English Sheroes to the rescue: Four villagers from Odisha earn plaudits for dousing fire in Sal forests Without waiting for the forest officials to arrive at the blaze site, two minor girls aged 13 and 16 and...
English Have you stopped wearing your mask? India could be vulnerable to a 4th COVID wave, warns a survey A survey has found nine out of 10 respondents complain people either do not have a mask at all or...
English Mahua flowers are not just of cultural significance to tribal communities but also the fulcrum of their economy The mood is festive in large tracts of forests and lands central India as adivasi communities gather the mahua flowers,...
English Sardar Sarovar Project, the Statue of Unity and the dispossessed Adivasis The tribal people of six villages who lost their lands in 1961 for the Sardar Sarovar Dam’s colony, the Kevadia...
Immediate action required to limit global warming to 1.5°C, need to halve emissions by 2030: IPCC report Limiting global warming will require major transitions in the energy sector, the third instalment of the IPCC’s sixth assessment report...
‘Divine Tides’ pays tribute to the environment and the magnificence of earth, and wins a Grammy Indian music composer Ricky Kej wins his second Grammy for his collaborative album, Divine Tides, along with Stewart Copeland. The...
Uttar Pradesh govt announces Rs 585 crores relief package for crop loss due to unseasonal rains, floods The state government’s relief package aims to compensate farmers who had faced devastating damage to their crops due to floods...
Mopin: A harvest festival in Arunachal Pradesh Dance, music and worship make up the celebrations in rural Arunachal Pradesh as the Galo tribal community offer thanks to...
English Odisha: Zoological Survey of India tags 6,500 Olive ridley sea turtles to know more about the endangered species With the endangered Olive ridley sea turtles achieving the largest-ever recorded nesting in Odisha in the last week, scientists from...
English Tribal communities celebrate Sarhul, their new year, by worshipping the Sal tree Sarhul, which means worshipping of the Sal tree, is the main festival of the tribal population of Jharkhand. The festival,...
