By Diti Bajpai
By गाँव कनेक्शन
The death of the scion of a popular tea brand due to an attack by stray dogs shines the spotlight on the world’s oldest disease, rabies. India accounts for 65% of the deaths due to rabies in the South-East Asia region, and 36% globally.
The death of the scion of a popular tea brand due to an attack by stray dogs shines the spotlight on the world’s oldest disease, rabies. India accounts for 65% of the deaths due to rabies in the South-East Asia region, and 36% globally.
By Rinkita Gurav
Vultures are excellent indicators of the ecosystem's health. They feed on dead animals and thus prevent the spread of disease by the cadavers on land and water. With citizen science and increased awareness about bird watching, this threatened species can be protected.
Vultures are excellent indicators of the ecosystem's health. They feed on dead animals and thus prevent the spread of disease by the cadavers on land and water. With citizen science and increased awareness about bird watching, this threatened species can be protected.
By Ashis Senapati
Acting on a tip off, the forest officials raided a van and recovered 140 Indian Flapshell turtles from a smuggler. The turtles shall now be returned to the nearby rivers in the district which are their original habitat. Read on to know why these turtles are smuggled.
Acting on a tip off, the forest officials raided a van and recovered 140 Indian Flapshell turtles from a smuggler. The turtles shall now be returned to the nearby rivers in the district which are their original habitat. Read on to know why these turtles are smuggled.
By Arun Singh
The recent death of a two-year-old male tiger in the Panna Tiger Reserve, the most critical tiger habitat in the country, raises hard hitting questions. Is the reserve running out of space for the growing number of tigers? And, what happens if the Ken-Betwa river linking project submerges a major portion of the core area of the Tiger Reserve?
The recent death of a two-year-old male tiger in the Panna Tiger Reserve, the most critical tiger habitat in the country, raises hard hitting questions. Is the reserve running out of space for the growing number of tigers? And, what happens if the Ken-Betwa river linking project submerges a major portion of the core area of the Tiger Reserve?
By Daya Sagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching 'Swachhata Hi Seva' project in Mathura urged people to carry cloth bags to workplace & markets, and use steel utensils
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching 'Swachhata Hi Seva' project in Mathura urged people to carry cloth bags to workplace & markets, and use steel utensils
By गाँव कनेक्शन
On an assessment based on 30 million field observations from 30,000 bird watchers, the second edition of State of India’s Birds report was launched on August 25 in New Delhi. It highlighted that there are over 204 species declining in the past three decades.
On an assessment based on 30 million field observations from 30,000 bird watchers, the second edition of State of India’s Birds report was launched on August 25 in New Delhi. It highlighted that there are over 204 species declining in the past three decades.
By Janaki Lenin
जानकी लेनिन एक लेखक, फिल्ममेकर और पर्यावरण प्रेमी हैं। इस कॉलम में वह अपने पति मशहूर सर्प-विशेषज्ञ रोमुलस व्हिटकर और जीव जंतुओं के बहाने पर्यावरण के अनोखे पहलुओं की चर्चा करेंगी।
जानकी लेनिन एक लेखक, फिल्ममेकर और पर्यावरण प्रेमी हैं। इस कॉलम में वह अपने पति मशहूर सर्प-विशेषज्ञ रोमुलस व्हिटकर और जीव जंतुओं के बहाने पर्यावरण के अनोखे पहलुओं की चर्चा करेंगी।