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Where tigers swim and roots stand up
Where tigers swim and roots stand up People in this delta, second only to the Amazonian one, struggle for a living caught between furious storms and a rising sea. The saving grace, mangroves, is fast disappearing. A long-dreamt journey to the Sundarbans ended up, not with sightings of the ‘cunning’ tigers but adventures of another…
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Bird Walk
Bird Walk Naturalists will lead five bird walks across India on the occasion of World Environment Day, These walks will be held in Agartala, Dehradun, Mysore, Panjim, and Tirupati on 10 June 2023 early in the morning. They are supported by Early Bird, a learning programme of Nature Conservation Foundation and are a part of…
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Restoring the connect
Restoring the connect As humans live in the online world for most part of their lives, the disconnect with surroundings has increased. Unless this is remedied, there will be no will or urgency to act on environmental and community concerns. TEL in conversation with technocrat Gopal S Krishna, who believes we MUST get the youth…
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Coming soon… the ‘Plastic Man’
Coming soon… the ‘Plastic Man’ What is Environment Day to you? About trees? Pollution? Waste? Or, June 5? Yes it is all of that and also much more. It is about all that goes hand in hand to make life on the planet possible. It is about giving space for everything in the chain of…
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How to make Indian cities sustainable
How to make Indian cities sustainable The South west monsoon of 2023 has not yet arrived and it rained in Bangalore city last week. A young girl was drowned in the flood waters in the heart of the city after water entered the car she was in. Prof Ashish Verma, Convenor, IISC Sustainable Transportation…
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Lab in Nature’s lap
Lab in Nature’s lap At Sapna Ranch in Maharashtra, visitors and students learn through activities and happily share their knowledge. A minimalistic, eco-sustainable living focussed on learning is the motto here. The joy of making stuff is unparalleled. Be it a cake or a kaleidoscope, the ‘summit feel’ is heady. Sadly, for the new generation,…
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