Publications

Tool use and manufacture by wild nonhuman primates in nonforaging contexts — an important indicator of their technical intelligence — is widespread across taxa, but is sporadic in occurrence, usually being displayed by one or a few individuals within a population and typically occurring in four contexts: aggression, communication and sexual display, hygiene, and in the modification of the environment. In this review, considering the relative rarity of nonforaging tool use in the wild, we recommend the development of standardised methodologies for long-term data collection under natural conditions and the establishment of novel experimental paradigms to conduct comparative studies on captive primates. 

The article discusses the gendered implications of living close to wild Asian elephants and how gender mainstreaming in conservation practice can streamline decolonised conservation

The article discusses people's perspective of wetland degradation due to (mal)development practices and its impact on their livelihoods and life. The study is located at a peri-urban wetland in the Lower Gangetic floodplains

The increase in Sun’s Ultraviolet radiation flux during lockdown led to reduced infections and death as the UV radiation breaks the genetic structure of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and deactivates it.