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Bengaluru can have water surplus, says scientist
A combination of rainwater harvesting and treated wastewater can easily provide more than the requirement of the city, says Dr T V Ramachandra. This is a person who knows what he speaks. He has, for the past couple of decades and more, worked extensively and researched on many related areas of energy, urban planning, lakes…
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The terracotta temples of Bishnupur
The terracotta temples of Bishnupur are beautiful and made of burnt earth or terracotta as it is called. They were built in the 17th Century by the Malla Kings in West Bengal. The beauty of the temples lies in the rust coloured hues and the carvings, pillars and domes. The picture above features the Rasmancha…
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Do we care?
That wildlife constitutes less than 4 percent of all land mammals! E for Elephant? Wrong. E for Egg. E for Emu. E for Emma the bot? Right. No joke, that. Children of the next generation may well not know an elephant as well as a bot or some variety of poultry. On World Wildlife Day,…
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The World is their Family
In Ubuntuverse you will meet folks who are happy, compassionate and giving. Choose now – a high flying job with a fat salary and fatter perks but nil joy; or, work on what you love to do, for a fraction of the former, but a large dollop of satisfaction? The choice depends if you are…
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The crystal ball that heals
The stars speak to her. And she counsels the humans to lead a good life Her clients are bowled over by her predictions. Her guidance through challenges is ‘so satisfying’ and just talking to her gives strength, they affirm. Her response is always ‘solution oriented’. No wonder they all refer her to family circle and…
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Whose home is it anyway?
Whose home is it anyway? Leopard, gaurs, elephants and other wildlife continue to lose their lands. Conflicts are rising and we have ‘rogue elephants’ and ‘stray gaurs’ and ‘brutal leopards’. Is there a solution at all or do we simply keep removing the ‘trouble-maker’ each time? Recently during a family trip to Kotagiri, we got…
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