Travel: Experience Araku’s serene landscapes, tribal culture, and farm life this winter season

Travel: Experience Araku’s serene landscapes, tribal culture, and farm life this winter season

People walking through coffee plantations on the new wooden bridge developed by AP Forest Development Corporation close to Galikonda viewpoint, near Araku, 150 kilometres from Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak Serene landscapes, lush coffee plantations and a peek into tribal culture: this winter Araku offers experiences that blend adventure, Nature and culture. Here’s a […]

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Bird count shows a marginal decline in migratory waterfowls wintering in Punchakari-Vellayani

Bird count shows a marginal decline in migratory waterfowls wintering in Punchakari-Vellayani

As temperatures plummet in the Arctic, a brownish bird, weighing around 400 grams, begins a non-stop flight from its home in frozen north-west Siberia to winter in certain Indian states. Flying more than 11,000 kilometres in nine days, the birds flies non-stop till they reach their destinations along the Indian coastline. Known as the Bar-tailed […]

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A look into why our ski resorts are thawing

A look into why our ski resorts are thawing

This winter, as adventurers ready their ski boards to slide through the refreshingly chilly winds on snowy mountains, ski resorts around the world are fretting over the growing repercussions of global warming on their industry. From shrinking snow coverage and shorter ski seasons, there is a lot going on. Val Thorens, one of the highest […]

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