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PROTECTING SACRED GROVES
- Sanctity of glaciers
Glaciers, revered as life-givers, are declining due to global warming. This retreat devastates ecosystems and water supplies. It also deepl...
Graves of Australian soldiers damaged in Gaza war zone, Canberra commits to full restorationGaza's war cemetery, a resting place for over 250 Australian ANZAC heroes, has been bulldozed. Satellite images confirm extensive damage to...
'India not for beginners': Internet erupts with videos of devotees parading with snakes around their necks during Nag Panchami melaA unique spectacle unfolded in Bihar's Samastipur district during the annual Nag Panchami fair. Devotees, ranging from young boys to elderl...
Revere and conserveSacred trees thrive due to reverence. The Gurusheng tree in Arunachal Pradesh grew from Dalai Lama's stick. Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Tree in Sri...
Sacred and protectedIn a groundbreaking move, the city of Linhares, Brazil, has granted legal personhood to ocean waves, recognizing their intrinsic right to e...
- Sacred groves and Sarna
In Chota Nagpur, Sal tree groves are treated as sacred groves, called Jaher Than or Jaher Ghar. Sacred worship is carried out by the commun...
Kerala government adopts divine route to fight climate changeThe government of Kerala has implemented a project to improve the green cover and water resources of more than 3,000 temples managed by fiv...
Janhvi Kapoor, father Boney congratulate artist Subash Awchat on solo show at Mumbai art opening; Naseeruddin Shah in attendanceThe artist's show will move to Gallery Art & Soul on December 18.
Move over organic farming, Bengaluru is all for 'natural farming' nowMany Bengalureans may have just discovered the joy of composting at home and growing their own food.
Study maps distribution of wild herbivores outside Tiger Reserves in KarnatakaA new scientific study by the Wildlife Conservation Society India Program has assessed seasonal distribution patterns of five wild herbivor...
Haryana okays buffer for Mangarbani groveEnding the controversy over the protection of Mangarbani grove, the apex panel decided to protect the area and demarcate a 500m buffer as "...
Aravali not a forest, says Haryana forest department orderThe order implies that vast tracts of forests, including most parts of the sacred Mangarbani grove, would now be recorded as 'not forest'.
- World Wide Fund to document sacred groves of Himachal Pradesh
Focus this time would be on groves situated in the interiors of the state such as those in remote areas of Dodra Kawar.
Plants of plentyThe Great Spirit that supposedly fulfils all the desires of the devotees also teaches them the value of forbearance and curbing of wanton u...
- 100 trees felled in Mangar Bani
There is some fresh evidence of around 100 of trees having been cut in and around Mangar Bani in the Aravalis even as the ministry of envir...
- Land grab in the Aravalis: Green tribunal steps in
Taking suo motu cognizance of TOI report, National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notices to the principal conservator of forest and...
- Special incentive to protect sacred groves in Kerala
While the dwindling forest cover is a matter of concern that has not been addressed successfully in Kerala, the state forest department has...
- Biodiversity conservation gets a push
The state forest department has developed a plan for conservation of the rich biodiversity outside the protected forest areas, that is, wil...
Cosmic CoilsAn awesome nine-hooded serpent carved on a single sheet of limestone dominates the ruins of the Buddhist Stupa unearthed at Kanaganahalli i...
- Kerala to protect sacred groves
With global warming spurring biodiversity conservation efforts, the Kerala government has started an ambitious programme to protect 'sacred...