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Aravali hills' new definition risks Delhi weather, water security: Experts

The Aravali Hills -- one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world that spans approximately 700 km in length -- has long served as a natural shield for blocking sand and dust from the Thar Desert......

Sonali Ghosh's Historic Wildlife Journey

Dr Sonali Ghosh, the first woman to head the Kaziranga National Park and the first Indian to win the IUCN's Kenton Miller Award, has turned her childhood love for nature into an inspiring career in......

'Who Doesn't Know Dr Jane Goodall?'

'She was the embodiment of knowledge, kindness, and compassion.' Dr Sabyasachi Mukherjee, director, CSMVS, remembers his meeting with the pioneering wildlife conservationist who passed into the......

India's 'Tiger Man' Valmik Thapar dies at 73

Valmik Thapar, one of India's most eminent wildlife conservationists and authors who devoted his life to the protection of tigers, died at his residence Saturday morning. IMAGE: Valmik Thapar......

Gandhi Called Him 'Father Of The Nation'

On his 200th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra/Rediff traces the life, thought, and legacy of Dadabhai Naoroji, the Grand Old Man of India. IMAGE: Dadabhai Naoroji. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons......

Tribal eviction: 'SC order a setback for conservation in India'

Calling the Supreme Court order ‘unjust’ to the tribals as well as against the interest of wildlife conservation in India scientists have demanded cancellation of SC order. More than......

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

These plantations are not only eating into the land occupied by the region’s native forests, they could also disturb the ground water reserve and soil quality, says Ankur Paliwal. Rubber......

Indian green economist wins 'environment Nobel'

Renowned Indian environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) goodwill ambassador Pavan Sukhdev has won the 2020 Tyler Prize, regarded as the ‘Nobel Prize for the......

India Shining! Precious forest land wiped away for 23,716 industrial projects

The government may claim planted trees compensate for forests lost, but that does not mean complex flora and fauna destroyed have been restored, points out Himadri Ghosh. Over the last 30 years,......

Infosys Q4 net grows 16.2% to Rs 3,597 crore

Revenue rose 23.4 per cent to Rs 1,655 crore India's second-largest software services major Infosys on Friday reported a 16.2 per cent growth in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,597 crore (Rs 35.97......

'Women in Pakistan feel like they are being watched'

'There's this presence, a sense of patrolling and surveillance. And it's not coming from a place of safety.''It's coming from a place of 'You don't belong here'.''It's a malevolent force, the......

Pranitha, the daredevil!

A lowdown on what's happening in the Telugu film industry. Female actors have also taken to performing their own stunts for their films. Pranitha Subash is the latest to join the bandwagon. When......

He enriched the world with his magical voice

His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......

Soni: Outrage, unedited

'Soni is a soft treatment of a very complex subject,' feels Sreehari Nair. One tweet proclaims Ivan Ayr's Soni 'the only kind of film I want to watch'. To this, a reply: 'Only those who like......

Buzz: Ganguly gets CA praise for 'ODI Super Series' idea

IMAGE: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has termed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly's idea for a four-nation 'ODI......