The researchers observed that mechanically removing Prosopis significantly increases native grassland plant diversity whereas ...

Banni grassland in Gujarat, India, defies conventional grassland imagery with its salt-tolerant ecosystem and vibrant pastoral culture. Despite facing threats from human activities and climate change, ...

In the arid expanse of the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, the Banni grasslands stretch across 2,300 sq km, a vibrant ecosystem teeming with biodiversity despite its harsh and saline soil. This landscape, ...

The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has given its final approval for a cheetah conservation breeding centre in Gujarat’s Banni grasslands, paving way for reintroduction of the big cat to the state after ...

Tradition is a strong yardstick by which life is followed in the Banni grassland in Kutch. Spread across more than 2500 sq km, this vast grassland – a thriving ecosystem that is home to a rich variety ...

Grasses that glint like they are studded with tiny diamonds, as the salt crystals on their blades catch the bright sun. A grass species named after how its spiked seeds stick irritatingly to peoples’ ...

The Union government has granted approval for the establishment of a cheetah breeding center in the Banni grasslands of Gujarat’s Kutch district, the state’s minister for forests and environment, ...

Gandhinagar: The Banni grassland, which played a key role in Kutch’s rural economy until it got choked by rapidly increasing soil salinity, climate change and the ‘Gaando Baval’ invasion, will be ...

State Forest Minister Mulubhai Bera in a statement said that to support the restoration of the cheetah population in the country, the state government had prepared a proposal under the National ...

Merubai Husain Jat explains her community’s relationship with the Banni grasslands simply: “Sukh ho ya dukh ho, hamare liye Banni he sab kuch hai,” (Whether there is joy or sorrow, for us, Banni is ...