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The first Indian woman who converted polythene into ashes
Nasira Akhtar of Kanipora village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district recounts how she discovered a magical herb to dispose of plastic waste. This is her story of “ridicule, shaming, mocking – I went...
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Mizoram’s Chite Lui River is crying for help
Samir Gachi makes a living by washing vehicles at Chite Veng village on the outskirts of Aizawl in Mizoram. The 32-year-old who hails from Nepal earns around Rs 800 every day by washing 15 vehicles....
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Dry taps drive people to toxic groundwater in Bihar
An ugly yellow stain coats water storage tanks, faucets, buckets and hand-cranked tubewells tapping underground water in Saharsa district of Bihar. Many people sport yellowish teeth. Even everyday...
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Horseshoe crab – the living fossil on brink of extinction
Older than dinosaurs, horseshoe crabs are the true blue-blooded folks of the blue planet. Until a few years ago, these ancient mariners sunning on wave-tossed sandy beaches of Odisha and West Bengal...
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The horseshoe crab, one of the oldest living animals on the planet, is facing extinction. The Indian horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) and the mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda)...
View ArticleEco bricks offer hope against plastic pollution
This initiative, originating in the Angul Municipality of Odisha, holds the promise of transforming the district through plastic recycling. Eco-bricks, crafted from various plastic waste, including...
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Erratic rainfall clouds butterfly migration in Tamil Nadu
On the southern edge of the Indian subcontinent, where the Western Ghats meet the Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu, a delicate phenomenon unfolds twice every year — butterfly migration. Beyond the known...
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Village battles cancer as Punjab’s environmental crisis deepens
Sirsiwala, a village in Punjab’s Mansa district, is a place where mentioning the word ‘cancer’ is avoided out of fear. The pervasive grip of cancer in Punjab and the devastating toll of suicide tied...
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