One possible meaning of Chitin is “Heart of the Jungle” and it could not be more aptly described. With its tropical creeper-clad forests, great meandering rivers, lush seas of tall elephant grass, and the magnificent backdrop of the Himalaya in ...

Dudhwa National Park, which emerged from a struggle against a welter of vested interests, is even now threatened by a surge of ever-increasing demographic pressure. A viable pattern of coexistence between humans and other forms of life is urgently required ...

In February 1976, India declared an Exclusive Economic Zone along its extensive coastline and now has jurisdiction over 2 million square kilometers of sea area. A rich and varied marine life is present in the Indian seas which is also ...

 A Sanskrit proverb holds that “A hundred divine epochs would not suffice to describe all the marvels of the Himalaya” — so long to describe, how much longer to understand. Modern scintific of  Himalayan ecology has butchered a tiny tip ...

A desert environment is one where two basic needs of life — water and shelter, are at a premium and, therefore, it is not a biome in which any lifeform is likely to have originated. The story of life here ...

Today, with a renewed emphasis on environment protection, forest development has, like many other matters of ecological significance, become a focal point of activity. Forests were greatly valued in ancient India. Everyday life was closely connected with nature; kings protected ...

To most people, the word jungle conjures up images of dense, lush tropical forest with torrential rainfall, huge trees festooned with creepers, and infested with dangerous animals, snakes and insects. In its Sanskrit origins, the word jungle denotes any wild ...

Deep in the jungle gloom a striped predator lurks. Programed by instincts genetically implanted millions of years ago, the cat waits patiently for a herd of spotted deer to make their way through tall grass towards a nearby water hole. ...

India is home to many National parks and Wildlife sancturies within diversity of its wildlife, much of its unique fauna and excels in the range.