Recently, more than 1,000 migratory birds belonging to an estimated 15 species were found dead around Sambhar Lake, India’s largest inland saltwater lake near Jaipur. The dead birds include the Northern Shoveller, Brahminy Duck, Pied Avocet, Kent Plover and Tufted Duck among others. However, the
Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival devoted to the sun god, thanking it for bestowing life on earth. The festival is majorly celebrated in Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Nepal. The 2019 Chhath Puja was observed on November 3, where thousands of Hindu
The scientists have created a fake rhino horn – identical to the authentic rhino horn in appearance and form. This invention, the scientists believe, could be used to swamp the rhino horn market with the fake horns, creating confusion and a price drop that would
According to scientists, the world will face unseen horrors due to climate change if society does not change its way of living immediately. Based on rising global temperatures and increasing greenhouse gas emissions, over 11,000 scientists issued a warning in journal BioScience on November 5,
A 4-year-old tiger has died in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district after it got stranded between river rocks, a forest official revealed on Thursday, November 5. On the previous day, the big cat was found trapped between rocks in Sirna River near Kunada village, located around 27
The threat of existential climatic crisis has become apparent over the past few years and the entire human race is trying to save the planet from certain doom in one way or the other. In 2019, the raging fires in Amazon Rainforests (an ecosystem sucking
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Vineet Agarwal Sharda from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district, blamed the neighboring countries for the high pollution levels in Delhi. Sharda stated in a recent video that every year he witnesses stubble burning and its aftereffects resulting in an increase in
The planet is on track of impending doom and the most affected communities are least responsible for climate change. The world is already witnessing the devastating impacts of changing climatic conditions. The flooding in India like never seen before, the water crisis in Africa, wildfires
India is one of the most affected countries by the climate change crisis. Trying to meet the demands of a huge population for food and shelter, the government has been exploiting the resources of the land. Mass tree-cutting and land degradation are already resulting in
After a long time, Delhi experienced the cleanest air in the month of September this year. But as the sowing season approached, the stubble burning in the neighboring states deteriorated the air quality in Delhi. Then came the festival of lights – Diwali – which
