India alone uses 35-40 million tonnes of urea per year. Woody nitrogen-fixing species such as Senna spectabilis (shown) benefit from such altered conditions.
| Photo Credit: Philipp Weigell (CC BY)
Across India, campaigns against invasive alien species (IAS) are gathering administrative and judicial force. Authorities now identify, map, classify, and remove species deemed ecological threats.
In the last year alone, India’s English-language press has carried sustained coverage of ecological-loss studies, State eradication drives, and human-wildlife conflicts linked to such species. What was once a niche scientific concern has become a visible public issue and priority.
Published – May 01, 2026 07:30 am IST