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India’s changing Monsoon : Monsoonal rainfall is no longer a process-it...

Sameer Rekhi rekhi7sameer@gmail.com A few days ago, I watched a documentary on Arab history. It showed that around 10,000 BC, parts of the Arabian Peninsula, nourished...

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...

Velvetleaf A Valuable Medicinal Climber of Indian Tradition

Prof (Dr.) Vikas Sharma, Nancy Vohra vikas.skuast@gmail.com Cissampelos pareira, a raw material plant in the pharmaceutical / ayurvedic industry, the roots of which are given to...

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...

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...

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...

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...
When Beauty Lost an Eye

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...

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...

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...

Pet Hair Care during Monsoon

Shahnaz Hussain Monsoons are the time when your pets develop hair and skin issues due to the moisture in the air, humidity and the heat...