Changing Ecology
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In Kutch, booming salt business puts traditional salt agariyas up against ginger prawn fishers
Both coexisted peacefully once. The small bunds the salt workers made would dissolve in the rain, allowing in water key to fishing in the region.
Ravleen Kaur
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Why do landslides keep occurring in Kerala’s Idukki district?
It is a history mapped in tragedies – of climate change, deforestation, reckless construction and alarm bells ignored
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Traditional houses that served generations of Ladakhis are unable to cope with climate change
Average summer rainfall has quadrupled in ten years, leading to annual floods, more pests and leaks in houses that were built to deal with snow.
Rama Dwivedi
Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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Planting trees is a good idea, but not everywhere – especially not in grasslands
Adding trees can alter how grassy ecosystems function.
Kate Parr and Caroline Lehmann, The Conversation
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As urbanisation destroys Bengaluru’s green cover, religious spaces preserve native tree species
While the city’s parks and streets are growing exotic plants, native trees are flourishing around churches, temples, cemeteries and even roadside shrines.
Vinita Govindarajan
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Dawn of the Anthropocene: Five ways we know humans have triggered a new geological epoch
We're in a new geological era, say scientists.
Jan A. Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes