ENVIRONMENT
Supreme Court Enforces New Safeguards for Tiger Reserves Across India
SC Orders States to Notify ESZs, Imposes Strict Curbs on Tiger Tourism
In a major boost to wildlife protection, the Supreme Court has issued a...
A worker killed in elephant attack
A worker was killed in a wild elephant attack at Emmegundi Coffee Plantation near Elk Hill in Virajpet taluk.
The incident occurred when the worker,...
DEVELOPMENT OR DESTRUCTION? KODAGU’s CONUNDRUM
I have written time and again about the dangers of unplanned and questionable projects coming up in Kodagu. Yet, it seems our warnings fall...
The drongo that went cuckoo
The fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus dicruroides) is a species of cuckoo that resembles the Black drongo (D. macrocercus). It is found mainly in hill forests...
Birdman of India
Dr. Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (1896 – 1987), fondly known as the “Birdman of India,” and "The Father of Indian Ornithology" was one of...