Positive Stories
After securing rights over 5,352 hectares forest, this tribal village becomes an ecotourism hub
Last August, the gram sabha of Jabarra village in Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh secured rights over 5,352 hectares forest. By focusing on ecotourism, this tribal village has attracted many tourists
Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
To beat the lockdown blues, traditional artisans of Kachchh in Gujarat go online
The business of world famous Ajrakh artisans of Gujarat is badly hurt due to the lockdown. They are now taking help of the internet and social media platforms to sell their unique artworks
Azera Parveen Rahman
International Yoga Day: At 123 … he is the happiest man alive!
“Yoga brings mental peace and happiness. I am not only the oldest, but also the happiest living man in the world,” said Swami Sivananda, who was born on August 8, 1896, while sharing the secret behind his long and happy life
Varsha Ramachandran
Forget the chaos and hardships of life, come fall in love with nature … once again
Abhishek Verma is a travel photographer. Occasionally, he cuts himself off from the rest of the world, packs his bag, and leaves for the mountains. Let’s see nature through his lens
Abhishek Verma
Watch these birds and animals in their happy space … their natural habitat. A photo series
Nature Photography Day is celebrated to motivate people to pick up the camera and shoot mother nature in its purest form. Here are some nature and wildlife shots by Amit Mishra
Amit Mishra
This is how a solar-powered hospital in Jharkhand is dealing with the COVID pandemic
To serve two of the most under-developed districts of the state – Palamu and Latehar – this hospital has, over the years, taken many proactive steps to add services to cater to the needs of the villagers
Lanvin Concessao
An elephant kills a girl. Later, a few men thrash an elephant to death. Is this poetic justice?
This forest guard had to deal with an unusual situation. But it made him reflect. The elephants are not trespassers, we, humans, are encroachers. And yet, we keep blaming the elephants
Trideep Mahato
This Environment Day, I want to come clean. I committed a crime when I was a child
Over the years, I have learnt to respect animals, birds and plants. But I feel angry when I see adults not respecting nature and when they don’t teach their children to do the same
Shivani Gupta
“Just one tiny virus is enough to bring the whole human world down to its knees!”
It’s time we respected nature before it is too late to pull back from the catastrophic results of our greed and parasitic behaviour. It shocks and saddens me to no end to see people chop down trees
Swagata Shrivastava
The Morning Glory flower and my new friend, a cat … my takeaways from the lockdown
For someone who is always fascinated by the unknown, the lockdown gave me an opportunity to explore nature and biodiversity. As I came closer to nature, nature came closer to me