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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Young professionals are fleeing crisis-hit Pakistan in hope of a better future
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Mauritian Bhojpuri is being dressed in Hindu nationalist robes – and I’m in mourning
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In hot Rajasthan, solar-powered coolers help herders earn more from camel milk
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Watch: ‘3 Idiots’ stars Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan comically reunite to promote new film
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Toddler says she didn’t like ‘Pathaan’, Shah Rukh Khan posts video with a promise to work harder
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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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‘Hold on to my fur’: Musician remixes cat’s meowing to create this song (and others)
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Caught on CCTV: Woman’s chain snatched while getting into a lift in the building she lives in
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Watch: Stunning video of a tiger crossing the river in Jim Corbett national park
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Toddler says she didn’t like ‘Pathaan’, Shah Rukh Khan posts video with a promise to work harder
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Watch: TV host Ellen DeGeneres surprised with marriage vow renewal ceremony by wife Portia de Rossi
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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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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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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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Watch: Sania Mirza recounts her journey at the Australian Open – ‘Everything started here for me’
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NBA: LeBron James within touching distance of setting all-time scoring record
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Tennis: Alycia Parks stuns world No 5 Caroline Garcia to win first WTA title in Lyon
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Davis Cup: Borna Coric helps Croatia reach Finals; South Korea and Finland prevail in upset wins
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Boris Becker welcomed back to German tennis ‘with open arms’ after release from London prison