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Friday, November 1, 2024
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Topic: Forest

New study finds forests destroyed by wildfires emit carbon long after the flames die

A forest’s CO2 sink recovers slowly, with the burnt area continuing to release CO2 for several years after wildfires die. This exceeds the amount of CO2 produced from the fire itself.

SubscriberWrites: Delhi — Virtual Green or Real Green?

According to Government claims Delhi has 20 lakh trees and its tree covered area is 300 sq. km -the largest among all metropolitan cities in the country.

Bootleggers, smugglers, and forest rangers—the hidden war in Delhi’s wildlife sanctuaries

Instead of protecting the leopards, hyenas, civets, jackals, nilgai, and other animals, Delhi forest officials are crossing swords with bootleggers. Except, they are doing it with batons and sticks.

‘Yams over grenades’ in Assam. Samir Bordoloi & his green commandos make farming cool again

Samir Bordoloi’s Assam food forest has brought the elephants back to the jungle by planting bamboo trees. They no longer trample the village rice fields.

India’s changes to forest conservation law draws protests from environmental activists

The new law will require no federal government clearance for some green areas to be used for eco-tourism facilities, such as building government-owned zoos.

MP’s Nepanagar forest is the new battleground. IPS, IFS, tribals, activists, mafia at war

Three district forest officers have been transferred out of Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district, and two of them served for less than two months.

Take a forest ‘bath’ to recharge. City life causing greater risk of mental health

We need to spend at least half an hour in nature per week to feel the mental health benefits.

Geologists, JCB & a brother’s love — how Telangana man trapped in cave was rescued in 19-hr op

Chaada Raju was stuck for 42 hrs in a crevice between 2 boulders in Singarayapalli forest area. A huge team of cops, forest officials & geologists blasted through rocks to pull him out.

A big win for homebuyers in boom town near Mumbai. SC order on sanctuary clears confusion

Court exempted Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Vasai-Virar from order mandating buffer zone around protected forests. The satellite town near Mumbai has been seeing real estate boom.

‘He was aggressive & restless’ — doctor who treated knife wound of Mehrauli murder accused

New Delhi: A doctor who treated Aaftab Amin Poonawalla, accused of murdering his live-in partner, chopping the body into pieces and dumping them in...

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Bibek Debroy was an ‘Acharya’ in India’s intellectual history

In the centuries to come, economist Bibek Debroy's Mahabharata will attain the importance we attach to the texts of Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhvacharya.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.