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Kasturi Das

Sister cities Delhi and Lahore are linked by the bond of history, culture – and now smog

Both have consistently ranked in the list of most polluted cities in the world.

Kasturi Das
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Naeem Sahoutara
· Feb 24, 2023 · 07:30 pm
In India, habitat loss may be forcing a formerly monogamous bird to form breeding trios

A new study has discovered a novel social unit among sarus cranes.

Kasturi Das
· Jul 02, 2022 · 01:30 pm
In Assam, farmers are using fences of lemon trees to keep elephants away from crops and homes

Biofences can be sustainable if the biological barrier does not impede crucial elephant movement between fragments of their habitat, say experts.

Kasturi Das
· Jun 20, 2022 · 07:30 pm

In Assam, artificial nests for barn owls are helping farmers befriend the natural rodent killer

Agricultural scientists are helping farmers in the state to conserve and increase the population of the bird species.

Kasturi Das
· Jan 12, 2022 · 01:30 pm
Climate change is already forcing farmers in Uttarakhand to migrate

The population in some higher-altitude districts has dropped.

Kasturi Das
· May 23, 2021 · 09:30 pm
With love and some cardboard, villages in Assam are helping save the house sparrow

After a 2009 survey showed rapid decline of the sparrow population, a scientist came up with a low-cost solution.

Kasturi Das
· Mar 19, 2019 · 01:30 pm

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Kasturi Das

Sister cities Delhi and Lahore are linked by the bond of history, culture – and now smog

Both have consistently ranked in the list of most polluted cities in the world.

Kasturi Das & Naeem Sahoutara · Feb 24, 2023 · 07:30 pm

In India, habitat loss may be forcing a formerly monogamous bird to form breeding trios

A new study has discovered a novel social unit among sarus cranes.

Kasturi Das · Jul 02, 2022 · 01:30 pm

In Assam, farmers are using fences of lemon trees to keep elephants away from crops and homes

Biofences can be sustainable if the biological barrier does not impede crucial elephant movement between fragments of their habitat, say experts.

Kasturi Das · Jun 20, 2022 · 07:30 pm

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In Assam, artificial nests for barn owls are helping farmers befriend the natural rodent killer

Agricultural scientists are helping farmers in the state to conserve and increase the population of the bird species.

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Climate change is already forcing farmers in Uttarakhand to migrate

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With love and some cardboard, villages in Assam are helping save the house sparrow

After a 2009 survey showed rapid decline of the sparrow population, a scientist came up with a low-cost solution.

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