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India’s Thar Desert, one of the hottest and driest regions on Earth, is undergoing a surprising transformation. Over the past ...
Many deserts face worsening droughts, but India's Thar Desert has become 38% greener in the past 20 years due to increased ...
Rajasthan hosts some of the largest blackbuck populations in India. Interestingly ... the Indian wolf is adapted to Rajasthan’s semi-arid and desert regions, like Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary.
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar-led research suggests climate change, increased monsoon rainfall and expanded ...
Greening of India's Thar Desert could be due to the combined effects of climate change and human activities, such as groundwater pumping, a study has found.      Also known as the 'Great Indian Desert ...
Drylands refer to arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, and excludes deserts, when used in the context of sustainable development. Desertification refers to the land degradation in arid ...