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Having travelled from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala to the United Kingdom, the Lantana elephants have been auctioned to raise funds for conservation, with the challenge in mind to teach masses on how to co-exist with animals and reduce man-animal confrontations

In Shaba’s world: on photographer Ami Vitale’s latest film about Reteti’s famed elephant

National Geographic photographer Ami Vitale’s latest film is on Retiti’s famed matriarch and the self-sustaining Samburu community

Global warming likely to blow past Paris limit, UN report’s ‘code red’ warning

The report said, the world will cross the 1.5° C warming mark in the 2030s, earlier than past predictions.

UN science panel to release key report on climate change

The report will provide governments with up-to-date facts on the current impacts and future risks of global warming ahead of a UN climate summit in November in Glasgow.

‘Nursery schools’ for avians open

July and August signify a time when many resident bird species in Chennai and surrounding areas go through a rite of passage with the juveniles among them having to flap their way to independence. Tracking a few young birds that are getting accustomed to being on their own, while also mastering group behaviours

Learn about all sorts of leaves, from broad banana to thorny cacti

Authors Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli’s newly-released children’s book ‘So Many Leaves’ aims to spark an interest in Nature

This West Bengal designer ups her glitter game by upcycling sequins for her new collection

Designer Priyal Turakhia from West Bengal has won the Fashion Forward Fellowship 2021 for her Nirantar collection titled ‘Could Be’ which uses an upcycled alternative to single-use plastic

Renegotiate Indus Water Treaty to address impact of climate change: Parliamentary Panel

In its report the panel has also reccomended monitoring of Chinese actions on the Brahmaputra river

Why investing in nature-based solutions is necessary

It’s the only way forward to create healthy, and pandemic-proof cities

Why frenzied tree planting is no answer to ecological restoration

Tree-planting drives often ignore the fact that the restoration of grasslands, deserts, savanna, or rainforests means planting the right species in the right places

Studies show Himalayan glaciers are retreating but not at rapid pace: Govt

The glaciers with an area of more than 10 square km are unlikely to get affected appreciably in the coming years. However, smaller glaciers of less than 2 square km area are likely to show rapid changes, says Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel

How the critically endangered Anaimalai flying frog got a new home

Naturalist Hadlee Renjith’s project to conserve the endangered Anaimalai flying frog at a plantation in Munnar triggers an organic movement to revive its habitat

Poachers killed 22 Assam rhinos in 5 years

10 fast-track sessions courts set up for speedy trials of wildlife-related crimes, State Assembly told

Watch | The Right to Repair movement

A video explainer on the global right to repair movement

Chennaiites step out to survey their neighbourhood trees

Teaching the city to care, Nizhal is showing residents of all ages how to identify, check and protect the trees in their neighbourhood, as part of their city-wide survey of hundreds of Chennai trees

A zero-waste gown from Chennai: Sanah Sharma Mehra on bagging the Red Carpet Green Dress Design Contest 2020

The Red Carpet Green Dress Design Contest for 2020’s first winner from India on her gown that can later turn into table linen, and her academic approach to design

DU researchers discover new frog species in Western Ghats

It has been named after former VC and plant geneticist Deepak Pental

Amita Deshpande’s reCharkha is giving a new spin to discarded plastic

Using the charkha and looms, Pune-based reCharkha – The EcoSocial Tribe, upcycles plastic trash into a range of aesthetic products

A heron at home on an IT corridor

At a time when waterbirds that hang around reeds, shrubs and tall grasses are dwindling due to a pernicious mindset that views such vegetation as useless, the purple heron seems to have found refuge in the Pallikaranai marsh cheek by jowl with Chennai’s software hub

Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty

A Himalayan tragedy: The crisis of contemporary mountain dwellings

As flash floods wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh, a look at why need to go back to sustainable, indigenous architecture, as championed by the late Didi Contractor

Down in the mud

From coconut rafters and clay tiles to biogas and solar panels, how Madhavan Namboodiri from Malappuram, Kerala, is using natural techniques to build homes.

Nithya Subramanian’s ‘Debris’ draws attention to alarming pollution facts

The alarming numbers on plastic pollution in the world’s oceans are translated into gentle embroidery in this novel art project

Brazilians revel in icy snap as country sees rare snowfall

Unusually cold weather in Brazil, the global agricultural powerhouse, has already sent international prices for coffee and sugar higher.

Voices from Maximum City: on Raghu Karnad’s latest podcast, ‘Marine Lines’

With his 10-episode podcast, Marine Lines, journalist-writer Raghu Karnad aims to build a connect with urban dwellers and the environment, and hopes to scale up to other cities

Building better cities

Anupama Mohanram on why we must revisit the sustainability of high rise developments

Microbes from human, animal excreta found above desirable limits in Yamuna

Very difficult to achieve bathing quality standards: govt. report

Mid-century target for net zero emission inadequate, says India

New Delhi wants G20 nations to pledge for reductions by 2030

The nutcracker and the pine

The chilgoza nuts wait for the chisel-beaked nutcracker to carry and bury them far and wide to be eaten later. The nuts that aren’t eaten germinate to become the next generation of chilgoza pines

Plastic sticks used in balloons, candies, ice-cream to be prohibited by Jan 1, 2022: Govt

Manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale of some of the identified single-use plastic items to be prohibited according to the draft notification issues by the Ministry

Rohan Chakravarty’s new book ‘Green Humour for a Greying Planet’ conveys hard truths on conservation in comic strips

Be it the human-animal conflict, climate change, poaching, or hunting, author Rohan Chakravarty finds a comic character that makes us chuckle yet takes a dig at the innovative ways that man has wreaked havoc on planet earth

Puducherry family coexists with over 1,000 dusky leaf-nosed bats at house

We haven’t faced any issues so far, says resident.

Study finds microplastics pollution in the Ganga

They are recognised as major source of marine pollution

Chennai artist’s handmade pop-up book features 30 critically endangered species

Chennai artist Keerthana Ramesh’s handmade pop-up book uses papercut art to show 30 critically endangered species

Watch | Delhi's water woes

A video explainer on Delhi's water shortage and how the landlocked city gets its water

Any time is a good time to study moths

The 10th anniversary of National Moth Week hopes to inspire children and teenagers to explore the world of moths

Unilever launches first in-store vending model at Mumbai mall

The consumer goods major’s ‘Smart Fill’ initiative is aimed at reducing plastic waste

Know and grow your mangroves: A primer for the residents of Chennai

Well ahead of International Mangrove Day, a look at the richness of the intertidal patches that support these wonder plants

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