Human activity has degraded as much as 40 percent of the world’s land, a UN study reports. The UN report says up to 40% of the Earth’s land is degraded, threatening roughly
Kota, a town in Rajasthan, is famous for its coaching classes. But recently it was in the news for the death of nearly 50 mugger crocodiles in its KALA Talab. The Urban
Mire or Peatland is a wetland area dominated by living peat-forming plants. Peatlands arise because of incomplete decomposition of organic matter, usually litter from vegetation, due to water-logging and deprived oxygen. All
The Pirana Landfill of Ahmedabad continues to be a menace to the environment, while spreading over an area of 84 hectares, it parades three 55 metre mounds of garbage. After 35 years
Mount Etna, one of the active volcanoes, erupted on the night of 10 February, 2022, billowing smoke and lava that could be seen from Nicolosi, Sicily, Southern Italy. A volcano expert with
Many road connectivity projects are ongoing in India. India’s stance to boom vehicular connectivity has been praised and also criticised by many. When the world is moving towards alternative transport systems, India
BRED IN CAPTIVITY: The bearded vulture population has increased in recent decades thanks to successful breeding programs. Photo: Sara Asu Schroer Endangered Vultures: Deciphering the Delicate Equilibrium between Nature’s Cycle and Human