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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicEcological restoration

Topic: ecological restoration

Restoring Jaipur’s Jal Mahal took 5 yrs. Now it has 170 bird species

Architect Rajeev Lunkad has chronicled the restoration project in his book, ‘Jal Mahal: Revival of the Pleasure Palace’. Lunkad unveiled the book at the Humayun’s Tomb Museum.

Seaweed is the new solution to climate crisis. A UK startup is on it

Carbon Kapture’s seaweed farm can scale up to 250 hectares and grow around 11,000 tonnes of seaweed per year, which will boost biodiversity & water quality.

Renewable energy to climate action — how India can achieve sustainable development in 2022

At COP26, PM Modi highlighted the need for “mindful and deliberate utilisation” rather than “wasteful consumption”. But achieving it needs work.

Why scientists are breeding sunflower sea stars to fight climate change

From Alaska to Mexico, this enormous invertebrate was a common sight on the seabed. But between 2013 and 2017, an estimated 91% of its population was wiped out.

Western Ghats forest cover improved after active ecological restoration, says study

Active ecological restoration process includes steps to prevent cutting of wood and growth of weeds, and planting diverse variety of native species.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.