Enigmatic tiger beetle | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Many beetles are dark-coloured and go about their business in the underbrush, unseen by human eyes. The charismatic tiger beetles, a group of predatory insects, on the other hand are hard to miss. Their metallic-green bodies sparkle as they perch in the open. One of the species, […]
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Herons, egrets and ibises have queued up on the parapet, watching life go by as small waves lap on the embankment wall of the lake at Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary, located in Ariyalur district, 50 kilometres from Tiruchi. They do not seem to mind the photographer preparing to shoot them on camera. Across the narrow road […]
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Nestled amidst a lush forest at Chopdem Morjim in Goa, a line-up of over 40 international artistes perform live music on four uniquely-designed stages at sunset. The three-day Echoes of Earth festival celebrates the magic of music and the beauty of nature with focus on sustainability. The stages include a dramatic ‘Big Beak’ modelled after […]
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A leopard skin lies on a table at Namita Jaspal’s lab, set on the second floor of her three-storeyed house in New Chandigarh, a township just outside the eponymous state capital of Punjab and Haryana. “It has come for restoration from a private collection,” says Namita, the chief conservator of Heritage Preservation Atelier, a company […]
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You know monsoon has truly arrived in Kerala when the nights reverberate with the orchestra of the frogs. Or do you? With habitat destruction and anthropogenic climate change, is the seasonal symphony still as loud? In order to keep a tab on the frog population in Kerala, the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) has launched […]
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With 226 portraits, and essays from leading experts, including Jane Goodall, photographer Graeme Green’s latest book aims to raise awareness about wildlife conservation Source link
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With World Water Day on March 22, we are reminded once again that water forms one of the key components of building construction. While urbanisation and modernisation are inevitable, we cannot ignore that growing cities and populations, along with changing climate, are placing unprecedented pressure on the availability of water. According to the World Economic […]
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A display of wildlife photos | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A heritage chatram (rest house) near the historic Perur Patteeswarar temple lights up on a quiet evening with displays of arresting images, and conversations, all themed on wildlife and Nature. “The langurs, squirrels and caterpillars live in the magic house, the forest. How can you […]
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The rainforest canopy in Wayanad, Kerala, is a world unto itself, brimming with biodiversity. While climate change is threatening these canopies, the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary in Wayanad (GBS), a success story on conservation of rare and endangered plant species of the Western Ghats, steps in with an ex-situ conservation strategy. The community of horticulturalists, naturalists […]
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