of the coppersmith barbet in Bird Business.(Rohan Chakravarty)
Updated on Jul 12, 2019 08:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByNeha Sinha

Review: The Great Himalayan National Park by Sanjeeva Pandey and Anthony J Gaston

A book on The Great Himalayan National Park that focusses on an especially rich part of the Western Himalayas brings alive lesser known aspects of the magnificent mountains

The south side of Bhabar pass.(The Great Himalayan National Park; The Struggle To Save the Western Himalayas)
Updated on Jun 15, 2019 09:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByNeha Sinha

87% people in Delhi start worrying if women are not home by 9pm. Here’s why

Only 1% of respondents said they do not worry if a female member of the household is out any time of the day.

A couple walking near IIT chowk in New Delhi.(HT File Photo)
Published on Sep 28, 2017 10:59 AM IST
IndiaSpend | ByAvanti Durani and Neha Sinha

Why do more than 90% thefts in India’s metro cities go unreported

In a Safety Trends and Reporting of Crimes survey covering 20,597 households in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai, a Mumbai-based think tank has found that while most people don’t report theft, police not registering cases was also a deterrent to due process.

Police at a home in Noida’s Sector 44 where an armed robbery occurred(HT File Photo)
Updated on Sep 27, 2017 02:32 PM IST
IndiaSpend | ByAvanti Durani and Neha Sinha

Smart policing and safer streets start with better data; this is not the norm in India

Victimisation surveys give the police a better understanding of crime and thus help to bridge the gap between the people and the police, benefitting both.

A police patrol in Patna. The main reasons for not approaching the police are lack of evidence, fear of being caught in police or court matters, the perception that police may not entertain their complaint(Hindustan Tuimes)
Updated on Jun 07, 2017 12:11 AM IST
ByNeha Sinha, Avanti Durani, Rithika Kumar
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