Green Cover
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Butterfly parks help in increasing awareness – but not in conservation
Butterflies are losing habitat despite the parks set by Indian cities.
Manish Chandra Mishra
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By planting trees the Miyawaki way, Mumbai won’t undo the damage of deforestation
The municipal corporation wants to plant 400,000 trees in 65 plots across Mumbai by spending Rs 32 crore.
Hepzi Anthony
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India’s guidelines on wetlands will allow states to decide what counts as prohibited activities
An estimated 4.63% of the country’s geographical area is made up of wetlands.
Mayank Aggarwal
Trending
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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At long last, Australian television has begun reflecting some of the country’s ethnic diversity
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All your questions about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine answered
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First Brexit made me feel an outsider in Britain. Now Covid-19 has made me feel unwanted in India
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Amid tree-felling and land acquisition, an NGT order will protect 125 acres of wetlands in Kashmir
The tribunal was hearing a petition on pollution and encroachment across three wetlands.
Athar Parvaiz
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A school in Bali is inspiring a global renaissance in bamboo architecture
Designed and run by a family of three, the tropical jungle campus of the Green School is redefining sustainable architecture and eco-education.
Davina Jackson, The Conversation
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A family that has planted 6,000 trees in Mumbai wants others to take a leaf out of their book
Beginning in 2000, Vinay Athalye planted 5,500 saplings in Aarey Colony over 15 years. Now his family is continuing his work.
Kartik Chandramouli
Video
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‘They’ll announce winner of Sales Premier League’: Danish Sait spoofs annual sales conferences
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Watch: Unconnected ‘wind phone’ provides comfort to those grieving from Fukushima disaster losses
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Watch: Nick Jonas releases 1980s – and Priyanka Chopra Jonas – inspired pop track, ‘This Is Heaven’
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Watch: Police constable regulates traffic with a baby in her arms
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Watch: Banksy’s creative video confirms he’s behind powerful artwork on the wall of a British jail
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Despite warnings, Indian government wants to take help from private industries in reviving forests
Amid scepticism, the environment ministry assured that the new guidelines will not affect the rights of forest dwellers or tribals.
Mayank Aggarwal
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In India, can private forests be the answer to deforestation, wildlife loss and pollution?
More trees are always welcome. But are private forests really a win-win situation?
Manu Moudgil
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Proposal to involve private sector in increasing India’s green cover has environmentalists worried
Leasing of wasteland to the corporate sector for re-greening is among the major recommendations of an expert committee formed by the environment ministry.
Mayank Aggarwal
The Reel
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Five animated films that ‘Bombay Rose’ director Gitanjali Rao wants you to watch
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‘7 Kadam’ trailer: Ronit Roy and Amit Sadh play father and son in football-themed show
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ review: Treachery and remorse in drama about the Black Panther Party
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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Earth has more trees now than 35 years ago (but don’t start celebrating just yet)
The world’s tree cover increased by 2.24 million square kilometers from 1982 to 2016. But there is a caveat: tree cover is not necessarily forest cover.
Mongabay.com
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Haryana government backed a real estate firm that wanted to cut trees in the protected Aravallis
The state forest department objected to the firm’s application but a senior bureaucrat asked for protections to be waived.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
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Haryana lifts curbs on cutting two trees species, then hastily revokes decision
State forest department official says order was a ‘typing mistake’. Move would have greatly benefited real-estate developers in NCR.
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
The Field
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India v South Africa: World Cup quest begins for Mithali Raj and Co in long-awaited return to action
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Swiss Open Super 300: PV Sindhu sets up blockbuster final against Carolina Marin
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Fourth Test: Our bench strength is strong, standards won’t be drop during transition, says Kohli
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