By Ashis Senapati
The nesting of the endangered Olive ridley turtle in record numbers in Odisha is being cheered as good news for the conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts. Human activities such as reckless fishing, tourism and exploitation of nesting beaches for infrastructural projects pose a serious threat to these turtles. Details here.
The nesting of the endangered Olive ridley turtle in record numbers in Odisha is being cheered as good news for the conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts. Human activities such as reckless fishing, tourism and exploitation of nesting beaches for infrastructural projects pose a serious threat to these turtles. Details here.
By Patralekha Chatterjee
Despite having surplus grains and the world’s earliest and largest scheme to battle hunger and malnutrition, millions of Indian children still remain malnourished owing to the ground level glitches
Despite having surplus grains and the world’s earliest and largest scheme to battle hunger and malnutrition, millions of Indian children still remain malnourished owing to the ground level glitches
By Ashis Senapati
Following successful incubation after record nesting of the endangered Olive ridley sea turtles at the islands of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, millions of hatchlings are coming out of the confines of their egg shells to plunge into the waters of the Bay of Bengal and commence their marine lives. Read on to know more about these ecologically vulnerable turtles.
Following successful incubation after record nesting of the endangered Olive ridley sea turtles at the islands of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, millions of hatchlings are coming out of the confines of their egg shells to plunge into the waters of the Bay of Bengal and commence their marine lives. Read on to know more about these ecologically vulnerable turtles.
By Nidhi Jamwal
The benefits of decentralised midday meal kitchens, where noon meals are freshly cooked at the school premises, go far beyond the health benefits for students. These kitchens can be a game changer for rural women as I learnt from Manu Naik, a widow and a mother of two.
The benefits of decentralised midday meal kitchens, where noon meals are freshly cooked at the school premises, go far beyond the health benefits for students. These kitchens can be a game changer for rural women as I learnt from Manu Naik, a widow and a mother of two.
By Dr SB Misra
In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, said the mother earth was being destroyed due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Farmers will have to make some drastic changes in the way they have been functioning. Discarding modern practices and adopting old methodologies in farming won't help in undoing the damage that's already being done. We will have to make ancient methods favorable to the modern era
In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, said the mother earth was being destroyed due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Farmers will have to make some drastic changes in the way they have been functioning. Discarding modern practices and adopting old methodologies in farming won't help in undoing the damage that's already being done. We will have to make ancient methods favorable to the modern era
By Neha Sinha
Watching a butterfly is therapeutic. They seem to live in their own dreamlike state, floating, dipping, fluttering, even as the rest of the world crashes, burns and fights
Watching a butterfly is therapeutic. They seem to live in their own dreamlike state, floating, dipping, fluttering, even as the rest of the world crashes, burns and fights
By Kamal Singh Sultana
Guided by wildlife experts, cattle rearers in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer are contributing efforts to conserve the Great Indian bustard — a critically endangered bird species which is on the verge of extinction with less than 150 birds remaining.
Guided by wildlife experts, cattle rearers in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer are contributing efforts to conserve the Great Indian bustard — a critically endangered bird species which is on the verge of extinction with less than 150 birds remaining.
By Gaon Connection
Snails in soybean farms in Maharashtra rampage through swathes of the crop in a matter of hours. Farmers in Latur, Dharashiv, Jalna, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts are the worst affected.
Snails in soybean farms in Maharashtra rampage through swathes of the crop in a matter of hours. Farmers in Latur, Dharashiv, Jalna, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts are the worst affected.
By Komal Jadhav
Snails in soybean farms in Maharashtra rampage through swathes of the crop in a matter of hours. Farmers in Latur, Dharashiv, Jalna, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts are the worst affected.
Snails in soybean farms in Maharashtra rampage through swathes of the crop in a matter of hours. Farmers in Latur, Dharashiv, Jalna, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts are the worst affected.
By Ashis Senapati
What started as an individual initiative to protect sparrows by a local conservationist in 2007 has now evolved into a large-scale community project in Odisha. From just seven sparrows 16 years back, the village is now home to 500 sparrows.
What started as an individual initiative to protect sparrows by a local conservationist in 2007 has now evolved into a large-scale community project in Odisha. From just seven sparrows 16 years back, the village is now home to 500 sparrows.