Today, the Amur falcon is the talk of the town. But one chapter of its story begins in mass slaughter; a reminder of the importance of community-driven conservation.
IAS officer Supriya Sahu says Wildlife Institute of India tracked one bird last year. It’s tracking 3 this year & they followed same route with ‘astonishing precision'.
Diwali celebrations in Kollukudipatti are marked only by oil lamps and sweets distributed by district officials—a gesture to honour the villagers’ silent guardianship of the birds.
A new study shows that over 20 species of birds, separated by 50 million years of evolution, use the same call when they see their respective brood parasite species.
Okhla Bird Sanctuary was once a jewel on the East Asian Flyway. Now bird numbers have dropped, habitats are degraded, and visitors are mostly morning walkers, couples, and reel-makers.
According to a spokesperson for the airline, refunds or complimentary rescheduling are being offered to guests and alternative arrangements are being made to fly passengers to Delhi.
Geo-tagging reports by Wildlife Institute of India show how Chiuluan 2, named so after a Manipur village, has made its way back to eastern Asia for breeding season starting early June.
The expansion of settlements, livestock production, pest removal, and cultivation has degraded and destroyed natural landscapes, threatening unique species.
Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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