Himalayan fish struggling to survive
Syed Talia Mushtaq, Tasaduq Hussain Shah Have you noticed how Himalayan rivers no longer behave the way they used to? The water runs barely or differently, the seasons feel out of sync and quietly, the…
Category: Nature
Transitioning to Natural Farming in Himalayan Horticulture Systems
Opportunities, challenges, and policy interventions for Jammu & Kashmir DR. PARSHANT BAKSHI parshantskuastj@gmail.com • A Turning Point for Himalayan Horticulture Across the lush valleys of Kashmir and the rolling hills of Jammu, orchards have long…
The snakes that have the agility in trees
Dr Rakesh Verma rakeshforests@gmail.com Nestled within the breathtaking, and often dramatically vertical, landscapes of Jammu and Kashmir lies a remarkable herpetological story. Beyond the iconic lakes and snow-capped peaks, the region’s forests-from the temperate coniferous…
Gir No Longer Home to Most Asiatic Lions
Gujarat’s Asiatic lion population has increased from 674 in 2020 to 891 in 2025, according to the Gujarat Forest Department. While 394 lions were found within Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, the majority…
Saving the Gentle Giant: How India’s Fishers Are Leading a Whale Shark Revival
Once targeted for oil and meat, the whale shark is now being saved by fishers along India’s Arabian Sea coast. What began as a Gujarat-led conservation movement has reached Lakshadweep and Kerala. With awareness drives…
Golden Silence The spell of autumn in Kashmir
Mohammad Hanief m.hanief@gmail.com When the warmth of summer begins to fade and the first chill drifts down from the PirPanjal range, Kashmir awakens to its most graceful season – autumn. Locally called Harud, it arrives…
When Beauty Lost an Eye
Loneaamir2057@gmail.com In the village of Bandina, twilight was never silent. Between the call of distant muezzins and the sigh of the cold river, the village breathed like an old soul wrapped in fog. The people,…
Experience of Snowstorm when packed in an Aircraft
Surinder Koul A vivid sensory experience with piercing winds and plummeting temperatures, encountered by a septuagenarian Kashmiri couple who were stuck for four hours in an aeroplane in DeoMonis, the US, while waiting to take…
The Dilemma of Dying Tigers: Treatment or Natural Death?
The recent capture of Chhota Matka, a famous tiger in Tadoba, reignites the debate over whether unwell wild tigers should receive medical treatment or be allowed a natural death. Conservationists warn that repeated interventions risk…
Floristic diversity of Basholi
Prof Naseeb Kr Bhagat Flora and fauna of a particular region is product of climatic conditions of that region which evolved over a prolonged period of time. In short we can say that type of…