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500 plants, 100 birds, 25 butterfly species: At 23, Delhi boy turns home terrace into lush urban forest. How a childhood love for birdwatching sparked a mission to protect urban wildlifeAman Sharma, a 23-year-old Delhi resident, has transformed his 15,000 sq ft terrace into a thriving urban forest, a testament to his passio...
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari voices concern over concretisation of Kolkata, says green cover rules were being ignoredWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has launched a major tree plantation drive. The campaign aims to plant 1.10 crore trees across ...
A hidden city grid is emerging beneath tropical forests as laser scans expose roads, terraces, and ancient platformsDense jungles conceal ancient cities. LiDAR, an airborne laser mapping technique, now unveils these hidden urban layouts. It penetrates fol...
In 1978, a routine roadwork project in Mexico City exposed a colossal Aztec monument hidden beneath the streets for centuriesRoutine work in Mexico City unearthed a massive stone carving of the goddess Coyolxauhqui. This find in 1978 proved crucial. It led to exte...
Assembly Election Results 2026: Key takeaways from trends in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam & PuducherryEarly election trends across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry point to major political shifts, with voters moving awa...
Maharashtra moves SC to regularise Zudpi jungle encroachments; contradicts expert report, own lawsThe Maharashtra government is requesting the Supreme Court to exclude 86,409 hectares of Zudpi jungle land in Vidarbha from the Forest (Con...
How Safari Industries is navigating demands of new-age travellers, increased competition from D2C brandsCompetition from startups in the luggage industry, and evolving traveller demands has meant legacy players like Safari Industries need to i...
How a Bengaluru man turned his rented 1BHK into mini jungle with 500 plants? Internet is obsessedA Bengaluru resident has converted a 1BHK rental apartment into a lush, green space. The tenant pays Rs 12,000 monthly for the Kasturi Naga...
Naxalism vanishing from jungles, but taking root in urban centres: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced the near-eradication of Naxalism in India’s jungles, warning of its spread in urban areas. He critic...
CoBRA versus guerrilla: Jungles of Kashmir will witness a new warfare nowCoBRA commandos are trained in elite Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare (CIJWS) School in Mizoram, and they possess advanced equipment a...
Wildlife thriving in Delhi's urban jungles: Two leopard cubs spotted in Asola SanctuaryA video shared by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) on its Instagram page showed a leopard cub emerging from a burrow inside the sa...
Ex KazInd, an annual Exercise between Indian Army and Kazakhstan Army was conducted at Foreign Training Node, UmroiThe Indian Army contingent participated with a company strength from 6th Battalion the 11th Gorkha Rifles and similar strength participated...
From grey to green: World cities uprooting the urban jungle
Hennur mini forest an oasis in urban jungle but who will pay for its Upkeep?The Forest Department, whose efforts turned a wasteland on a dry lakebed into a serene mini forest, is weighing various options to generate...
Prime Minister to launch 'Rurban' mission in Chhattisgarh on February 21Modi will next week launch a 'Rural-Urban (Rurban) mission in Chhattisgarh, aimed at proper implementation of various development schemes.
NSG trains commandos to handle hostage crisis situationsThe Force Commanders of the elite force who have earlier in their careers operated in such non-urban areas have been tasked with the traini...
Need a break from the urban jungle? Try these weekend getawaysIt’s not very often that you get a chance to go rappelling on a waterfall. Good news is, it’s possible in Lavasa, a few hours drive away fr...
Sparrows lose homes in urban jungleSparrows seems to be flying out in search of another habitat.The house sparrows, the most commonly sighted bird in the country, is graduall...
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No time for tigers in MaharashtraRTI query reveals that forest officers in Maharashtra spend just 50 days a year inside forests.