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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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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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