Columns This summer, I discovered wasps possess swarm intelligence, and bonded with them over water One morning, when I was thinking what water means to all of us, I saw a swarm of wasps rushing,...
Columns Experts are studying the shifts in butterfly ranges to understand the impacts of climate change It helps them determine which places are warmer, wetter and more susceptible to climate variabilities. As temperatures go up, many...
Columns Just the memories of a palash tree in its blazing glory makes the spring of the lockdown bearable Confined to my home with nowhere to go, I take a trip back in time to the tea stall in...
Columns Barring a few metropolitan cities, the house sparrow is doing well in rural areas in India If sparrows enter our homes, it’s because we want them there. I can’t think of any other wild animal which...
Columns We would perhaps value food more if we have to really search for it. Learn from a woodpecker The tree may not mind the scars the woodpecker leaves; and the woodpecker perhaps does not mind hundreds of attempts...
Columns The Wetlands Day should be celebrated every day as the future of wetlands in India is uncertain There are still lakhs of wetlands in India but they are disappearing. The banks of the river Yamuna, for instance,...
Columns What happens in Rajasthan’s Sambhar lake can impact the global population of bird species Birds know better than us where to go, when to leave for their journey and when to stop. Our part...
The ‘nip in the air’ is now a bite into the lungs. The coming of winter is no longer a happy time for India While the National Capital takes up air pollution headlines, we also have 14 of the world’s most polluted cities. While...
