Tag: ENVIRONMENT
Lessons on coexistence with the environment from two tribal districts in Odisha
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, various voices call for a change in human behaviour towards ecosystems and biodiversity and strengthen conservation.
Water sustainability leads to better income for Jharkhand farmers
The farmers in Gumla and Simdega districts of Jharkhand were suffering from severe water crisis and soil erosion till a few years ago.
Sharp Population Reduction in Honeybees Endangers Food Security and Biodiversity
Rapid fall in the population of honeybees across the world is a threat to ecological balance and bio-diversity.
Botswana Reports the Death of 350 Wild Elephants as Poaching & Smuggling Obstruct Conservation
More than 350 dead elephants were spotted in Botswana forest. Officials say that the death is mysterious but the smuggling and poaching past speaks the other truth.
Hope for healthy yak rides on Druk, the yak bull from Bhutan raised in...
Sikkim in India is raising a yak bull gifted by Bhutan in a transboundary germplasm exchange to improve the species gene pool. Two bulls were handed over to Nepal as well.
Why I’m bringing centuries-old ‘ghost ponds’ back to life
Ponds can be extremely biodiverse. They support more aquatic species than any other freshwater habitat and provide important food sources for farmland birds and bats.
‘Righting’ the wrong: Rights of rivers in India
Over the past few years, courts in India came out with several orders declaring rivers, members of the animal kingdom and lakes as entities granting them rights equivalent to a living person.
Cyclone Amphan puts focus back on millions displaced by climate disasters
The trail of destruction left by Cyclone Amphan in eastern India has once again highlighted inadequacies in dealing with climate disasters that displace millions of people every year.
Years of neglect led to Vizag gas tragedy
Public health experts advocate for a long term study to understand the impact on the health of people, water bodies and plants after a gas leak on from an industrial plant in Visakhapatnam on May 7 claimed the lives of at least 12 people.
