Shiva Thapa, the only Indian boxer to have qualified for the Rio Olympics so far, got words of encouragement from none other than cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar.
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At a time when millions of people are taking to the streets, joining the wave of global climate strikes and demonstrations spreading around the world, with generations demanding urgent action on the escalating ecological emergency from governments and institutions, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) Environmental Photographer of the Year contest shows the devastating impact climate change has on humans and wildlife around the world. The Environmental Photographer of the Year award, which is supported by the UN Environment, Arup, and Olympus UK, "exists to inspire change from political leaders, decision makers, and the general public." Keep scrolling to see the powerful winning photos from this year's contest.
Sometimes there's nothing more refreshing than a nice cooling swim.
A collection of some of the best works of wildlife photographer Rohit Verma
Chairing the plenary session of an event to celebrate the World Environment Day 2018, being hosted by India, he said India's traditions have for long underlined the importance of living in harmony with nature.
Like millions of people across the world, the year 2020 had dealt me irreplaceable losses and the lowest of blows. Like I have always done at such junctures, I had sought the refuge of the mountains. I wanted to end the year on a high, to show the finger to life, says Sumit Bhattacharya after a memorable journey to North Sikkim.
What led to the discovery of the feline in the neighbourhood of what is the famous mango belt of this region, were the clearly visible pugmarks noticed for the first time on Friday. However, the confirmation came after wildlife officials got down to tracking the animal and found a half-devoured blue-bull on the sprawling campus of the central government-run Central Institute of Sub-Horticulture on Sunday.
The actor met Indian Minister of Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh at an event in New York on Thursday.
In Bera, a village in Rajasthan called Bera, you will not see any madding tourist crowds here -- go wildlife spotting freely, but remember you are on your own here. With leopards for company.
"We are relocating these crocodiles just for the safety of tourists. There is no specific instruction to us about any seaplane service" an official said.
At least 33 people have been killed in flash floods in Bihar till Tuesday evening and 25.71 lakh people are affected in 16 districts of the state.
The petitioners challenged the reclamation and construction work for the project on the primary ground that it will result in damage to the coastline and destroy major marine life along the coast and livelihood of the fishermen.
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