Amidst the rising number of COVID-19 cases in India, unfounded fears of transmission have led to a steep fall in chicken prices. Owing to this situation, desperate poultry farmers in Karnataka’s Belagavi and Kolar districts buried thousands of chicken on their farms. The farmer, Najeer
Some 20 years ago, Kerala’s Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) was constantly troubled by the poachers and smugglers. Forest officials were unable to catch the culprits as they knew every nook and corner of the 777 sq. km. sanctuary like the back of their hands. Poaching
The cruelty of mankind knows no boundaries, which is clearly evident from the recent Delhi riots. Protests began across India in December 2019 after the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was applied in the country, which allows rapid naturalisation for immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and
India made three big commitments to the environment in the 2015 Paris Agreement. Besides reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing renewable energy capacity, India agreed to create an additional ‘carbon sink’ of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through surplus forest and tree
The madness to extract natural resources in order to increase the anthropogenic activities has taken a toll on wildlife. Tribals in the state of Jharkhand, India, have been waging a long battle to stop the mining activity in the mineral-rich state as it has adversely
In a race to cut emissions, the global community is striving to explore renewable energy resources. Being the most promising alternative, the countries are increasing their solar power capacity for the past few years. However, the local manufacturing for solar components such as solar Photovoltaic
The idea of co-existence between various species of the planet is nothing new. All life – flora and fauna, terrestrial and aquatic – depend on each other for survival and sustenance. But we have always tried to manipulate nature according to our desires because apparently
The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. This large cat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because the global population is estimated to number less than 5,000 and is expected to decline amidst the rapid
Satellite images released by NASA show a decline in air pollution in China due to countrywide quarantines after coronavirus outbreak in December 2019. Since many factories have been shut down and transportation has been restricted to prevent the further spread of the virus, there has
Lachen, a beautiful town in Sikkim completely banned packaged drinking water bottles some eight years ago and is now set to introduce bamboo bottles as an alternative. The bamboo water bottles will be launched at the Lachen Losar festival later this year. Located 129 km