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• 800-year-old Shiva temple unearthed near Melur
• Experts flag threat of plastic pollution in oceans
• Youth of Harsh village set a real-life example of success on the ground
• T.N. notifies greater flamingo sanctuary at Dhanushkodi
• Microplastics, nanoplastics: The new millennium threat in Nilgiris
• Restored Tangal Keni to become an eco-park
• Culture and conservation in the Devarakaadus
• 26ft Tiruppur menhir likely to be declared protected monument
• Greener side of Bastar as forest cover increases
• 700-km ‘green wall’ to be launched to restore Aravalli health
• Ancient Siva temples of Pazhaiyanur
• Can we truly beat plastic pollution?
• Purification of Guardian deity Mount Khangchendzonga
• Heritage-based approach to Kheer Bhawani temple: A historical roots and cultural tapestry of Kheer Bhawani pilgrimage in KP community
• Forest officials identify 104 heritage trees for spl protection
• Seven Thirukazhukundram ponds to get new life
• School lesson on a tapioca tradition gives students a taste of Kerala’s food heritage
• Historic pond in GR Noida village to be restored as tourism spot
• Conservation efforts pay off, nesting of Olive Ridley turtles increases in the city
• This way to Gali Mandir Wali
• Tamilnadu records 7.8L birds, 798 species during synchronised survey
• Forest dept creates tourism spots in Eastern Ghats
• Survey records 397 wetland bird species in State
• Kodumbalur, which was the seat of power of Irukkuvels, is an architectural marvel
• Gujarat’s count jumps 32%, spreads to 11 dists
• NGT asks Delhi Govt to look at Geo-tagging trees to curb illegal felling
• For these temple turtles, paneer is the top pick
• Less water, more rice: Why gene editing may be a game changer
• Vedanthangal sanctuary facing crisis as water dries up due to canal encroachments
• Tiny bees are environmental superheroes
• Advanced Institute of Wildlife Conservation to manage State’s endangered species fund
• Green dreams
• Threatened, near-threatened birds flock to Udaipur’s Menar wetland
• Waste-to-energy plant could affect 50 bird species, says Puliyur Trust
• Finding calm in Chaos
• From Rudra to Bholenath
• The Forest of enchantments
• Beyond the beaches of Bali
• A thousand Buddhas
• Connecting the dots
• ASI completes conservation work in Lodhi-era stepwell
• Saraswati Pushkaralu: Kaleshwaram reverberates with spiritual vivacity
• Butterfly migration this year takes flight over Garden city earlier than expected
• Story of sacred Jharkhand hill at centre of friction between Jains and Santals
• Original Sheesh mahal gets heritage makeover
• Work on to save shrinking island in Gulf of Mannar
• Urban forest with indigenous trees, bushes shrubs inaugurated at Marol Industrial Estate
• Solid refrigerant
• Pre-monsoon census of wildlife begins
• A ritual in the river
• After mega water project, MP & Maha plan to set up spiritual tourism circuit
• A mango miracle and birth of India’s first woman saint
• Green charge
• His divine feat of clay
• Guardians of the green
• Sprouting sustainable, nutrition-sensitive food systems
• India’s green cover grew to 25.17% of geographical area
• The world of Hanuman Mandir
• Lion-tailed macaques on forest floor too
• Mommy-Scapes
• Market forces have led to degradation of forest ecosystems in Goa: Study
• Rooted in resilience: The grit of Delhi’s trees
• How sangam texts helped track the Nilgiri Tahr
• 2.29L Olive ridley hatchings saves in TN despite early losses
• The force that can bind us
• Camera-trap survey finds 57 leopards in Sanjay Gandhi park, nearby areas
• Nauradehi sanctuary in MP to be 3rd home for cheetahs
• The Buffalo roams our Mythscape
• Rooting for nature
• When every rock tells an artistic story
• Hail the Fire Goddesses
• Vindhyavali saves the day
• Talakad: A capital lost beneath the sands
• Fortify immunity with local herbs and millets: Experts
• Evidence of taxman in 800-year-old inscriptions
• Endangered Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle makes Ganga home again after 3 decades
• Breathing life into Vembanad lake
• GI tag sought for Pollachi tall coconut
• Trailing the Tiger
• With a sweet touch
• AI – Based Forest Management
• 75% vultures in Indore div vanish in just two months
• Majestic Mansrovar
• The Bishnoi community risks their lives for wildlife and trees
• The day called Akshaya Tritiya
• Small rise in blackbuck, spotted deer numbers at Guindy National Park
• Kuno gets 5 new cubs; key mixing of S African, Namibian lineages
• Endangered species of turtles reintroduced in Ganga River
• Climate change threatens centuries-old cultural practices too, says IIT-M prof
• Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
• Solace in summer
• Madurai tries bamboo fix temple litter woes
• 34 captive-bred vultures start journey from Pinjore to Maharashtra, set for soft release in tiger reserves
• Three ecologically restored wetlands filled to the brim
• Locals fume as tomb in Karnataka gets converted into mutton market
• A compassionate Nandi in an ancient Siva temple
• A tale of courage and faith from the Jatakas
• Khair-un-Nissa’s Rang Mahal gateway gets a new lease of life after decades of neglect
• Mayday for winged migrants
• 12 historical monuments to be declared as protected
• Small changes, big impact
• Where the grass was green
• Sravanagudi’s treasure trove of inscriptions
• A temple where a great scholar is worshipped
• HC bans 28 plastic items in Western Ghats
• 4000-yr-old chariot to be displayed at National Museum’s Harappan gallery
• The paints cure as renowned tribal artist ‘Kitna’ passes away
• Mugger crocodile survey on to reduce conflict with humans
• Tamil New Year Significance
• A sacred grove that is a storehouse of rare fauna and its strong bond with residents
• Rare Indian giant flying squirrel spotted in Ranikhet mountains
• Why Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh is the current tourism hotspot!
• Amid controversy in Bihar Sharif, a short history of clock towers
• Promoting Medicinal and aromatic plants
• Hailey Lane underground
• Grassland habitat in Guindy National Park set for revival to support blackbuck population
• Village moves heaven & earth to save trapped sparrow
• Ensuring the safety of elephants
• Kerala and T.N. to conduct joint Nilgiri tahr census from April 24
• Ahimsa Parmo Dharmah: The eternal message of Lord Mahavira
• Saving Graze
• A Siva temple atop a hillock in the ancient Pallava area
• Preserving Kashmir’s Cultural Heritage: A legacy of beauty, tradition and resilience
• Zoo to welcome new animals to enhance species diversity
• Surat history revives: 600-yr-old Khammavati stepwell still intact
• Heavenly glow: Ayodhya cheers Ram Lalla’s solar tilak
• Why Buddhism faded in the land of its birth
• Touch wood
• Madras HC ensures 150-year-old banyan tree stays
• The primitive and vulnerable tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• India celebrates spring
• SC directs CEC to survey forests in Agasthyamalai for encroachments
• India’s conservation efforts prevented lions from extinction
• Annapurna one of the most enchanting forms of Durga
• Vulture count in Nilgiris reserve up by 70 in a year
• Return of the vulture
• Jeen Mata is Goddess of bumblebees
• Govt. using modern tech to prevent negative human-animal interactions
• Sacred Rituals
• Maha Kumbh now a case study for the ages
• Concern raised on felling of over 4L trees in Raj forest for Project Cheetah
• Tribals excel in natural water conservation efforts
• Warangal Chapata Chilli gets the GI tag
• Hindus follow Dharma of Ramakrishna-Bibekananda
• The decades-old dispute over who controls Mahabodhi temple
• Tamil Nadu working on a blueprint to protect the ‘feathered foresters’ that restore ecology
• Kumbakonam betel leaf, a blend of tenderness and tradition, gets GI tag
• Water resources Department to rejuvenate the water body
• Historic find
• Amidst rubble in Manthangudi village lies Chola history
• Musical boulders found near Hampi linked to Vijaya Vitthala temple
• On this heritage walk, nuggets of city’s history come to life
• Passage to Barabar: An iron curtain is lifted
• The green guardians
• A Centre-State ‘rice deal’ that secured the shelter of Nilgiri tahrs in Munnar
• Bhadra tiger reserve area extended by 7,000 acres
• Rural communities show most awareness of climate change
• In celebration of tribal festival Sarhul, link to communities’ history, politics
• The cultural and scientific relevance of Navaratri
• Siva temple associated with Vishnu on OMR
• Panaji’s Art Deco heritage
• Vibrant colours of Gorsam Kora festival
• TN launches Hornbill Conservation initiatives
• Invasive water hyacinth turned into organic manure in W.G.
• 393 tigers in five reserves in State
• Walking through history: How colonisation shaped Bengaluru’s fort and pete areas
• Conservation of Heritage sites
• After Nalanda, another Bihar university set to rise from the ruins
• Bael’s place in worship, wellness, and the wild
• Zambaulim gears up for grand gulalotsav celebrations
• Maa Baglamukhi – the female form of personification of the Mahavidyas
• A small Siva shrine akin to the famous Thiruvanaikaval temple
• Yoga takes over Meghalaya’s Living Root Bridge
• The ancient tale behind popular Ayurvedic remedy
• Ancient Vishnu idol washes ashore at Pedda Rushikonda beach in Visakhapatnam
• Battle memories at Luz church
• Shigmo festival in Surla celebrates unity with traditional visit to Peer Saheb Dargah
• Panguni and Mannargudi
• World Water Day: Protecting our most precious resource
• 5,800 Himalaya rock glaciers store water equal to several lakes
• Significance of World Sparrow Day and Conservation
• Of old stones, sins and sacred donations
• Of the hero stones awaiting discovery
• Centre to revive tradition of Kamba Ramayana
• The need to preserve Sacred Groves
• Elephants in temple festival tradition: SC stays HC order
• Reflections on lend and the Ganga of Christianity
• Sheetala Ashtami - Of faith and health
• Beyond this premier facility, heritage that dates back to medieval era
• T’s Mudumal menhirs in Unesco tentative list
• Irulas flock to Mamallapuram shores to pay tribute to ancestral goddess
• Braving intense heat in Kerala, devotees converge for sacred Attukal Pongala
• Cultural and social significance of Holi festival
• Kanger Valley National Park listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Bengal gets 1st photo record of rare grass owl
• Four sites of MP on Unesco tentative world heritage list
• Forest therapy, exploring the healing power of forests
• Vijayanagar period hero stone found in Tirupattur dt
• Heritage impact study to be conducted on Mamallapuram temple
• Honouring traditions
• Heritage on trial
• 7 islands in Uttara Kannada identified for eco-tourism boost
• SJTA seeks UNESCO recognition for Rath Yatra
• India adds 58th tiger reserve to tally as MP gets its 9th park
• Understanding the holy month of fasting
• Thakkolam temple, a treasure trove of Tamil history, needs restoration
• This school goes beyond textbooks to give students lessons in sustainability
• Rethinking Waste: the need for responsible garbage management
• The Hero in a Basket
• Guindy National Park restores grasslands for return of blackbuck
• All about Chapchar Kut festival, the spring festival of Mizoram
• Environmental activists root for decentralised waste management
• 300-year-old Vamana stone used to mark land found near Tiruchuli
• Renewed focus on Dwarka: An underwater exercise to understand the ancient city
• Gujarat lost 286 lions, 456 leopards in two years, says govt in Assembly
• The way to protect orans
• PM announces expansion of wildlife conservation efforts
• On World Wildlife Day, focus on T.N.’s lesser-known species
• Asiatic lion population rising, says PM after Gir sanctuary safari
• Climate change: Punjab sees decline in migratory birds for past six years
• Rethinking wildlife conservation in India
• Gods in motion
• The many mysteries of the Naga Sadhus
• 10 best cultural festivals of India
• Tech to play major role in detecting, fighting fires in Nilgiris forests
• NIT-Tiruchi professor comes up with ‘magic bag’ to remove trash from water
• Ekta Ka Mahakumbh – The dawn of a new era
• After tigers, cheetahs, number of vultures soars to 12K in MP
• Gujarat soars as India’s bird capital, sets records in diversity, conservation
• Picturesque ancient caves emerge as ideal ecotourism destination
• Stone inscription at Mulgao sheds light on Buddhist past
• Miraculous Shivling of Dalsar!
• Maha Shivratri which coincides with last day of Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj
• Mahashivratri: A night of devotion, transformation and awakening
• Golconda Fort, Charminar in top 10 ASI list
• Spotted: Rare slender-billed gull at Pallikaranai marsh
• Sacred groves destroyed, turned into tiger enclosure, allege Similipal tribals
• 369 bird species sighted in TN
• Rock Garden demolition sparks protests
• When the meek turn, there will be Havoc
• Purmandal: A sacred cultural and religious gem of Shivratri celebrations
• Kailash temple: A sacred, ancient and spiritual gem in Jammu
• Maha team in Paris to seek Unesco tag for Shivaji forts
• Leopard absence disrupts ecology in Kambalakonda
• The Evolution of a Harappan icon
• Sivasagar’s Shiva Dol
• 2L trees to save Odisha’s black tigers
• Tunnel found under Murugan temple near Tiruvallur
• Call to designate hill as biodiversity heritage site
• Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj offers lesson for Brahmaputra river rejuvenation
• A carnival by the Brahmaputra
• 5 more cheetahs released in Kuno
• Pondy gets ancient forest trail in the centre of town
• Ancient stepwell found during demolition in Vallabh Nagar
• We have visitors!
• Countering modern critiques of classics
• The Kumbh of digital spirituality
• Celebrating a sage-unifer with Kashi-Tamil Sangamam
• Keeping traditions alive
• Endangered horseshoe crabs tagged at Gahirmatha beach
• Beyond the tiger!
• Nature guides trained at ATR
• 10 missions to mitigate rising human-animal conflict in State
• Heritage restored with care – and a touch of jaggery
• Kandanar Kelan Theyyam
• Lion census 2025: CCTV cams to help traditional methods
• Diversity: In a 1st, scientific assessment of animal species at PTR in Jharkhand
• Three-year study maps rich snake diversity on city college campus
• Vultures showing alarming population decline
• Best out of waste
• The tallest Kuru elder from the Mahabharata
• Come hell or high water
• Trawl nets to be fitted with turtle excluder devices on trial basis: T.N. to NGT Bench
• Panbari Reserved Forest reopens for public
• Nuggets of History
• Restoring heritage through temple care
• Scientific study on potential elephant corridors under way to arrive at final count
• Hornbill festival likely to be deferred to May this year
• Rath Saptami marks the end of Haldi-Kumkum
• A sacred sanctuary of biodiversity and spirituality
• 3 cheetah cubs released to test survival in Indian wilds
• What is the SC directive on sacred groves?
• The tactile appeal of Chola Bronze
• TN aims to notify 100 wetlands amid resistance
• An Indian jackal up against the plastic pandemic
• Dig, discover, experience a 2,500-yr-old civilisation in a Gujarat museum
• 4 more wetlands in India get Ramsar tag as Sikkim and Jharkhand join list
• Two more T.N. bird sanctuaries get Ramsar tag; tally reaches 20
• India’s tiger population rose 30% over two decades’
• Basant celebrates Ma Saraswati, Shiv, and Spring
• Basant Panchami signifies ecstasy, peace and prosperity
• Celebrating Basant Panchami: A spring festival
• Madras University students uncover ancient rock art depicting elephant migration near Krishnagiri
• The storied Nangavaram boasts temples that are older than the Big Temple at Thanjavur
• Local paddy varieties key to climate-resilient farming
• Lord Murugan statue: traditional migratory path of elephants at Marudhamalai may face threat, feel conservationists
• Population of tigers thrives in Assam’s Orang reserve
• World’s smallest cat makes debut in West Bengal’s wild
• Echoes of the wild
• Madras literary society, weathering the vicissitudes of time, still thriving
• Ancient Siva temple connected with Garuda
• Strict action announced to protect Olive Ridleys
• Crossing over from darkness to the light
• UNESCO declares Indore, Udaipur as Wetlands cities
• Why J&K is issuing ‘Aadhaar’ to each chinar tree
• Symbolism of Sri Krishna’s Birth
• Save the world’s glaciers to save the planet: UN
• T.N. on the GI highway
• New finding in state push Iron Age back by 1.000 years
• Raja Raja Chola first king to survey, classify land
• Maha Kumbh-the largest congregation of faith and Indianness
• Discovering a heritage of devotion
• TN bans conocarpus species citing health, environmental concerns
• 5.2K birds of 117 species in U’khand’s Asan wetland
• Lost & found: Gujarat town & university dating to 300 CE
• ASI excavations in Ratnagiri spotlights ancient Buddhist site, its SE Asia links
• Rare winged guest ‘Great Bittern’ potted for the first time in Bhitarkanika
• Green protocol to be observed during temple festival
• Survey adds 24 new species to Munnar’s faunal stock
• Outward appearances, inner motives and all that greed
• A cultural map drawn with rice
• Frost in Ooty: Here today, gone tomorrow
• Learn from animals
• What dice means in Mahabharata
• Lord’s sacred abode
• Migratory birds return to Pallikaranai marshland
• Kumbh origin, history, appeal
• Ancient rock paintings discovered in Villupuram, date to pre-megalithic era
• Chitwadongri: A blend of archaeological heritage
• Sacred orans - Biocultural heritage of Rajasthan
• Maha Kumbh: The essence of India
• Study finds Western Ghats a hotspot of threatened freshwater species
• Potters get behind the wheel for Pongal
• ZSI team discovers pangolin species in Arunachal Pradesh
• The discovery of Pallas’s cat in India
• Heritage of India: A world treasure
• 30 arch gates for divinity and devotees at Sangam
• Value addition in temples floral waste
• Brahmaputra River: The hidden tourism potential
• Kumittipathy rock painting in Kovai declared protected site by TN govt
• Mystery of the Indus script
• Jagannath Puri in Bhubaneswar
• ‘Graffiti marks from TN archaeological sites similar to Indus Valley civilisation signs’
• Odisha organizes bird festival to showcase avian treasures
• Feathers of Resilience!
• Shishupala Mountain: A new hub for adventure in Mahasamund
• Meghalaya: Assam group accepts SOP for Mawjymbuin Cave
• A Vishnu temple studded with historical inscriptions
• Tribal festival
• Low-carbon computer code is the future
• Celebrating the birth of Sikhism’s classical hero
• Asian waterbird census 2025
• A sneak peek into Chola era marvels
• Kurinji blooms in prof’s garden in Madurai
• An avian quest for harmony with nature
• Importance of the diversity of rice cultivars
• Preparations in full swing for Adivasi Mela
• Lone vulture flies 4,000 km to reach TN from Maha
• ‘Declare a slender loris sanctuary in Kesampatti region of Madurai district’
• C’garh 1st state in country to link forest ecosystem with green GDP
• A temple in north Chennai where people gather to attend annual Carnatic concerts
• Faunal survey at Shendurney yields rich diversity
• Environmentalists flag flying of drones over Bhimgad sanctuary despite ban
• Kangchenjunga: Spiritual Sanctuary
• CSI church in Idukki to set up heritage museum
• A golden moment: Rare tiger family spotted in Kaziranga National Park
• One more tigress found, big cat count reaches 5 in Palamu Tiger Reserve
• Techie embraces organic farming to promote health
• Renovation of 140-year-old public office building in Pudukottai apace
• When festivals hop over religious lines
• India lost dense forests, gained tree cover, says Govt report
• Habitat contiguity, the next course of action to protect the Nilgiri tahr
• TN homes to 1,031 Nilgiri Tahrs
• Concerns over mining area proposal near Bukkapatna Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary
• Formulate policy to manage sacred groves, SC tells govt.
• Supreme Court bats for preservation of India’s ‘Sacred groves’
• MP plans new home for cheetahs, relocate leopards
• The spiritual/religious significance of chanting Om Namah Shivaya
• Unique conservation of Maratha Durbar hall offers insights into ancient building methods
• Anniversary of the story of the Lord
• A celebrated Siva temple with many unique features
• India saves 750 animals from Nepal temple sacrifice
• Rainwater harvesting helps resident stay water tanker-free year-round
• Kumaon mountains welcome migratory birds
• The greatest wonder in the world
• Tiger reserve planned in Kagaznagar forests
• Western Ghats have crossed tipping point, says ecologist Gadgil
• Why animals kill their young: many reasons, not just accident
• Gita – an antidote for life in Kali
• Environmentalist: Growing carbon accumulation detrimental to Nilgiris
• Green stress need to save Nilgiri mountains for the plains
• Ecologist Madhav Gadgil gets champions of the Earth award
• CM lauds Tawang’s 700-year-old Chakzam bridge as engineering and heritage marvel
• Gudalur forest division officials to upload tiger sightings on mobile app
• Govt and villagers in Karnataka uncover centuries-old secrets
• How God fulfils desires
• T.N. Forest Department temporarily suspends radio-collaring of State animal Nilgiri tahr
• Glimpses into the twin-city that Bengaluru was
• Study brings Indian stat tortoise to evidence-based conservation
• Gir Lions
• It’s time Kerala temples took mercy on the plight of elephants
• Are you ‘Tree-Blind’?
• 75 silent sentinels
• Govt. to set up fund to protect endangered species and enhance conservation efforts
• A Siva temple associated with a game of chess
• More cautionary tales from our epics
• In Andhra Pradesh, a day well spent
• Ecological balance is a must for survival
• Tales as old as time!
• Broadbill, Golden Oriole & Collared Falconet : Rare birds chirp in Nainital
• Telangana likely to have State butterfly soon
• 12th century Chola era pillar found
• Ducks fly to Pallikaranai, marsh now has 10K birds
• Collaring chaos to save lives, crops in Assam’s elephant corridors
• India’s 6-year climate action plan
• India’s 56th tiger reserve notified in Chhattisgarh
• Leopard density in Dooars tea estates higher than major nat’l parks: Study
• Wildlife cannot be manufactured, it’s for sustaining the Planet
• More efficient methods of tracking stubble burning needed, say experts
• It is important to know elephants backgrounds and their society
• ‘Kaalinga’ will be the scientific name for ‘Kaalinga Sarpa’ found in Western Ghats
• The Brahmaputra River: The lifeline and cultural symbol of Northeast
• Why CO2 has contributed the most to global warming
• Meet Andhra’s Forest man
• History of the ancient Pallava capital
• An ancient Siva temple associated with Sage - Vyaghrapada
• Never too old to click!
• Tracing history of Sarai Kale Khan: Gujjar stronghold to Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chowk
• Ramcharitmanas: People’s Ramayana
• Hornbill haven
• These Asian jungles have four kings
• Experts concerned over 2,000m lake formation on river in Uttarakhand
• Gudiyam rock shelters near city top trekking spot in TN
• Heritage walk explores essence of ‘Mutt’ culture in Puri
• Assam: Jatinga Hills welcomes rare ‘Tiger Bittern’ after nine years
• Sikkim CM opens world’s largest Zang-dok-palri Temple
• Seaplane lands in Mattupetty dam, raises ecological concerns in Idukki
• Devout circle
• The land of fragrant, precious and holy trees
• Ready, set, Pushkar fair
• Monuments as corporate stepchildren
• Kumizhi lake: as pretty as its gets
• When diyas meet lanterns: Cultural fusion of Diwali and Halloween festivities
• Inside ‘Tihar’, Nepal’s ‘Diwali’ that worships dogs, crows, cows, goddess Lakshmi and the bond of siblings
• Importance of Ecosystem
• Natural beauty, cool waters & hike @ Bamniya Kund
• Vedanthangal villagers observe quiet Deepavali for migratory birds’ sake
• Thousands offer bali at Thirunelly
• Nearly 50 migratory bird species from Russia arrive at Godavari estuary
• How to celebrate pet-friendly Diwali
• Maha villages spark change with no-cracker Diwali
• Calcuttans celebrate the festival of light
• Neglect cry after Mughal masterpiece crumbles
• The Sabuj Kali at Haripal sends the message of one divine entity
• Kali in various forms
• Kali Puja theme pandals 2024: From trams to Kolkata’s culture
• Youngsters say no to crackers: Gen Alpha leads charge against noisy, smoky Diwali
• Festive Fervour
• Celebrating eco-friendly and Green Diwali
• The artistic life of Narkasur for a day
• Victory of light over darkness
• India to soon increase number of Ramsar wetland sites to 100
• The legend and etymology of Thulukkanathamman temples
• 200 butterfly sub-species spotted
• Birds flock to Point Calimere sanctuary
• Traditions remain unchanged for Barasat’s 300-year-old Kali temple
• Celebrate Diwali with diyas, light earthen diyas
• The mistress of the three worlds
• Saving time and effort with ready-made Narakasura
• Deepavali and Annapoorani
• Dhanvantari’s relevance to Dhanteras & Ayurveda Day
• Dhanteras Poojan
• Kovai gets first elephant camp; open to public soon
• Bamboo charcoal can save skin from pollution impact
• A tiny Vishnu temple near an industrial hub
• Amid bid to get UNESCO tag, Gujarat’s dinosaur park a picture of neglect
• Odisha reserve gets Royal Bengal Tiger
• The history that pillars hold up
• Telangana’s river and muse to go behind a wall
• From Suda to Tony, a seed of life for Great Indian Bustards
• New Festive Frontiers!
• India goes to Kenya, looking to source cheetahs better suited for home conditions
• Declaring Jama Masjid protected monument will have substantial impact
• The last wheel
• For the love of birds and a good harvest
• At a hillock known for its Shiva temple, Jain site lies hidden under an overhanging ledge
• A temple for Kasi Viswanathar in Chennai
• Forest dept to geo-tag vulture to track their migration route
• Nilgiris butterfly exerts record host plant of endemic butterfly species
• Samanatham tank waiting to be declared a bird sanctuary
• Valparai tops Western Ghats villages for richness of threatened fauna
• Conservationists call for joint action plan to protect vultures in South India
• Drone survey to help revive 2000-year-old Kousika river
• Inspiration for creativity and art through eye of the tiger
• Tales from a Shiva temple
• Being nicer to women as a society
• Pampakkuda Malpanate, a rare legacy, cries for upkeep
• Karva Chauth significance
• Six states have all of India’s Snow Leopards
• How to visit a temple
• Speaking of Shiva
• Tracing Delhi through its many names, histories
• Company uses mining dust to enhance carbon capture
• Leopard count growing fastest in Central and West India
• Nutritious and green: how to make your desi diet more sustainable
• Secrets of the past!
• MP’s Gandhi Sagar to be cheetahs 2nd home
• With 446 species, Kaziranga emerges India’s second butterfly diversity hub
• Wildlife documentary runs into trouble with forest dept
• Historic Senate House needs rescue
• A Siva temple connected with Ganesha
• Kamakshi temple in the south Indian salvation city
• Portals to India’s monuments
• This Banyan man roots for a greener canopy
• Traditional Tributes
• This winter, explore Delhi – one heritage walk at a time
• WWS vulture survey records 80 birds
• Maha Navami – the day before ‘vijaya’ (victory)
• Maa Siddhidatri – The ninth aspect of Goddess Durga
• 10 ‘sugarcane tigers’ missing in UP, probe sought over poaching fears
• Two of Arunachal Pradesh’s wildlife zones declared Eco-sensitive
• Kuno National Park reopens for tourists
• Wildlife population declined by 73% in 50 years: WWF report
• Why is Ashtami the most important day of Navratra?
• Maa Maha Gauri Pooja on Ashtami in Navratra festival
• Maa Kaalratri – The worship of fiercest forms of Goddess Durga on 7th Navratra
• Gupt Navratra Mantras for quick results
• Significance of Navratra yagnas
• Rare migratory bird spotted for 1st time in TN in Kumari
• Number of Indian wild assess in Gujarat up by 26%: Govt
• ‘Mangroves exhibit remarkable heat tolerance crucial for climate resilience’
• Exploring the secret lives of ancient monuments
• Ashada Navratra – Gupt Navratra or Varahi Navratra
• Maa Katyayani – Sixth Navdurga worshipped in Navratra
• Temples of Goddess Durga in India with unbelievable truths
• Maa Skandamata – Fifth manifestation of Devi Durga
• Maa Kushmanda – The fourth aspect of Navdurgas
• A Vishnu temple in Chennai suburb
• A tourist favourite, this stepwell is grabbing eyeballs for another reason
• New Nilgiri Tahr habitat spotted in Pasumalai
• September saw heavy migration of butterflies
• How elephants are counted
• When people head to a tiger reserve for the ‘Santhanakoodu’ festival
• Herpetofauna survey leads to starting discoveries
• Survey: 55 reptiles, 39 amphibians in MTR
• Dasara festivities begin atop Indrakeeladri
• Maa Chandraghanta – Third forms of Maa Durga
• Devi – The Moving Force
• Maa Brahmcharini – The second manifestation of Maa Durga
• Mantras dedicated to each of the nine forms of Durga
• Navratra Akhand Jyoti Niyam
• First day of Navratra – Shailputri Puja
• 9 colours you should wear during 9 days of Festival
• 2 critically endangered amphibians identified in buffer zone of MTR
• 80,000-year-old comet spotted in Ooty skies
• Govt printed, then shelved its report on elephants: Count fell by 20% in 5 years
• In full bloom
• Nearby river contributes to the rise of Mount Everest, says new study
• Indian elephants lost genetic vigour as they moved north to south, 5 distinct populations exist: Study
• Honouring our ancestors with gratitude
• Voracious ants pushing insect-eating birds higher up for prey: IISc Study
• Mother Earth as a cow
• Will charing Cross, birthmark of Ooty, lose its original glory?
• Recognising the reach of the epic of Asia
• Inside Mehrauli park, a monument shrouded in mystery
• A bloom out of the blue
• Study finds decline in over-summering shorebirds along Ramanathapuram coast, stresses conservation efforts
• Green Goddess
• Dating Indian History all over again
• Keeladi on list of best heritage sites in country
• Surviving in India’’s salt desert
• Three class 8 girls unearth 1K-year-old Eelam coin
• Two years of Project Cheetah: Status report and the road ahead
• OMG, this temple pillar has been hanging for 1,200 yrs
• From 600 in 1960s to 3K, fivefold growth in Assam rhino population
• Call to save cave temple
• The British archaeologist who helped unearth Dravidian pride
• A new prescription for tribal areas as modern medicine ties up with vaidyas
• Where Vayu worshipped God Siva
• The holiest man of the age in undivided India
• Rhino lives on, poaching down by 86%: Himanta
• Butterfly survey in tiger hub of Bandhavgarh
• When Harappans had Unicorns
• All creatures great and small
• UNESCO team to visit Gingee Fort, nominated for World Heritage Site tag, on Sept. 27.
• Expert gives insight into ancient kurinji flowers in Nilgiris
• Harappan civilisation: enigma remains even after 100 years of exploration
• Biography of a scholar that captures Tamil landscape in the 19th Century
• Project Cheetah to focus on interstate protection in MP, Rajasthan: Report
• Manipur district bans hunting of Amur falcon
• Stone age carvings found in Raj village
• Grass loss worsens human-elephant conflicts in Dharmapuri
• Ganesh Visarjan
• Rain harvesting work reveals megalithic burial site
• End practice of keeping live elephants in temples, say animal activists
• Stop keeping elephants in temples: Activists
• What is the current status of the introduction of African cheetahs?
• An ancient temple on Chennai’s outskirts
• Blue Mountains
• Journey of a young boy into sainthood
• Here’s how this puppeteer keeps an age-old art alive in Chennai
• Port Blair and its historical connection to the Chola conquest of Srivijaya
• From Ashokan times to now, Sanchi to Europe, story of the Great Stupa
• Flying frog, 33 other amphibians spotted during survey at ATR
• Concerns over blackbuck habitat as polo ground at Raj Bhavan lies neglected
• Vulture conservation centre set up at Gobichettipalayam
• In the age of genetically modified seeds, these women preserve centuries-old millets
• Power from plants: Biofuelling a green future
• Rich Biodiversity - Atlas Moth spotted in Kalvarayan Hills
• Sakthan Thampuran and his importance to Thrissur
• Two creaky, century-old heritage structures get a much-needed facelift
• Critically endangered elongated tortoise spotted in Aravallis for first time
• India generates highest plastic pollution in world: what a new study found
• Grace personified
• Government Museum has a long way to go to become green lung
• The early life of a secular saint
• Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations
• Tigers on the Loose
• Fragments that speak of a Pandya war
• When Madras was subservient to Golconda ruled by the Qutb Shahs
• A Vishnu temple associated with a Divya Desam
• Decoding traditional games
• It takes a forest
• The first miracle of the pillar of vedic faith
• A general’s resting place: Among the first and last monuments of its kind
• Modern elixir of ancient herbal remedies
• Sacred site – Padmavathi Temple
• A case for mechanical temple elephants
• Hoysala inscription found at Shiva temple in Arsikere of Hassan district
• A centipede throws light on ancient India-Australia link
• India lost 47 tigers in first 103 days this year, SC told
• East India company stamp paper found
• Sacred salutations!
• An ancient Siva temple in a picturesque local
• A message for tomorrow
• Rare surgery helps rosy pelican take to skies again
• Govt announces three new Ramsar sites: Why do wetlands need protection?
• A riverside citadel, symbol of a king’s ambitions: The ruins here tell a story
• A zamindar’s journey on the path to god-love
• Rediscovering Haveli Sangeet: A journey through India’s ancient temple music
• Significance of Dahi Handi celebration during Janmashtami
• Lord Shree Krishna, his teachings and its Relevance in today’s world
• Gods who love surruttus and chappals
• Local action plans to combat climate change
• Kannur boasts a temple of Father Ant to keep ants at bay
• Delight of devotees: Janmashtami Special
• Actors trumpet need for elephants to be kept out of rides, performances
• Highway passing via Gir gets speed monitoring system to save lions
• Not Harappa… but Indus-Saraswati Civilization
• Go, go, go Govinda!
• Doul Govinda Mandir, Guwahati
• Celebrating the birthday of Lord Krishna
• Keeping an empire alive
• Megalithic rock cupules found near Rockfort in Dindigul
• The palatial bungalows in Chettinad become symbols of the region’s rich cultural heritage
• A performance to paint
• On a heritage trail
• Scenes of Chingam
• Jai Bajrang Bali
• The beloved month of Shravan
• Exploring India’s National Parks: A Journey through Nature’s Finest
• Madurantakam tank to hold more water, more birds likely at Vedanthangal
• Madras University students find prehistoric rock art in Namakkal
• History etched in edifices
• State Planning Commission details focus areas for improving the forest cover in Tamil Nadu
• Pledge for environment
• Cams spot Sariska tiger in Haryana forest for 1st time
• Rare image of Rama with four hands in this temple
• How the Banni grasslands of Kachchh, Gujarat can be restored
• TN’s mammoth conservation efforts are finally paying off
• Of 337 butterfly species found in Western Ghats, 40 endemic
• Madurai’s Urvanam rescues 7,000 animals, educates on wildlife conservation
• Pvt firm adopts world heritage site Elephanta Caves
• Three more Ramsar wetland sites now in India, taking total to 85
• GI tag for Thanjavur cut glass work, seevali sought
• Aadi fest at ancient temple
• Historical fulfilment of spiritual debts
• ‘ASI to restore 400-year-old Barapulla Bridge in 3 months’
• State notifies ancient rock art in Ratnagiri as ‘protected monument’
• Glacial lakes multiply in Himachal and Tibet, poses threat to lives and infra downstream
• Where have the sparrows gone?
• 500-year-old stone statue of Durga found in Vellar River
• 15th century ‘sati’ stones found in Tirupattur district
• A great archer and one of the Last Seven Philanthropist Chieftains
• A glimmer of hope on reviving century-old ‘dead tree’
• 14th – Century Telugu inscription found in Ongole
• Waders arrive early at Kovalam Creek on ECR
• Metal peacock to fairytale castle: Artwork fashioned from scrap adorns city
• A festival devoted to snakes
• Chhattisgarh to have a third Tiger Reserve
• Students stumble upon Neolithic hand axes in Tiruvannamalai district in TN
• Green message
• Earthquake 2,500 years ago abruptly changed Ganga River’s course
• Eco-Friendly idols
• Serpent Worship
• Delhi suffers due to high ground-level ozone concentration: Study
• List of 43 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India
• A call for ecological reflection
• ‘Declare Nilgiris an ecologically sensitive area before it’s too late’
• J&K village milks ingenuity, keeps alive age-old tradition
• Promoting Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
• Green logistics is an environmental imperative
• Temple with a unique Rama image
• Kailash Sankhla- the Man who changed the world of forest management in India
• Ruining the majestic ruins
• NGT panel: Need system to monitor Himalayan ecology
• A Sufi saint, 2 mosques from two periods: Story behind Muradabad ki Pahadi
• An architect on a sustainable mission
• One for the ancestors
• TN now home to 3,063 wild jumbos, 100 more than last yr
• After 61 years, four-ringed butterfly resurfaces in India
• Indian scientists design turtle excluder device
• 5 temples that are odes to nature
• Elephant count goes up to 3,063 in Tamil Nadu
• Demolishing demon
• Giddha
• This way to Gali Pyaun Wali
• Chakravyuh
• Social cost of collapse of vulture population
• Odisha worst-hit in human-elephant conflict
• Drone drops biriyani treat for hunger, stranded dogs
• Hidden heritage
• Net zero goal critical to Earth’s stability: Study
• A temple where God Siva saved a devotee
• Tiger conservation: State proves a safe home for these big cats despite several challenges
• Vettezhuthu found in 1,000-yr-old temple
• Eco-sensitive zones on Western Ghats not notified as protected area shrinks
• Rare black panther seen in C’garh reserve
• Megalithic-period stone weapon found in T’malai
• ‘Casanova of Kuno’ fathers half of cheetah cubs
• Cairn India’s drilling plan may risk wildlife in Assam
• Reclaiming god’s name to protect against fake teachers
• Tones of Sanctity
• Ooty Highland Tiger Reserve is need of hour: Wildlife enthusiasts
• The tracks of wars past
• TN forms ‘One Health’ panel to protect people, animal & environment
• Ujjain to Greenwich: brief history of prime meridians
• Decline in vulture no. linked to rise in human deaths
• Royal burial mounds of Assam now on UNESCO World Heritage List
• Tamil Nadu’s own Stonehenge left to rot with its potential for research
• Why AI’s present and future bring some serious environmental concerns
• Sikkim Tourism introduces new initiative to promote environmental sustainability
• Humayun’s journey to be shown via 700 relics at his tomb museum
• Grasslands in Kutch likely to host cheetahs from Africa
• Madurkatti to pattamadai, stories behind the weaves
• A Vishnu temple’s connection with Mamallapuram
• Mughal-era bridge that lends its name to a busy flyover, key drain
• Focusing on the good inside all of Us
• JCBs flatten 2,000-year-old site, ancient water channel in Gujarat
• Stage set for first heritage meeting in India
• Helical Stepwell
• Plea to declare Kesampatti area a biodiversity heritage site
• Over 800 elephants died in Kerala in 8 years
• Vibhuthi from Tiruvanaikoil abode goes to many temples
• Ujjaini Mahankali temple gears up for Lashkar Bonalu
• Special offering
• Devotees throng temples in city to offer special prayer on Tholi Ekadasi
• A Vishnu temple in the ancient Pallava country
• A celebration of indigenous seeds sows change in the farm landscape
• Banana waste to be converted into biodegradable products
• Balance between progress and preservation: Ridge at epicentre of debate
• The affirmation of mothers as gurus
• The sacred acres in mortal danger
• Sat images signal architectural wealth under Bodh Gaya shrine
• Chasing the rains
• Adichanallur on-site museum lies in neglect
• New species of dogfish shark discovered in Kerala harbour
• Study finds lack of awareness on vulture conservation in Mudumalai and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserves
• Kumittipathi rock paintings reflecting Kongu history to be developed as tourist spot
• TN vulture population rose to 142 from 100, says govt
• An iconic complex spotlights the cultural mosaic of Thanjavur
• Keeping your head above water
• A star of the blue hills
• TN’s Indiana Joneses battle bats, bees to save 3,000-year-old art
• The legend of Kalanamak rice
• Jagannath Rath Yatra
• Heeding the call of Shiva
• A hundred names for rain
• A cavernous palimpsest
• When stones tell stories
• Drukyul’s
• Hosts Bodhi Yatra conclave to boost Buddhist tourism
• Monuments of Deer Park
• Neem- A wonder tree
• At MTR, counting on butterflies to keep tigers safe
• Abhaya mudra, Buddhist & Hindu cultural symbol conveying freedom from fear
• The mystical quality of rains across cultures
• Ancient wisdom for modern times
• In history’s footsteps: why the Nalanda story still fascinates us
• Sowing seeds of tradition Asar ko Pandra in Sikkim
• Somanathapur to be the focus of Mysuru tourism circuit
• A step into history: Rashtrapati Nilayam offers a glimpse into rich heritage and fauna
• Reintroduction of blackbucks in the Balukhand-Konark wildlife sanctuary
• Botanical institute sets out to revive rare flowers used in Puri’s Jagannath Temple
• Did you know Indian textile ikat was first discovered in an Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb?
• A glorious Siva temple of Pallava vintage
• SC calls cutting of ‘valuable’ trees in Delhi a ‘brazen act’
• People can now spot leopards at south India’s first safari in Bannerghatta park
• Things that have led great people to enlightenment
• In heart of Mehrauli, this Bhool Bhulaiyya is more than just a maze
• 16th century stone inscription found near Palani in Dindigul
• Cattle pose threats to big cats in Palamu reserve
• The other side of Nepal
• Waste to wealth: Joshimath civic body earns from pilgrim leaftovers
• Relocate and transplanted at Campal, 200-year-old banyan tree breathes at last
• Threads of Faith
• 5C inscription throws new light on Goa history
• Mudgal Fort, a symbol of the power of Deccan Sultanate and Vijayanagara empire
• Ancient Jagannath temple in Udaipur on verge of ruin
• Bonding with the Banyan Tree
• Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation)
• Yoga – a way of healthy life
• Yoga: An invaluable gift to humankind
• Boxanagar Buddhist site poised for tourism boom
• Experts shortlist eight endangered, rare flora of Tamil Nadu for immediate conservation measures
• 232 species observed in Tarahunise lake following rejuvenation, says report
• A temple with a sanctum for Vikhanasa Maharishi
• Conservation work on to return Sheesh Mahal to former glory
• Remembering major morant who built iconic monuments in Nilgiris
• Xorai – Assam’s cultural symbol
• Plan to relocate tigress to Palamu reserve
• Ujjain: The holy city of intellectual attainment
• 16th- century monument in hearth of Delhi
• Bhuj quake museum listed among world’s most beautiful by Unesco
• 13th century coin discovered at Thenpennai riverbed
• Scientists propose Unesco tag for ancient ‘sacred groves’
• A slice of sobo style
• 1,500 chitals to be relocated from 3 sanctuaries to MP’s Kuno park
• Vestiges of bygone eras
• 350-yr-old stone shows church’s Nayakar connect
• Sailboat from Kundapur to be preserved at Manjusha museum in Dharmasthala
• How a great Bakthi poet was awakened
• Protect nature that protects us
• Replica of Himachal’s Jatoli temple at Dagdusheth this year
• Epigraphs shine light on Kashmir’s rich cultural past
• Gliding over Brahmaputra
• Mahabs first in India to achieve Green Destination benchmark
• Bihar’s Nagi & Nakti bird sanctuaries added to Ramsar list, India’s wetlands rise to 82
• What ails Koodiyattam?
• Destination Kanchipuram
• Fading heritage
• Srimad Bhagavad Gita
• Indigenous traditions honour muggers amidst modern challenges
• Odisha records marginal increase in elephant population
• Captivating blue-colored ant discovered in India’s remote Siang Valley
• The vanishing heritage land: should we protect it for future?
• Cows and buffaloes also suffer from heat stroke, so so take care of animals in summer like this
• Experts to help reduce man-elephant conflicts in TN
• Unique festivals celebrated in this ancient Siva temple
• Preserve Aspinwall house as heritage building: Chamber
• Lightning strikes historic banyan tree, devotees fear
• Ane Park pond in city that went dry comes back to life; it’s now home to diverse birds
• The role of Varanasi in exalting Ganga’s identity
• Bhasm aarti is still not accessible to common man
• Archaeologists, Sanskrit scholars tie up to decipher Rigveda text
• Railways to construct canopy bridges across track in Assam gibbon habitat
• An ancient temple with a rare Siva Linga
• Origins of the tree of life
• Make a green transition
• Significance of the Ganga as one of our holiest rivers
• A grand entry
• C’garh gets a rare sighting of GPS-tagged long-distance migratory bird ‘whimbrel’
• Kozhikode temple may have played host to Srirangam idols
• Biodiversity from a multidimensional perspective
• The Doctor’s Out
• ASI: Pavilion restoration at Hampi’s Virupaksha temple to begin soon
• Butterfly observers from Tamil Nadu correlate healthy migration with good rain
• Over 3,000 animals spotted during waterhole survey in Maharashtra
• Car festival celebrated at Koodal Azhagar temple
• Second synchronised elephant population estimation gets under way in Tamil Nadu
• ‘Microplastics found in Ashtamudi Lake’
• The power of One
• Experts bat for eco-friendly clay houses
• Plea to declare Nagamalai range as reptile sanctuary
• Critically endangered Hawksbill turtle carcass found on Injambakkam beach
• Wood wonder at Fossil Park
• 39 flamingos killed as Emirates flight hits flock minutes before landing
• International Bio Diversity Day May 22; Be a part of Plan
• Save Biodiversity
• Museums are pillars of culture and education
• Wrath of God
• Story begins with birdwatch, ends with ancient history
• Revival instinct: ‘Little Europe’ clings to last vestiges of its heritage
• The marvellous narrative tradition of our country
• Lion-tailed macaques enter the urban jungle
• The Temple-like Mosque of Kerala
• Kathakali to take the AI route to the minds of art lovers
• Cambodia temples with a Tamil touch
• Archaeologist finds first evidence of rock art in Mangaluru city
• Aviaries mimicking GIB habitat a last-ditch effort to save species
• Green activist welcomes new tech to save Nilgiris from landslides
• Two stone inscriptions
• Transplanting peepal tree turns into people’s movement
• How ATR is ‘fencing’ against animal intrusions
• Turning clock back on Najafgarh drain, city to rename it Sahibi river
• Synchronised elephant census to be held across south India from May 23
• The most beloved villain among Indian epics
• Let’s Stick Together
• The magpies of the Himalayas
• Tree species rediscovered at Wagamon after 140 years
• Mother Earth Day
• Renovation of Gundur lake gathering momentum
• This conservator of agricultural diversity has saved many rice varieties
• Marshland visitors
• Nauka Vihar
• Celebrating Akshaya Tritiya
• When graffiti become part of history at the Narasimhavarman cave shrine
• The forgotten inns of Madurai
• The saint behind 30 percent of Kashmiri idioms and proverbs
• Shikhara on top, Urdu name plaque: This church is a testament to diversity
• The Indian Heritage of Democracy
• Importance of Krishna Kamal
• Where Elephants Dance
• Animal Attitudes
• Rare 40 million year old fossil structure discovered in Meghalaya
• Conserving tapestry of heritage
• Paavlachi Kond
• Vasuki indicus and the divine serpent
• The Bakul tree
• Delhi zoo set to receive hornbills from Assam
• 15,534 visit Mangaladevi temple on festival day
• Revering the brave Lord Hanuman
• Chola-era Lingam detached from tree in Thanjai
• 50 years on, state plans to reintroduce Nilgiri tahr in STR
• A small Siva Temple’s
• Thrilling reminders of sacred geography
• First synchronised census of Nilgiri Tahr in TN on April 29
• Was the Mahabharata part of a Cosmic Battle?
• Mahavira: Mighty hero of the mother land
• How does technology help preserve and protect heritage
• Goshala, a sanctuary of cattle
• Efforts on to save critically ill 70-yr-old captive elephant
• Keeping traditions
• Monuments rebuilt at new waste park
• Ram Navami in Ayodhya
• In devotion to Lord Rama
• The invisible invasion: How plastics find their way into our bodies
• Sun Worship
• Lady teacher’s mission to conserve mangrove birds
• Maa Maha Gauri Pooja on Ashtami in Navratra Festival
• Bats are Keystone species for the planet
• Nine qualities of Maa Durga to imbibe in oneself this Navratri
• Maa Kalaratri – The worship of the Fiercest forms of Goddess Durga on 7th Navratra
• 18 Astadasha Shakti Peethas – Holy abodes of Shakti
• How invasive species threaten natural ecosystems
• Chhath Mahaparva: A festival of Nature
• Relevance of Baisakhi festival
• The 9 lessons that 9 avatars of Maa Durga teach us
• Maa Katyayani – Sixth Navdurga worshipped in Navratra
• Baisakhi symbolizes unity in diversity
• Temples of Goddess Durga in India with unbelievable truths
• Maa skandamata – Fifth manifestation of Devi Durga
• Shakti is all powerful and pervading
• Bhagavati: Embodiment of divine Feminity
• Navratri is the celebration of feminine power
• Shakti Worship – in India
• Navratri and its religious significance
• Maa Kushmanda – The fourth aspect of Navdurgas
• Maa Chandraghanta – Third form of Maa Durga
• Maa Brahmacharini – The second manifestation of Maa Durga
• First day of Navratra Shailaputri Puja
• Enjoying shades of pink at Zambaulim’s Gulatosav
• The value of solitude and concentration
• Built to supply water, act as bastion, this 14th-century dam stands strong
• Migratory birds make a pit stop at Pulicat backwaters
• Sacred Site – Kalady, Kerala
• Syncretism and 33 million deities
• The rock paintings at Kumittipathi testify to prehistoric kongu region
• Archaeological excavation reveals 5,200-year-old Harappan settlement
• Sacred rituals create spectacle at Balli’s Gade festival
• The legend of the first female Sufi Saint
• A record 60 traditional products from across India granted GI tag
• Embracing the Feminine
• Sprouting a sandalwood sapling
• Treasure troves of traditional games
• Evolution of the glorious temple architecture
• A toast to Tags
• ‘car’rying heritage forward
• A rainbow haze – Picture of the week
• Why are we so cruel to our strays?
• Journey with a purpose
• Haveri farmer releases borewell water into river for birds, animals
• The pride of India!
• An important Vishnu temple of bygone times
• Kerala, Karnataka and TN get together to prevent human-animal conflict
• Cashing on millets
• Critically endangered turtle hatching sighted for first time on Chennai beach
• Decline in sparrow numbers sparks worry over degradation of Kolkata’s ecosystem
• These taluk tanks brim with birds
• Planet on the brink, warns UN
• Memories of long lost garden bungalow on Luz Church Road
• Worrying decline of leopards’ population
• A Siva temple studded with inscriptions
• Son’s tribute to father, ‘piece of Gujarat in Delhi’: Story of Chausath Khamba
• Mechanical jumbo does temple duty
• Where names indicate the order of birth
• Tokens of thanks
• Purusha-mriga and other fantastic beasts
• Mehrauli, a place of rich history
• Know thy neighbour: Parsi community to celebrate New Year
• Where Vishnu is worshipped by two serpents
• Intruz of Dongri: Multi – faceted festival of folk music
• Ooty not so cool this March
• Snow sculpture of Taj Mahal comes up in J&K
• 7,396 golden langurs in India, reveals survey
• ‘Biomined soil should be used to improve forest cover’
• How mosque in Daryaganj came to be named after a Mughal princess
• Annual Festival
• Forgotten stories of Shiva Lilas
• IUCN upgrades Asiatic lions as ‘vulnerable’ from ‘endangered’
• New pilgrimage site set to begin journey in Unakoti dist
• Mahashivratri and Shiva: The Lord of Compassion
• This world is for Dogs too
• Temple festivals may have to go without elephant grandeur
• Valiant Women
• Maha Shivaratri
• Mahashivaratri: A journey into the cosmic emptiness of Shiva
• Maha Shivratri – The night of meditation, awakening and Bliss
• Remains of 10th century Chola-era temple found in Trichy
• Sacred conch found inThirukkazhukundram temple pond after 12 years
• Rajim Kumbh to conclude with a holy bath on ‘Mahashivratri’
• Natural Springs of Jammu
• Makkan artists give life to Mayana Kollai figurines
• Jyeshta Devi is worshipped in this Siva temple
• Take the pledge: Online awareness campaign launched to protect Nilgiri Tahrs
• Why does Lord Krishna wear a peacock feather on his head?
• Conservation work begins at 11th century Vishnu temple
• Chandor on way to becoming heritage village
• Seeking World Recognition for Assam’s intangible cultural heritage
• Religious Fervour
• Badami Chalukya temples, writing found in Nalgonda
• Satguru Ravidas: Mystic saint of Bhakti Aandolan
• Tribal fest
• Kutch villagers’ treasure hunt helps unearth Harappan site near Dholavira
• Temple for a unique form of Rama
• Dandapatta declared state weapon during Shivaji Jayanti celebrations
• Mahabharata, Me and You
• Shivaji: Hero of Hindustan
• Nestled in Sanjay Van, tale of 2 ‘centuries-old’ shrines
• Preserving the rich tapestry of Newar cultural heritage in Nepal
• Divine wisdom in cultures and religions
• Ecological initiative by Kolkata children
• Remains of millennium-old check dam discovered
• Birds of different feathers
• Significance of Saraswati Puja
• Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav: A cultural extravaganza celebrating Northeast India’s rich heritage
• It was all yellow: At Nizamuddin dargah, centuries-old celebration of spring
• Malligapuram hero stones designated as protected site
• Keeping heritage alive: ASI digitises 29K estampages for epigraphy museum
• Assam cabinet recognises Kazi Nemu as State Fruit of Assam
• Nag devotees celebrate age-old Kanchouth festival across Chenab region
• Census records 11,689 water birds of 223 species in six Assam wetlands
• An ancient Subramanya temple in a historic town
• In this MP town, Ram has been Raja for 450 years
• The hues of ancient love
• Divine Beauty
• Ladakh – The remote Paradise
• Rato Machhendranath Jatra: The longest festival in the world
• Shrouded in mystery, a Mughal-era symbol of glory now a picture of neglect
• The Unique Heritage of Maratha Forts
• In Arunachal, trekkers find cave used by Allied Forces as transit camp during WWII
• Vizagapatam’s centuries-old heritage under threat
• A family initiative to conserve megalithic history
• Abhiseka
• Asia’s oldest surviving amphitheatre ‘Rang Ghar’ in Assam to get a facelift
• Tamil Nadu gets its 18th wildlife sanctuary in the reserve forests of Erode district
• Time to regain lost glory of Nilgiris district by conserving wetlands
• India increases its tally of Ramsar sites to 80 from 75
• A Siva temple of Rajendra Chola’s reign
• Thirumayam fort’s rock-cut temples to get a facelift under ASI project
• With two more additions, T.N. now has highest number of Ramsar sites in country
• 3,500-year-old white rock paintings discovered in Tirupattur district
• Problem of plenty
• Rajon ki Baoli: Brainchild of a ‘disgruntled nobleman’, a tribute to masons
• A monument of national resurgence
• Rama’s principles for the new age
• Coimbatore-based photographer captures golden tiger in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park
• Karnataka’s Banashankari temple gets new chariot after 107 years
• Vulture count jumps from 246 to 320 in three southern states
• Tamil Nadu forms 10-member panel to save vultures
• Amid old Delhi chaos, a quiet street marked by crumbling, abandoned havelis
• Vijayanagara-era hero stone found in Nadukottai
• A horse, a hero, and 500 years of Vijayanagar history
• Chola-era stone inscription found near Trichy
• Ayyanur Ammanur festival
• The many traditions of Maryada Purushottam
• Rama belongs as much to Tamils as to the world
• Rama being inspiration behind formation of Khalsa Panth
• Unique Veera Sthambha found in Kundapur taluk
• Udupi: A district of temples
• Sri Krishna Mutt: A religious and culture centre
• Ayodhya: A journey of faith, where every step echoes with national pride
• An amorous Pongal story in the hills
• Pray, where have our small temples gone?
• 300-Year-Old Temple in Old Delhi
• Kites dot Delhi skyline as Baansera hosts festival
• Harmony in tradition
• Surya Putri – The grave of Duggars landscape
• Swami Vivekananda-A saint of Modern India
• Duggar Festival of Lohri
• Plastic ‘food’
• Hero stone with inscription in Kannada found in Kundapur taluk
• State may get four new biodiversity heritage sites
• Near-extinct red panda spotted in Gnathang
• Rhinos return to Assam wildlife sanctuary after 40 years
• Restoring the glory of the Holy ponds of Puri
• How a Thai folk tale stands the test of Time
• This Lutyens’ area mosque is a testament to a new Delhi coexisting with old
• Ayodhya’s old Ram idol: A contested history
• Tamil Nadu government concludes pilot study to determine method to estimate population of Nilgiri Tahr
• Searching for Ram, the king of hearts
• Problems in maximise for Elephas maximus in Karnataka
• Big Picture: Ayodhya 2.0
• Restoring the ecosystem in Sundarbans
• Discovery of Palaeolithic tools adds to understanding of human settlements
• Remote Bengal village women to learn ancient indigenous art from Jharkhand
• The women of Ramayana
• Malaikottai in Dindigul, a cauldron of rebellions for two millennia
• Stone Story: How a woman saved a mutt
• Revisting the Kashmiri Culture
• A walk down memory lane in Chawri Bazaar
• Preserving Manipur’s legacy
• How Adhik mass came to be known as God’s month
• 11th century Jain sculptures discovered in Mysuru district
• Rediscovering the role of stepwells in the Deccan
• A legend unfolds
• Ladakh – The roof of world
• The Bhagavad Gita: The path through difficult times
• A bird’s – eye view of Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, home to souls and Aghoris
• The three betel leaf varieties of Tamil Nadu that stand out for their taste and aroma
• Celebration of Shri Datta Jayanti
• Three abandoned Vijayanagara era temples identified near Gorantla
• A Christmas story: A two-century old church, and an 114-yr-old family tradition
• Seeing is not always believing
• ‘Lost city’ in Almora? ASI to begin excavation
• Tilaurakot palace: where Buddha spent the early 29 years of his life
• Buddhism is science of mind: an opinion
• Standing tall for over a century
• Missing for 42 years, Namdapha flying squirrel resurfaces in Arunachal Pradesh
• Vanishing wonders: The plight of endangered species in India
• A historic landmark and colonial legacy, Last House breathes its last
• Religious fervour
• Kodava community celebrates unique gun carnival ‘Thok Namme’
• A temple for a giant Muneeswarar sits on the banks of the Adyar
• Corrosion resistance of Iron beams in Konark Temple higher than contemporary steel
• In Mehrauli, a Mughal-sponsored temple is a testament to city’s syncretic roots
• From Guptas to Mughals: history of Mathura’s Krishna Janmasthan temple
• From waste to wealth
• More ‘melanistic’ pelicans in city
• Birds of divine feather
• Deep-rooted cultural ties with Prambanan temple
• Madurai Veeran and other Guardian Gods
• Green committee calls for the GPS mapping of trees
• 1,400 cameras to help Bengal count its tigers in Sunderbans mangrove
• Folk Tradition
• A canopy under threat
• Tiruvannamalai: Stone pillar with Pallava-era inscription found
• TN to expand its excavations to 4 new locations
• The annual Amona Zatra
• The grand Navo Somar
• Migratory birds on winter sojourn flock to Kazhuveli sanctuary
• Meet 12-year-old Indian activist who protested at climate summit in Dubai
• Temple with rich past lost in neglect
• Importance of Vedas
• Second home – in safe hands
• Mountains are water reservoirs for the planet
• Document tribal knowledge to restore mountain ecosystems, says Toda leader
• Targeted action needed to restore mountain ecosystem: Ecologists
• A Soul’s Place by the River
• The call of the Himalayas
• Siberian tigers’ Cyprus-Darjeeling journey ends India’s 12-yr drought
• Hero stones found near Madurai
• Households major source of microplastics: IIT Madras
• Govt approves cheetah breeding centre in Guj
• Garba gets Unesco’s ‘Cultural Heritage’ tag
• Fests to shine light on little-known historical sites
• An emperor’s dream come to life, a 13th – century reservoir hopes to restore lost glory
• The divine gift called trees
• Reclining wind God
• This jackfruit tree is over 500 years old
• When Cacti pieces lit up Tulsi Vrindavan
• Historical importance of our forests
• 44 waterbodies may be declared as wetlands
• Temple pond finds place in national water heritage list
• Gujarat’s traditional water supply system
• INTACH pleads for restoration of hallowed Dak Bungalow
• Temple pond finds place in national water heritage list
• How sant Tukaram turned his failure into success
• Devotees throng Krishna ghats on Karthika Pournami
• Dev Deepawali: Ten thousand lamps light up Baje Kadamtala Ghat
• Karthigai Deepam flame kindled in sea of devotees
• Kartik Purnima: Festival of Dev Deepawali
• Significance of Kartik Purnima
• Guru Nanak’s Prakash Utsav
• Gundur lake being rejuvenated, to be developed as haven for migratory birds
• World Heritage Site status still a distant dream for Edakkal petroglyphs
• Chebrolu, a treasure trove of history, culture and heritage of Guntur dist.
• Rishra club adopts tribal eco-friendly rituals to evoke divine power
• A hundred years of Vijayam Canal, Chellanam’s landmark
• How a massive all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple ended up on Hawaii’s lush Kauai Island
• Traditional balloons to lift festive spirit as miniature boats lead the way for Tripurari Purnima celebrations
• Yangkhullen awaits ‘Heritae Village’ tag
• Jagaddhatri Puja
• Plans afoot to set up a model heritage village in Tiruchi
• Cow: Deserve to be a National Animal
• Cow Protection
• Paying obeisance
• Chhath Puja: devotees throng river ghats across States
• Sharavanabelagola, Lakkundi to be proposed for inclusion in tentative list of UNESCO sites
• In bylanes of a Delhi village, 600-yr-old mosque still holds its own
• Here’s how Mahabalipuram cliff face looked 200 yrs ago
• Chhatt
• A land of ancient temples
• Chhath Puja, when inter-religious bonhomie is celebrated
• Nagula Chavithi celebrated with religious fervour
• Plans afoot to declare Arnattarmalai hillock as a protected monument
• Heritage endangered: Mysuru grapples with conservation challenges
• Chandannagar alpana now an integral part of Jagadhatri Pujas
• Keeping Tradition Alive: Youth celebrate Dhendlo festival at Sanvordem
• Jia Pota Ghat of Akhnoor
• The origin of Goddess Chandan Shashti
• The planet belongs to animals too
• Wanchuwa Festival
• Deusi-Bhailo: A unique cultural event that unites Nepalis around the world
• Security beefed up for protecting owls in U’khand
• UNESCO declares Gwalior ‘city of music’: story of its melodious past
• Ayodhya: Museum to tell sacred stories of all major temples
• Bhawanipur to get feel of Chandannagar’s Jagadhatru Puja
• Kota riverfront restoration~ a shining example of urban riverfront revitalisation
• Kondaveedu Fort’s centuries-old history to be showcased in new gallery
• Essence of the Vedas
• Srinivasa Ramanujan’s college being restored to its old charm
• Hoysala period inscriptions, sculptures discovered in Mandya dist
• ‘3,000-year-old Iron Age’ geoglyph circle etched on hillock discovered in Telangana
• Unique initiative to restore native plants along Chittari tributary
• Kasaragod first district in India to declare official tree, flower, bird species
• The multi-hued stories of Diwali
• IIT-Kharagpur develops mechanised ‘Dheki’ to retain value of indigenous rice
• Shirui village bans hunting animals, birds
• Kapaleeswarar temple, where traditions live
• A king’s perseverance against all odds
• An abode for fugitives to an architectural landmark: The story of Balban’s Tomb
• Soaking in the wonders of wetlands
• The Historical Raghunath Ji Temple
• Saving Kangchenjunga
• Enigma of increasing Indian peafowl count
• Breeding nests of crab-plovers spotted at Great Vedaranyam Swamp
• AI-based system starts tracking jumbos in Madukkarai forest
• Bhutan – An Inspiration
• An elephant Whisper
• Bullish on tradition
• Tradition of offering roasted fish to Kali
• Indigenous Agricultural Practices (IAP): Exploiting Traditional Wisdom
• Saffron – the ‘Red Gold’ of Kashmir
• Forest Dept uses AI to track elephant movements
• Kozhikode, Gwalior in UNESCO creative cities list
• Veganism is a big way to save our environmental
• Drone-spraying of pesticides poses threat to biodiversity of Nilgiris: conservationists
• Keeping the Lambadi art of embroidery alive
• Worshipping motherland as a deity
• Famous cave Shrine of Peer Kho
• Vallabhacharya’s undying devotion for Lord Krishna
• Fading legacy: 1,300-year-old Pallava paintings lie in neglect in Villupuram
• Goddess of Wealth
• Diwali: The festival of lights and spiritual enlightenment
• 500-year-old archer hero stone found
• The Sacred River Vitasta
• Ameen Peer Dargah: spreading the message of unconditional love
• The unexplored relics of Rayalaseema
• Rhythm divine
• Minerva’s Owl
• Lakshmi: The divine balance of prosperity, spirituality and ecology
• 13th-century Balban’s Tomb inside Mehrauli Park goes under the knife
• The spectacle names Durga Puja
• Museum to showcase architectures of temples to come up in Ayodhya
• 3rd-century BCE ring well excavated in Puducherry
• History on canvas
• Opulent interpretation
• Hyder Ali-era historical site will turn into terrace park
• Kathamo Puja marks beginning of Jagadhatri festivities at Chandannagar
• T.N. peafowl population has increased: survey
• Holy cow! Why do docile animals turn violent?
• Animal sacrifice in Assam’s Kamakhya Temple: A clash between tradition and animal rights
• Across the river Phalgu to Gaya and Bodh Gaya, a tapestry of spirituality and beauty
• Nagaland: Forest Department calls for protection of Amur Falcons after hunting allegations surface
• UP govt to preserve the birthplace of Lord Ram’s son Luv&Kush
• [Book Review] Pioneer ecologist Madhav Gadgil on his life spent in, and for, India’s biodiversity
• Hoogly pollution rises as immersion coincides with low tide
• Durga Puja celebrated in Kumarghat with enthusiasm
• Puja where a pir has pride of place
• Pandals focus on reuse and sustainable living
• A village in Vidarbha where Ravana is divine, not demon
• Pipal A Sacred Tree
• Mythical Beings: Yakshas
• Butterfly makes a rare call in Himachal
• Dogra architecture gets a revival at J&K’s Maharaj Gunj
• Scrap to sacred: puja pandal in Bengal gives out a message on sustainability
• Elephants: The giant migratory land mammals that needs our attention
• Triumph of Virtue: Navaratri and Dussehra illuminate the cultural Tapestry of India
• One Mother, many manifestations
• Telangana gives finishing touches to restoration of Saidanima’s Tomb
• Hall of fame
• Shakti Worship-in India
• Archaeology Dept. recommends notifying 181 monuments across State as protected
• Shubh Navarathri - Day 9
• Shubh Navarathri - Day 8
• A colourful start of the paddy season
• Dasara: Mysuru comes alive with cultural zing
• Shubh Navarathri - Day 7
• Shubh Navarathri - Day 6
• In praise of Goddess Saraswati
• Glimpses of Mysuru’s royal Dasara in Bengaluru
• Two musical horses at Senthamangalam temple-cum-fort to be restored in phases
• Shubh Navarathri - Day 5
• Shubh Navarathri - Day 4
• Shubh Navarathri - Day 3
• Shubh Navarathri - Day 2
• Shubh Navarathri - Day 1
• Ghatakbari marches ahead, prepares for 300 yrs of Durga Puja
• Transcending the three Gunas this Navaratri
• Navratra Festival: Symbol of women empowerment
• Navratri is the celebration of feminine power
• Festivals have messages beyond sweets, lights and colours
• Pallikaranai marsh welcomes first set of migratory birds
• AI-based alert system for safety of elephants
• The celestial stories of plants
• Renovated Arma cave wows visitors
• Shops all dolled up
• ‘Project Nilgiri Tahr’ launched by T.N. to protect State animal
• A Siva temple built by Rajendra Chola’s guru
• Finding the spiritual treasure within
• Migratory season begins at Pallikaranai marshland
• How the Pallavas took India to the world
• Call to save Kolleru, India’s largest freshwater lake, gains momentum
• A little-known monument to a stone
• Tradition teaches us that to bee is the answer
• Protecting protected monuments
• ‘Lake Man’ relies on ancient methods to ease water crisis
• An ancient millionaire’s undying devotion for Lord Rama
• Temple tanks across State will be cleaned ahead of monsoon
• Ideal temple in God’s own country
• T.N., Kerala may join hands to count endangered Nilgiri tahr
• ‘Neelakurinji’ to give visitors quick tour of Idukki’s rich biodiversity and culture
• Karnataka’s Hoysala temples on UNESCO World Heritage List
• Ganesh, the adorable and adaptable one, arrives
• Santiniketan on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
• A Vishnu temple of the Vijayanagara era
• Lord Ganesha, A God whom both young and old adore
• Pandya-era Kurathiarai rock-cut temple to be declared protected monument
• Amenities added to Shore temple
• Mythical Beings: Rakshasas
• Meet the sculptors who created Nataraja statue
• Lord of Dance: History, symbolism of Shiva’s Nataraja form
• Striving for a pot of goodness
• Vitla Pindi celebrated with great enthusiasm at Car Street in Udupi
• 72kg plastic removed from cow’s stomach
• A filarial story in the history of Madras
• Such a very happy birthday this week
• Krishna Leela
• Animal negligence is a crime
• Celebrating music in our own Salzburg
• Mahabodhi does innovative flower recycling
• Living landmarks: The heritage trees of UP
• Rainwater Harvesting: A sustainable solution to water scarcity
• Raksha Bandhan-the festival of love and bonding
• Nature lovers perform ‘puja’ to 136-year-old banyan tree
• Arid conditions believed to cause rapid rise in peafowl population across Kerala
• Unravelling the mystery of what ‘God’ is like
• At far end of Qutub complex, 13th C.E gateway offers a lesson on architecture
• Col. William Lambton ‘sits’ under an old banyan tree
• Baidyanathdham: A confluence of Shiva and Shakti
• Buddha Amarnath – a mesmerizing Spiritual Yatra
• Conserving the Biological Diversity
• Conservationists call for study after rare spotting of lion-tailed macaques in Nadugani forests
• The unchecked violations of Animal Rights: A tale of cruelty and Injustice
• Garuda’s association with 5
• A historic city preserved in art
• On Madras’s 384th anniversary, writer and documentary filmmaker Kombai S Anwar talks about the evolution of the celebration
• Rocks in Nilgiris oldest in country, says US prof
• Cannot deprive animals of natural food, shelter: HC
• India pioneers a millet revolution
• Wildlife conservation: A high priority agenda for India
• New all-weather lotus variety with 108 petals launched by CSIR team
• Small steps, big impact: Reduce carbon footprint starting at home
• Muruga temple in the place where his ‘vel’ landed
• Yelagiri hut shelters 200 years of hill tribe history
• 150-year-old banyan tree from India scorched and scarred, but still standing
• The task that will protect India’s Tuskers
• Tamil Nadu is committed to securing elephant corridors, says Forest Minister
• More brick structures unearthed at Porpanaikottai, a Sangam-era site
• Coonoor students learn about Badagas fire-making skill
• Wild elephant population in TN goes up
• ‘I think the cheetah project is a worthwhile experiment but not easy’
• Shravan musings on the mystery of Shiva
• A raja’s house to a cultural centre: Travancore House through the yrs
• 5% of birds in India are endemic, says Zoological Survey of India publication
• M.P. strategy for tigers can help cheetahs too
• India’s heritage libraries are getting a new lease of life
• The enigmatic Indian eagle-owl
• 130-year-old palace in Kerala to be declared a monument
• Konsachem Fest: a way to thank God for his continuing blessings on the farmers and the crop
• Boosting Bamboo-Natural Green Gold
• Treading the Toda tradition
• Endangered Himalayan vulture, bred in captivity for the first time in India
• A legacy of wood carving thrives at Thammampatti in Salem
• When textile designs are set in stone
• Extreme weather patterns affect Iduhatty rock art
• Two heritage buildings at city’s Chepauk Palace to reclaim their old charm
• Tagged and bagged, now time to brag
• Ancient temple where Muruga worshipped God Siva
• After 18 years, U’khand to count rare vultures
• Kutch women turn plastic waste to bags and Yoga mats
• India houses 75% of world’s wild tigers
• Land-use changes putting rocky addresses of animals under stress in Sahyadri plateau
• Highland tigers back home in Nilgiris
• When a princess left her palace for the forest
• Gods, kings: why Nigambodh ghat is sacred to many
• Captive-bred vultures take wing in forest expanses
• HR & CE dept. to restore Chola-era temple in Budalur
• Why Pachamalai hills are all abuzz
• A tale as old as time
• Significance of Hareli Festival: Transforming farmers’ lives
• Birders document surge in the number of black kites in the city during southwest monsoon
• Siva temple with an important Chola inscription
• Mahabharata: A book of hope, not fear
• Dilapidated temple gopuram at Pazhayarai to be reconstructed
• Sow local, eat local
• When the south was inauspicious
• 4 natural caverns found at Tirumayam hillock; one contains rock art paintings
• Religion and Science ~ I
• Busy lizzies, cobra lillies and Toda style
• Religious fervour marks Umarkote Pendrani Yatra
• Tourism wrecking tourism: Chilling reality of the Nilgiris
• Welcome Dance – Rejoicing the moment
• A Vishnu temple of the later Chola era
• Stories for the sacred month of Shravan
• Siri Fort: How a Khilji-era bastion against Mongol invaders became synonymous with 1982 Asian Games
• In Varanasi, turtles help clean a river
• Archaeologists come up with rare findings in Tamil Nadu
• Experts call for restoration works to protect Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
• Amarnathji Yatra-A symbol of communal harmony in Kashmir
• Pay half of fine to informer: court’s bid to spur animal protection
• The sacred animal
• Guru Hargobind Singh and his Prakash Parv
• A call to condemn all ritualistic killings
• Lakhs congregate in Puri for ‘Suna Bhesa’
• All in a day’s work
• Artists turn 700-year-old teak log into sculpture
• Poonch Fort: A heritage site of Historical significance
• Coin mould, terracotta seal found at Gangaikondacholapuram
• Everyone in this C’garh village goes fishing as ritual to please local deity
• Centre plans ‘market’ scheme to promote sustainable living
• Guru Purnima: Honouring enlightening presence of Gurus in Guru-Shishya Parampara
• Remnants of Buddhist monastery dating back to Satavahana period unearthed at Rudragiri in Guntur
• Jain sculptures, likely 1,000-yr-old, found in Telangana
• Centre releases guidelines for agri waste-based utensils
• Chamaliyal: A sacred place on Indo-Pak border
• A Bengal village whose walls are free of political slogans
• Mighty Jagannath Yatra
• Raths fit for the Lords: The hands that shape Puri’s chariots
• The story of stolen gods
• Dignity in death is necessary for pets, say owners and animals rights activities
• Vishnu temple near Kanchi with a historic connect
• Mumbai is one monument
• Restoring the glory
• Pokkali, the rice of the future
• Muslim architecture as the people’s heritage
• Garuds’s gesture to Rama
• Worshipping Portuguese-era trees
• Plastics major fodder for animal deaths in Nilgiris
• HC, greens slam sloppy anti-plastic drive in Nilgiris
• ‘Pre-Sanchi’ Mauryan-era stupa now cattle grazing ground
• 13 rare manuscripts found from Nellaiappar temple
• Sacred waters
• Menhir and megalithic burial sites declared as protected monuments at Kodumanal
• Veterinarian known for rearing orphaned elephant calves wins awards for wildlife management, conservation
• Heritage is on solid ground in this unique plantation
• Sacred rocks from Nepal to be placed for worship in Ayodhya
• Revisiting the rich heritage of India’s princely States through postage stamps
• Small but memorable
• Keeladi, an ancient site unearthed
• Eravikulam National Park sees a rise in Nilgiri tahr numbers
• Exploring solutions from the clutches of marine pollution
• Goa’s timeless tradition
• Tunkyong Dho in Dzongu notified as Sikkim’s first Biodiversity Heritage Site
• Hidden in plain sight: chasing Buddhas across Bihar
• Sacredness of cows
• Roads impact survival of Perrotet’s mountain snake in Nilgiris
• Reviving a 1,000-year story
• Celebration under the sacred banyan tree
• Showing love and protecting the environment
• Environment friendly research: A top priority for a researcher now to protect our environment and livelihood
• When a tradition goes silent
• Kovai man’s master stroke to save native species for posterity
• A unique temple with two important Siva Lingas
• Of love and devotion
• Hinduism in Vietnam: Exhibition at museum
• Vidhya Bharati: Model of an ancient education
• Sewage, waste water released in traditional lake at Verna; villagers, nature lovers shocked
• West Bengal bans use of glue-traps for rodents, other small animals
• Biodiversity is us and we are biodiversity
• Picturesque Padar
• 900-year-old poetic inscription found in Ramnad village
• Majestic Mansrovar
• Fresh excavation reveals pre-Mauryan era signs in Delhi’s Purana Qila site
• Global recognition to Namami Gange Programme
• TNPL plans floating solar panels in water bodies
• Ecological and Biodiversity significance of MY TREE MY CHILD initiative - II
• Ecological and Biodiversity significance of MY TREE MY CHILD initiative - I
• International Everest Day: History and Its significance
• The curious case of Ravana’s mother
• Chola inscription on granite found near temple in Kumbakonam
• Hornbill numbers rise in Western Ghats with tribals’ help
• When Roman merchants and soldiers came to Madurai to trade in pepper
• Chhatrapati Shivaji: A custodian of Hindu legacies
• Sandalwood museum in Marayur to have fragrance of myth and history
• Medicinal gardens to replace waste dumping spots at Maradu
• Campaign launched to document biodiversity
• Sati stones reveal Nayak culture
• Inscribed Avalokitasvara image found in Daya River valley
• Neolithic tool discovery pushes back city’s history
• Founded in 1881 – tracing the history of St Stephen’s, among the oldest colleges at DU
• Muthappan, the prodigal son, deified
• Researchers want govt to protect rare new hero stone
• HR&CE Dept. steps in to revive 150-year-old neem tree at Tiruvallur temple
• How far will you go for that perfect mango?
• Sansari Puja: where Earth is revered as ‘Mother’ by nature – worshipping Gorkhas
• Comforting
• Seven religious sites to be connected by waterways in Guwahati
• Visva Bharati set to become first living heritage university to receive Unesco World Heritage tag
• Limbo association thanks CM for saving sacred Sirijunga cave
• Survey on indigenous fish population availability in Sikkim
• Dilapidated well of Vijayanagara era unearthed in A.P’. Nallamala forest
• TNPL uses culled Senna spectabilis trees to make paper at Karur, Tiruchi units
• Bees are lifeline of life on the earth
• World’s highest Shiva shrine tilting by 10 degrees: ASI
• INTACH team discovers ancient Rock Elephant in Kanas
• Role of cow in samskaras
• The nutritional value of Millets
• ‘Brookiish’ gecko species discovered in Thoothukudi
• Birds of May
• Stupa town Sanchi all set to be a solar city
• Hanuman Jayanti starts at Kondagattu hill shrine
• Celebrating the victory of good over evil
• Protecting plants: Protecting ourselves
• For PWD, a tough task of breathing a fresh life into heritage buildings in Tamil Nadu
• Adi Sankara’s connection with a Shakti temple in Kanchipuram
• Lost & Found: The Chola treasure trail
• Heritage tag awaits Tagore land
• What it takes to move a 500-tonne temple car
• Inscription at Hemavati temple details education system of 7th century
• Famous Moungri Mela
• Now, 2 Buddha Stupas found in Bandhavgarh
• Live and learn the sustainable lifestyle of the oldest tribal communities
• Glass or plastic: which is better for the environment?
• 16th – century Vellore fort becomes plastic-free zone
• Braving the light drizzle. Hordes of devotees soak in the festive spirit
• ‘Heli tourism planned as part of the Nilgiris summer festival will affect wildlife’
• Aparajita bats for UNESCO world heritage tag to Udayagiri & Khandagiri
• Indus valley civilization disappeared 3,600 years ago – we finally know why, study says
• Withering drops of forest
• A pond in deep water
• 2,000-yr-old ‘modern society’ unearthed in MP tiger reserve
• Thousands take part in Chithirai car festival
• Glorious India ~ III
• A 16th century pontiff’s sacred contribution
• Glorious India ~ II
• Glorious India ~ I
• To the music of stones, prayers for the Unknown
• Preserving Natural Resources
• Narasimha Jayanthi 4th May 2023
• Care for Wildlife
• Decoding Ancient Indian History
• 12th Century Chola temple in Tukkachchi rises from ruins
• Why cow is called gomatha?
• Scaring animals using sticks is an act of cruelty: HC
• Call to protect historically significant structures at Thirunelly temple in Kerala
• Celebrating the value of a modest Dovornem
• Penance, Devotion
• After death of two cheetahs, M.P. seeks new site for the felines
• Preserving the City’s Heritage, brick by brick
• At this meditation centre, you can unwind and rewind
• Raja Ravi Varma, who brought Gods home
• Maharana Sagas
• Pushkaralu festival returns to the Ganga after a gap of 12 years
• Reviving a ‘dead’ river: a cultural event to celebrate legacy of Yamuna
• No hymns for the donkey – From cult to culture
• Stone (age) implements
• Unidentified miscreants seal pre-historic rock-cut cave at Dabolim
• 5000-yr-old fittzroya believed to contain scientific info ‘Oldest’ tree reveals planet’s secrets
• Lord of the Forest
• Celebrating tangible and non-tangible heritage
• For 1,100 animals of 92 species – sprinklers, fruit popsicles: Delhi zoo’s plan to help animals beat the heat
• Garia Puja
• These educational institutions carry the stamp of heritage, changing academic patterns
• Natural springs of Simhachalam in dire need of preservation
• White mischief
• You may have a piece of Tamil Nadu’s rich textile history in your home
• Batting for bats, Kerala institute strives to dispel myths
• Hanuman plover of India and Sri Lanka makes a comeback as species after 86 yrs
• Khamasom Van now blooms earlier in Ukhrul
• How soils changed Life on earth
• Explore India’s lesser-known marvels
• Historic monolith unveiled at Makhel
• Circular economy thrives with RWAs’ recycling drives
• Sangken festival celebrated with pomp and gaiety
• Saving a Stone
• Sundaramurti Nayanar’s connection with a temple in Kanchi
• Sanasar: A hidden wonder of nature
• Army may help build Bailey bridges in Kaziranga to help protect the one-horned rhino’s domain
• Indian Ash Tree: A subdued shade of the living past
• Ancient rock art site depicting 40 paintings discovered in the Nilgiris
• 2 historic Ooty buildings cry for restoration
• Rare palm leaf manuscript Thiruvaimozhi found
• New frog species found in Meghalaya cave
• Transboundary collaboration with India needed for Bengal Tiger conservation
• Archer who lent name to a village
• Dutiful devotion to the divine
• The God who settles legal disputes
• Millet Pongal Anyone?
• Western Ghats sees a dip, TN reserves among best
• India earns its stripes, tiger population at 3,167
• First ever display of 380-year-old holy relics at Kathok Monastery
• Thirty years of Project Elephant
• Bhagwan Hanuman- a symbol of courage, valour and dedication
• Rock art, the communication tool of ancestors
• First foray into scientific rock art documentation in Nilgiris
• Religious ritual
• Traditional ritual
• Simhachalam’s annual Chandanotsavam to be celebrated on April 23
• Graceful and feminine
• Praying for peace and harmony
• Decline in pollinators linked to half a million premature human deaths every year, shows study
• 10th century Jain statue discovered in Pudukottai
• Epic trails
• Towering Devotion
• Stories in stone
• Tripura: Abode of traditional scientific knowledge
• Jain Golden Temple, Ajmer
• Ritual dance
• 50 years of Project Tiger: India considers translocating a few big cats to Cambodia
• Save our pollinators
• Mahaveer Jayanthi – 04 April
• Millets for health
• Heritage town awaits better days
• The less-known Buddhist links of Visakhapatnam
• Ravi- Known as Iravati in Vedas
• Proud of India’s syncretic culture
• Odisha’s modern capital swallows its ancient urban hub
• Bountiful beginnings
• Surya Putri – Grace of Jammu
• Buddhism and Vedanta
• Ashtami – the most important day of Navratri
• Maa Maha Gauri Pooja on Ashtami in Navratra Festival
• Sacred shrine of Sukrala Devi
• Pandya-era oil mill found in Madurai temple
• How Rama-ness holds good today
• Ancient Siva temples connection with Thirugnanasambanthar
• Nestled in the Ridge, Flagstaff Tower stands witness to history
• Indian Princes of peace in olden days
• Lakes of Rajasthan
• Songs on stone
• A scientific religion
• Tamil Nadu rolls out 5-year Millet Mission
• Thanjavur to get a Grand Chola Museum to preserve artefacts
• Waterbodies act as soothing places for the public, says Sunil Kumar
• Sighting of tiger in Arunachal Reserve helps detect illegal timber depots
• Take steps to protect Loktak Lake, KLNP: Centre to State
• Kashmir’s spring sunshine blows the cobwebs away
• An owl story
• Nature colours, shapes and sizes
• AI in the search for Earth-Like Ecology
• The Glory of Ramappa Temple
• ‘I didn’t know I had 1,000-yr-old coin’
• Chola History
• ASI stops use of earthmovers by golf club at Naya Qila
• ‘Vultures in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve dependent on cattle carcasses for food are at risk of poisoning’
• Researchers name deep-sea anglerfish after Abdul Kalam
• Festival of Thieves
• 246 vultures in 3 southern states, TN fave habitat: Census
• Tested by the fire festival – Sheni Uzo
• Remains of medieval temple found near railway station
• Summer in Flight
• Temple Cars of Tamil Nadu
• Ethical alternative to animal-based leather
• Indian Millets to make the world a healthier place
• Our forests are under threat – here’s how they are certified
• Immortalising the Indo-Iranian history
• The Buddhist sacred scriptures
• Bhang and the traditions of its consumption on Holi
• Why painted storks flock to this factory
• The power of Prahlad’s Unflinching devotion
• CM inaugurates Keezhadi Museum
• Assam’s moidams fit UNESCO requirements for heritage site
• Ban cow slaughter, give it protected national animal tag: Allahabad HC
• A bridge to a world of yore
• Glimpse of an ancient civilisation in Keeladi
• Theyyam’s debut adds to Pongala’s grandeur
• Millets making a comeback on global stage
• Slight rise in Nilgiri Tahr population in TN: Study
• The charm of coexistence: how animals act as a metaphor for social decay
• A riot of colour and sticks
• In Madurai, legacy of Queen Regent, Rani Mangammal, is being restored
• Biodiversity Museum to come up near Manimuthar dam
• 13th-century temple discovered at Pushpagiri Kshetram
• Break the chain
• Water use during water crisis: Hunphun/Ukhrul Town
• 1,300-year-old Buddhist stupa found in Odisha’s Jaipur
• Laddu Holi
• Railways: Fighting the cattle menace
• Use of toxic drug brings down vulture count
• State to be 60th on vulnerability list: Report
• ‘Dickinsonia fossil’ found in Bhimbetka is old beehive
• Court scholar’s palm-leaf manuscripts found
• Captive elephant numbers on the decline in Kerala
• A lesser-known Siva temple in Kanchipuram
• Fighting seismic threats the Mughal style
• How a dying pond was revived by like-minded citizens
• World Heritage sites in Maha get max funds, highest footfall at UP monuments
• After Quran, Lucknow calligrapher writes Gita with ink made of Ganga water
• 10th C hero stone with ‘vattezhuthu’ inscription on it found from Sivaganga
• A home away from home
• Pre-historic rock paintings found in Yadadri
• A mammoth story that began 113 years ago
• Open wells remain a hazard for wild animals in the Nilgiris district
• Killing tigers is not a solution
• Ekambareswar Temple, Kanchipuram
• Tracing the roots of Aligarh and its famous university, often hailed as a mini-India
• An appeal to mark Feb. 14 as Cow Hug Day
• How hill cave hunt led researchers to ancient inscriptions
• Researchers find 2,200-year-old Tamil Brahmi inscriptions in Tiruparankundram
• Dating Poompuhar, resolving an ‘age-old’ controversy
• Study to help India meet 30x30 biodiversity conservation targets
• 11th century inscription found
• The importance of growing millets to improve food security
• 10CE Buddhist pillar found in Pudukottai
• Vijayanagara era hero stones unearthed at village in Vellore
• Restoration of Thirumalai Nayak Palace under way
• Wetland inventory calls for better restoration strategies
• Rock art cluster found in Poosaripatti near Madurai
• Conservationists seek protection to pangolins akin to tiger & elephant
• ‘As species face extinction, we humans must recognise we are not separate from nature’
• Wetlands Nature’s kidneys
• Highest bird count in Upper Nilgiris recorded at Ooty Lake
• Wetlands : Nature’s kidneys
• Citrus marcoptera : A rare citrus species in NE India
• It’s time for Wetlands restoration
• Tirthankara sculpture found near Lalgudi
• Noble’s Helen: Arunachal yields India’s newest butterfly
• Researchers offer tips to save Kerala’s sinking island
• Sea winds erode Sundarbans temple
• Government plans synchronised vulture census across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
• India, now home to 70% of world’s tigers, govt tells SC
• Rise in waterbird count recorded in Kerala’s capital
• Art of learning
• Rediscovering spiritual roots
• Bid to save tree with a biblical connect
• Ugvem locals plant 500 mangroves along Tiracol river bank to protect their land
• Arunachal celebrates 7th edition of ‘Pakke Paga festival’ conserving wildlife
• Ahom ‘Maidams’ India’s sole nomination for UNESCO World Heritage Site: Assam CM
• Ayodhya, a city of paramount belief, steeped in folklore, mythology and faith
• A feel of religious places, Unesco sites to brighten R-Day
• What a relief! The vultures are back
• Palani Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple
• Preserving native cattle breeds for posterity
• Spiritual tourism gets a boost with Adiyogi Statue
• Work for environment conservation, speak up against ills of plastic pollution: Supriya Sahu
• Ancient port city of Poompuhar traced under sea, researchers claim
• Rock-painting study could reveal new cultural trends’
• Assam village breaks Bihu tradition to save two doves and their hatchling
• 114 buildings in Puducherry declared heritage structures
• Yaanai Pongal’ celebrated in MTR
• Mattu pongal vignettes
• Historic Valluvar Kottam regains all its glory
• TN’s cultural heritage on display as Chennai sangamam kicks off
• Thiruvalluvar, the man who remained a mystery
• Importance of Bhogi, Lohri
• Elephant replicas installed to stress wildlife protection
• Diehard fans write scripts for evergreen heroes
• Three antique sculptures found in Thamirabarani handed over to museum
• Vulture rescued in TN attunes itself to new home in Rajasthan
• House in Mylapore home to Thyagaraja aradhana
• 12 more SA cheetahs to arrive next week
• Todas bring alive tradition, flavour in Arudra festival
• Wild Vision
• GCC launches ‘Eco Bhogi’ to control air pollution in city
• Silent Valley bird species’ number goes up to 175
• Impressive Northeast
• By banks of Pasi, a Chola temple cries for attention
• Fishermen show the way in marine animal conservation
• Millets are a healthy, sustainable choice, says Union Secretary
• Work to restore Humayun Mahal to be over by Jan end
• Want to learn about the moon girl festival?
• Northeast Culture Fest
• Survey reaffirms biodiversity richness of Kerala’s capital
• Bhagavad Gita is a spiritual; medicine for stressed youth in digital age: Ram Nath Kovind
• Brodie’s Castle, heritage building on Music College to be restored
• Devotees throng Vishnu temples
• 200-yr-old tradition: Epic dramas staged for Vaikunta Ekadasi
• Himalayan chestnut winged cuckoo spotted at city lake
• Agriculture ministry draws up activities to promote use of millets in India
• A tale of devotion to remember for the ages
• A vagrant Great White Pelican spotted neat Pulicat lake
• Sustainability resolutions for 2022
• Traditional bread varieties worthy of UNESCO’s heritage tag
• The famous Battle of Wandiwash ‘which gave India’ to the British
• Humayun Mahal to house Independence Day museum
• 72 artefacts awaiting repatriation from 11 countries, LS told
• Promoting Folk Arts - Therukoothu enthralls audience
• Celebrating Unity
• A new global biodiversity framework
• 2 sites from Guj, one from NE in Unesco tentative list
• Three more sites added to tentative list of UNESCO
• A splash of colour – Bird Watch
• Wild animals’ frequent trips to city
• ‘Clean Ganga’ changes course to conservation, tourism, livelihood
• The temple that inspired the bards
• The right to say no versus the right to say yes
• You have their blessing; do they have yours?
• Karthigai glow at Meenakshi Temple
• Tiruvannamalai Karthigai Deepam
• Karthika Deepa festival
• Copparai nadars still light maha deepam atop Annamalai hill
• 20 men take cauldron atop Annamalai hill in 4 hours
• Protect glacial-period coastal red sand dunes of Vizag’
• 500-year-old hero stone found near Madurai
• Riverbed find: Terracotta idol of Lord Ganesha
• SC seeks Centre’s response on evolving a programme to protect Great Indian Bustard
• Sizing the Day
• India talks to South Africa for more Cheetahs
• The kolam culture
• 100 monuments to be lit up, have G20 logo projected on them for a week
• Sanctuary, yes, but where have all the slender Lories gone?
• The climate change generation
• 128-year-old heritage Bantony Castle set to greet visitors
• Jallikattu can’t be culture just because some people call it so, apex court told
• 1 crore Rudrakshas to worship Saibaba
• Centre plans to document cultures, social practices of indigenous, tribal societies
• Mamallapuram sculptures rank among the best due to their humane quality: art historian
• Recreating sacred groves in north T.N.
• UNESCO honours Qutb Shahi era baolis’
• Byculla stn wins laurels for heritage
• The Avadhuta’s advice and the rolling sea
• Buddhist treasure troves of Visakhapatnam
• Keeper of ancient palm-leaf inscriptions
• Pesticides harm spider diversity in farm fields: Arachnologist
• Millet in the mainstream
• Blue Cross launches 2nd mobile hospital
• Vendors turns to eco-friendly options as GCC pushes for a cleaner Marina
• How preserving forests could save the Indian giant squirrel
• Arittapatti hill is now a rockstar
• TN gets its first biodiversity heritage site
• Tamil Nadu gets its first biodiversity heritage site
• Sri Veerbhadreshwara Swamy Kendotsava
• The geoheritage value of Ram Setu
• Fine Blend
• Great knot sighting untangles a migration mystery
• Fishermen saving marine mammals to be rewarded
• TTDC to spend ₹3Cr to develop tourism in next 8 months
• State wetland body seeks report on Pallikaranai encroachment
• Mohenjo Daro faces climate change threat
• ‘Rakhigarhi proves India is oldest civilisation’
• Siberian rubythroat recorded in the Nilgiris
• Beyond the Tiger trail in Sariska
• Healthy plant-based meals are better for the environment: Study
• Devotees swarm temples to start pilgrimage to Sabarimala shrine
• Temple enshrining a rare image of Subramanya
• Kashi & TN: Separated by distance but connected by culture, spirituality
• All set for Ayyappa season
• Grand finale
• Rock art symbols could point to arrival of humans at the end of the last Ice Age in Nilgiris, says researcher
• The hills are still alive. And Ooty wants to keep it that way
• Lachit Barphukan, the forgotten ahom hero
• The ‘Pop-Fiction’ Mahabali
• Tirupati’s megalithic burial sites in a state of neglect
• ‘Hitler-faced’ bugs spotted in K’taka
• Altitude decides simians’ attitude to diet
• Weekend dance and fun to enliven Kartavya Path
• The sixth weapon and the sticky Ghoul
• Palar Wildlife Sanctuary to come up in Erode district
• Temple Car Festival
• ‘Pray base of snow leopards replenished during Covid’
• Madras HC is plastic-free zone
• Kashi to host Tamils in 1-month festival
• More than 1,000-year-old sculpture of deity discovered by heritage enthusiasts
• Dakshinachitra adds a glimpse of two worlds to its ancestral homes list
• Preserving the past
• Project to map Indian Ocean seagrass for carbon sink
• Kartik Purnima
• Education that helps uncover hidden potential
• 3D laser scan to improve temple maintenance
• Tamil Nadu notifies its 17th wildlife sanctuary
• Climate change can produce more rainbows
• Saluting service and sacrifice
• Large grass-munching herbivores can stabilise soil carbon
• Annabishekam at Thanjai Big Temple
• Big leap for cheetahs as Elton & Freddie make 1st kill
• In a first, verditer flycatcher spotted in Nanjarayan tank
• Opening soon: Humayun Mahal
• 49 days after arrival, 2 Cheetahs shifted to big enclosure at Kuno
• Taught not to take even God’s word for it.
• 2,000-year-old potsherds unearthed in Kalaiyarkoil
• Let us all have some Environmental Sense
• Varanasi decked up for Dev Diwali
• ‘Sushruta used music for coma cases 2.7k yrs ago’
• Cave that made history
• Raags in the Sikh tradition
• A string of memories
• 3-day C’garh nat’l tribal dance festival concludes
• Raja Raja Chola Sathaya Vizha celebrated with grandeur
• Exotic vulture flies to Rajasthan on Air India jet to find friends and family
• Farmers in Kashmir try growing saffron indoor
• Dainty damsel of the dark, deep woods of Western Ghats
• Foreign, local tribal dance troupes showcase culture at C’garh festival
• Bihar’s Sonepur gets back in the saddle for Asia’s largest cattle fair
• Kerala HC tells judicial officers to stay away from ‘Kodathi Vilakku’
• Coins dating back to 16th century found in Punnakayal
• Amla Navami
• Potsherd found in Sivaganga links to Sangam history
• ASI – protected temple site in Mahabs falls prey to vandals
• How we have made horns of rhinos shorter
• A Chola era Siva temple in Kanchi
• Preserving Heritage
• Riverside ritual
• Worshipping the Sun
• ‘Kuno cheetahs to be shifted to larger enclosures in Nov’
• Kanyakumari vultures to be flown to Jodhpur
• ‘Dolphins return to the Ganga in U.P.’
• Soorasamharam draws a sea of devotees across TN
• A siva temple with a unique sanctum
• Bats evicted from Manipur cave for tourism, says study
• Fervour marks Nagula Chavithi
• Recreating Nandi’s leg at this Shiva temple, 698 years after it was disfigured
• Pit stop in Northeast: Manipur district bans airguns as migratory birds arrive
• Significance of celebration of Dhanteras in India
• Grain warehouse
• Migratory birds make first stop at Kovalam creek
• The gurguret and its roosting tales
• Light bazaar on city’s first Parsi fire temple premises
• In Pok, locals protect ruins of Adi Shankaracharya’s seat
• Hanuman, a home-grown superhero for the ages
• Deepawali: The festival of lights
• 2 stones from Raj get global heritage label
• C’garh potter’s ‘magical’ lamp burns for 100 hours
• India’s maritime history runs deep and long here
• The caves that cry out for company
• Intach finds heritage wooden inscriptions in Odisha district
• Breathing life into a dead river
• New species of genus Allmania spotted
• Are critically endangered Great Indian Bustards now migrating to Pakistan?
• A.P. is country’s third home for green munia
• New genus, species of freshwater crabs spotted in the Western Ghats
• Saving the vultures of Tamil Nadu
• Anglo-Indians of Tamil Nadu: Diversifying to make a difference
• Palace of Venadu and Travancore kings emerges from the ruins
• New addition to grasshopper world named to honour Dravidians
• Kerala is not God’s country for animals
• Vembakottai excavation highlights Afghan link
• Tamil Nadu launches mission to save critically endangered vultures
• ‘Oldest dock’ Lothal to get heritage complex: its features, significance
• A souvenir outside the Red Fort
• Amazing ‘Insect buzzes’ a unique signature of species
• Nagaland gears up for grand Hornbill Fest
• Giraffes brought to India by British may belong to endangered species
• Six spider species discovered across the country
• Devotees offer prayers to Naranathu Bhranthan
• Chandannagar Puja to go eco-friendly
• Hampi, Khajuraho on list for G20 culture track
• Memories of the other Puja
• Elusive snake species spotted in the Chembra hills after 142 years
• 6 varieties of neelakurinji identified in Santhanpara region of Western Ghats
• A Porridge for ghosts
• The plight of the cows
• Chola-era inscriptions found in Trichy temple
• Two prehistoric rock art sites discovered in Telangana district
• A centuries-old stucco elephant sculpture restored to original glory
• An instrument of change
• Architectural treasures behind veils of wilderness
• Ennore Creek to be protected under wetland mission
• Under cheetah deal, sought India’s support on lifting ivory ban: Namibia
• Combatting India’s Illegal Wildlife Trade
• Longwood Shola forest is a water source for villages in the Nilgiris, maintains biodiversity
• A day to explore bear necessities
• Revealed: a hidden waterfall in the deep Mulugu forests
• Edible plates, frond straws win entrepreneurs a tryst with PM
• Biodiversity Board promoted Red sanders cultivation
• Rooted in tradition
• Study, document slender loris habitat to prepare a management plan: Experts
• Slender loris gets a sanctuary in TN
• Migratory birds flock to Pallikaranai marsh early
• Over 3.5 lakh devotees witness Sirimanotsavam procession in fort city
• Goan artist creates Navratri series with wall putty, acrylic and red soil on paper
• God’s own crocodile: Kerala temple accords ‘bhu samadhi’ to Babiya
• Shri Mahakal Lok - Ujjain
• An Epic return to the Cholas
• Heritage walk resumes at Fort William
• Nandi Dwar
• Lakshmi Puja Pandal
• The Sarasvati Civilization
• Kurinji bloom beckons tourists to Doddabetta
• Custodians of V’puram history
• Strings attached
• S. Sowmya gets award for contributions to music
• Dowleswaram barrage declared as World Heritage Irrigation Structure
• TDB to restore grandeur of temple murals
• For A.P.’s Konda Reddi tribal families, bamboo shoots form recipe to health and happiness
• An exceptional example of Taccusastra cries for conservation
• Why everyone is talking about the Big Temple
• Moyar riverbed turns hub of wild marsh crocodiles
• Dhole movement a good augury for Nilgiris wildlife
• Pingala of Vedha and her stark reality check
• Kolkata’s oldest Durga Puja has a Mughal Connection
• In their Own Way
• The Goddess Inheritance
• Sholapith, art paper serves as alternative to banned thermocol
• Ghatakbari Puja follows 292-yr-old tradition
• Legacy of disrepair: Kirti Mandir
• Healing in the Himalayas
• Medicinal plant conservation through Eco - restoration approach
• Cauvery flows, thanks to a crow!
• Kamadhenu Circa 2020
• 350-yr-old entry route to Raigad Fort restored
• Banyan tree, set to be felled, may get a new life
• Oldest Rock-cut Grotto
• ASI discovers 26 ancient caves in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
• State bird Nongin sighted at Jessami
• Tradition, hygiene blend in siali leaf plates
• Threatened habitats: the disappearing song of the Nilgiri blue robin
• The age-old art of Chola bronze statues
• Puja in Kumarghat: Artworks, illuminations to grab attention
• Traditions of bygone era come alive in Mysuru palace
• 190-yr-old Girish Bhavan plans green immersion for clean Adi Ganga
• Ancient rock art found in hills near Rajapalayam
• The four silly princes and the Tesu tree
• Jarawas of Andamans held up as eco-friendly tribe
• Devotees throng Samaleswari Temple for Dhabalmukhi besha
• An eruption of purple
• Festive night
• My Village, My Devi
• Heritage, emotions find manifestation as themes
• A Jain heritage site in T.N. battles the elements
• The age-old art of Chola bronze statues
• When art takes roots on the canvas of nature
• Centuries-old living root bridges of Meghalaya hit by water scarcity
• 17 heritage buildings set to be restored at a cost of ₹103 crore
• The tiniest specks of plastic can infiltrate the human food chain, find study
• Stop to smell coffee and nutmeg before this Nilgiris farm is gone
• Tigers back in north Andhra after 25 years, strike fear
• Focus is now on the Chola dynasty
• The new arrival
• Celebrating a bond
• Hero stone of ‘boomerang thrower’ found near Madurai
• A forgotten temple’s Chola connect
• Clip of jumbo eating plastic in MTR shocks greens
• Such varying ways to finding peace
• Peacocks find home in a tribal village
• Tattoo heritage of NE tribes fading away
• Pulling strings in S. Korea with Hanuman
• The shaven head of Adi Shankara
• Pandavas in Kalachuri art of Chhattisgarh
• On the Cheetah’s trail
• From rhododendrons to caterpillar fungus, life thrives in the Himalays
• Mountain formation shows us movements in deep Earth
• Top court took years to green-flag arrival of African cheetahs
• Kedarnath temple to get a ‘golden’ makeover
• Valparai School celebrates arrival of Grey Wagtail from the Himalayas
• UNESCO team concludes visit to Hoysala temples
• Bhagwan Vishwakarma: The Divine Engineer
• Coding to conserve water
• 6 trekkers ‘discover’ virgin lake at 16,500ft in U’khand
• Six wells in Qutb Shahi tombs restored
• Talk softly and The Tiger will listen
• A typical Pallava era Siva temple in Kanchipuram
• Ecotourism: New tiger reserve to be opened for visitors in western UP
• 400-year-old Naick-era stone inscription found near Theni
• Royal birth
• Biodiversity, archaeology park planned in Kilambakkam
• Nanjarayan tank becomes State’s 17th bird sanctuary
• After 45 yrs, Manapparai folk take animal idols back to shrine
• Eight African cheetahs to land in Jaipur
• Mud games bring curtains on Onam in Kerala hamlet
• As Onam bids adieu
• A clear case of common sense
• Butterflies set to swarm Western Ghats in 2 weeks
• Arunachal villagers fight losing battle to save forest
• Asian openbill shuts out other migrants
• After a century, ASI starts removing sand from Sun Temple at Konark
• Expert team to visit Hoysala temples
• Govt plans geospatial mapping and monitoring of areas in Ganga Basin
• Madurai to Philadelphia
• Heritage structures renovated by PWD
• Preparing for a new home
• Rang Mahal of Khairunnisa to be restores
• ‘Pollution along river systems in the Nilgiris could pose threats to otters’
• This gallant forest vet knows how to mellow and rehabilitate wild animals
• A temple replete with historical inscriptions
• Green Tamil Nadu mission to go live at Vandalur zoo
• PM to launch cheetah project on Sept 17 in MP
• At threat from Pak monsoon, 5,000-yr-old heritage of Mohenjo Daro
• A leg-up for vulture conservation in State
• Assam: A ‘library on trees’ to draw school students to word of books
• A proud moment for Warangal
• Faunal survey spots nearly 400 species
• From across the High Himalayas
• A golden memory of Rajamahendravaram
• Minajhola, Odisha’s own Prayagraj, emerges as a major pilgrimage spot
• Two-wheeler maker shows the way to protect ecology, save water
• Rare Ganesha sculpture found in A.P.
• Sanjeevani – from legend to cultivation at Himalayas
• Odisha’s brass and bell metal wares set to get GI tag
• Going deep under
• New gecko species discovered in Agasthyamalai hill range in Kumari
• Festive mood envelops city
• Nesting tree felled, birds killed in scores
• Vultures on verge of extinction slow breeder, but excellent in parental care
• Egyptian vultures face a perilous life in state
• A living symbol of harmony and syncretism
• Effecting the ban on single-use plastics
• Rain to barrier to Atham procession
• Flowery start
• Two Theppakadu camp elephants retire from service
• Tiger’s gift
• Protecting shrinking sacred groves
• Geo-reference all wetlands mapped in 2010: HC
• The canal on the Kaveri
• Chola-era inscriptions found in Trichy’s Thirumangalam temple
• A tribute to River Noyyal with 220 varieties of native flowers
• Terracotta figurines figure at Cheryal
• 100 years of weather forecasting in Chennai
• First women’s college marches on
• Retracing historical and cultural links
• The makers of Mahabali
• Anang Tal Lake declared monument of national importance
• Heavy tourist presence damaging Ajanta art, need to control footfall, says ASI
• Migratory birds flock Point Calimere early
• Lone woman chieftain of Rayalaseema region remains forgotten by history
• Palamu Reserve to develop soft release centres to improve tiger population
• Temple wealth: Thefts, Trials and Punishments
• Over 7,300 cattle died due to lumpy skin disease: Ministry
• Many shades of Krishna – Love
• Cosmic dance
• Call to identify and protect habitats of Great hornbills in the Nilgiris
• Capturing Kerala’s heritage in monochromatic sepia
• New species of bent-toed gecko discovered at Agasthyamalai
• Ezhimala, an ancient capital, forgotten
• Dance of the divine in Sacred Groves
• Sea of devotees
• Meet the man piecing together India’s Toy Story
• Pachamalai has 109 butterfly species: Study
• Over 100 butterfly species recorded on Pachamalai hills during study
• From Madrasapattinam, a 383-year journey of life to today’s Chennai
• Celebrating Krishna
• Conserving elephants in the southern edge of Western Ghats
• A building rich in history
• Thousands savour Vallasadya at Aranmula
• Where Catholic faith blends with Hindu rituals
• Mukthambal chathiram to be declared a monument
• Thousands of waters arrive early at Kovalam creek
• A temple for Ramanujacharya’s preceptor in Kanchipuram
• Bullock carts on Mint Street
• When Madras mapped the nation
• Thousands pray at ‘Yaanai Samy’ temple to ward off wild jumbos
• The elusive amrita
• From being hunted to protected, the tiger symbolises India’s awakening
• Ancient board games & a few visual narrations
• Agasthyamalai added to Indian elephant reserves
• Global warming behind animal extinction: Study
• Citizens’ group places Chevella banyans on world map – virtually!
• Unsung heroes of South India
• Time to reintroduce traditional tribal knowledge to manage wild jumbos
• Imaging holy cow as mother India
• Recharge wells to prevent floods being studied
• Vizag’s British-era school completes 175 years
• A shrine for an illustrious Acharya in Kanchipuram
• ‘State is for wise use of wetlands’
• How Kartikeya came home
• Mysuru Dasara festival
• Indian Virtual Herbarium, biggest database of country’s flora, is a global hit
• Advantage Albizia saman from Madras
• Tigers in the wild, captured by camera traps
• ‘Male elephant population depleting in Odisha’
• ‘Antique’ object surfaces in Mohenjo Daro
• Washed away and in poor shape, work begins to restore ghats along Yamuna
• Vallasadya takes off with much fervour
• A 12th Century fort’s untapped potential
• Kalki’s epic lends prominence to this location
• TN adds six more Ramsar sites, shares top spot in India with UP
• Ranganathittu now a Ramsar site
• A shrine for an exemplary devotee in Kanchipuram
• Shola’s contribution to Kotagiri area
• Longwoods Shola gets rare honour
• Malasar tribesmen of Anamalai hills chosen for the first ‘Gaj Gaurav Award’
• Tiger movement in forest means it is healthy: wildlife photographer
• Western Ghats throws up three new species of ants
• Indian august is full of fun
• Grow 10 types of trees to improve forest fodder, end crop raid
• Rising all for the love of Aravalis
• Rare black tiger seen in Odisha’s Similipal reserve
• Rustic Kottayam rolls out a pink carpet ahead of Onam
• As much a temple as a mosque
• TN to host global tiger summit in October
• MCD turns a profit from its ‘Waste-to-Art’ parks
• Boon for leaf plates, bowl makers in Himachal after ban of single-use plastic
• The green doctor who restored Delhi’s lungs
• How TN has helped the big cat thrive
• Kovai division roars back as tiger population rises
• Once ubiquitous, Sheemakonna is now back in the spotlight
• A repository of knowledge inside Thanjavur Palace
• Poonjeri pond, a visual treat to visitors
• Nilgiris set to become ‘Tiger district of India’
• Herpetofauna survey records 60 species of amphibians, 74 reptiles
• New addition to Kerala’s damselfly list
• Light-mantled albatross spotted in Rameswaram leaves bird – watchers in awe
• Marina – Kovalam stretch to get 20 new beaches
• Lion’s future, cheetah’s past
• Guindy Children’s Park upgraded to medium zoo
• Pallikaranai: Early arrival of waders surprises birdwatchers
• Ministry forms panel to look for sites
• India adds five more Ramsar sites
• MoS Choubey in LS: Committee set up to look into translocation of Asiatic Lions
• An ode to Aadi and Ayyanar
• Where the deity arose from the sacrificial fire
• Amaranth Yatra
• For whom God performed the final rites
• Save the stripes
• Study sheds light on prey-predator relationship in Himachal
• An Indian Ocean Plastic-free
• Auspicious Aadi Velli
• When Lord Kedarnath came to the south
• ‘Spiritual & Cultural Eco-Park’ could come up on ECR soon
• Stolen 19th century painting traced to U.S. museum
• Sathuranga Vallabhanathar, the deity of chess
• Temple at Somanathapur getting a makeover
• Tribal women use indigenous art to promote culture and earn livelihood
• What’s in a name? In tribal areas of Odisha, it’s mangoes all the way
• Aadi month brings devotional fervour
• A dam without reinforced concrete survives for more than 70 years
• How Asian Games paved the way for ‘Anayoottu’ in Kerala
• A song of praise for elephants
• Paean to Palm
• Tank, tombs, eateries: Hauz Khas Village, from 14th Century to now
• The rise of the Indian goddess
• Visiting temples dedicated to Lord Rama, brothers
• The ban on single-use plastics
• History of the lake
• Saving Chevella banyans through geo-tagging
• The Alappuzha Heritage Project which seeks to restore many buildings and give the town a facelift has hardly made any progress
• Conceived decade ago, the Muziris Heritage Project is hampered by slack upkeep of monuments and government apathy
• In suspended animation
• Centre plans ‘intellectual heritage’ project
• Oil from plastic waste
• A home to rich and diverse butterfly population
• Forest conservation rules spark a fight
• In search of the stories in stone
• Heritage structures razed for new buildings, rare pieces to find museum space
• Back at the Bangala
• A temple with a rare sanctum for Jatayu
• Govt. to restore monuments under its jurisdiction
• Researchers find 6 colour morphs of Shillong Bush frog
• Ancient Buddhist site finally in focus
• New species of Miliusa found in Agasthyamala
• 1m animal and plant species face extinction threat: Study
• An Indian version of Ark
• Adi Shankara’s Cave
• Kalas Mahal restoration to be complete by Aug
• Legendary Parambikulam teak still growing
• Devotees perform Rituals
• A 7th century poem was once inscribed in this Siva temple
• Taking the Mahabharata’s folk tales to the unlettered
• ‘Manyam Veerudu’ in acrylic to be a big draw in Bhimavaram
• Devotees from Telangana offer ‘bonalu’ at Durga temple
• Targeting GI tag, Mayurbhanj’s superfood ‘ant chutney’ to find more tables
• Stepwell to be turned into tourist spot
• Piety in Revelry
• Straws go green under KU initiative
• India adds 540 species to faunal database
• Restoring the Sun Temple’s exquisite carvings
• Saving Chenkurinji from climate change
• A call for salvation of soil
• Study to trace genetic links to Harappan race
• Rajasthan’s Rankhar being developed as new habitat for wild species
• Single Use Plastic Items Banned
• A makeover after 400 years
• Orange – Cestrum lives up as night queen flower
• State to have a Red Data Book on Plants soon
• Golconda Bonalu begins with religious fervour
• History and legend of the Amarnath Yatra
• Forest dept.’s warning against feeding wild animals goes unheeded in tiger reserve
• The pinnacle of Pallava art
• Colourful feast
• A wall in TN that speaks a forgotten story
• Reviving cultivation of a traditional crop in Mysuru
• Kerala to be first State to have its own regional red list of birds
• Udaipur’s ‘bird village’ to be declared wetland
• Four rare species of waders extend stay at Kovalam creek
• Jurassic-era fossil wood holds pride of place here
• Goa’s Sao Joao festival, and why revellers jump into wells and ponds
• Unique image of Dakshinamurti in this Siva temple
• Various versions of Ramayana & Laxmana’s line(s)
• Dolmens of Kerala’s Anchunadu in peril
• Protest against move to ‘shift’ proposed heritage park in Manipur
• Four new corals recorded from Indian waters
• A new Jain pilgrimage centre in Hassan district
• Dikpala ceiling panels in Karnataka temples
• 2000 BC dolmen found in Krishnagiri district
• Rare dragonfly spotted in State for first time
• 12th century Jain inscription lying in utter neglect
• The notion of Kshatriya pride
• New technology for monitoring rivers
• Chennai Snake Park slithers ahead, braving odds
• Char Dham Yatra and India’s overworked equines
• Ancient rock paintings identified in Bargur
• Gangavatarana and its two visual narratives
• Rare rock art found in cave in Tiruvannamalai
• Song of the hornbill
• India’s newest snail named after Western Ghats
• Mahankali temple getting set for Bonalu festival
• Adopting a holistic approach to save forests in Eastern Ghats
• New plan to save jumbos from train hits
• Tree diversity documented
• Imaginary battles
• A colourful start
• An ancient temple with two Siva sanctums
• Musings on ‘Indic civilisation’ and Indianness
• Walk on the wild side
• Creature of Nature
• The most famous Siva temple in Kanchipuram
• The Sant Tukaram temple and its significance
• CHELONOIDIS PHANTASTICUS
• Shrine of Lord Venkateswara’s mother ready for inauguration
• Thovari awaits protected monument tag
• 100-yr-old ‘water canel’to be tourist attraction
• The legacy of Idayankudi’s transformation
• ‘Protected’ moat to save Golconda Fort!
• Ancient rock art found in cave near Krishnagiri
• A vahana from Karnataka awaits its Lord
• Advanced wildlife interpretation centre getting ready at Sethumadai
• AI system to detect presence of elephants on Athirappilly road
• Conservation reserve tag for Gudiyam Caves?
• Move aims at ensuring extra layers of protection to caves
• Keeping them cool
• World’s first fishing cat census done in Chilika
• In Arunachal, ‘Lipstick’ plant rediscovered after 100 years by BSI
• State’s first tribal heritage village opens today
• Chidambaram: The Town, Temple and More
• Five hero stones discovered in Madurai village
• A temple built by a Pallava queen in Kanchipuram
• Befriend trees and save the planet
• Cave unveils archaeological treasures
• Lord Jagannath – the legend about His form
• Shade coffee can conserve birds – and help people
• New Arunachal monkey named after mountain pass
• Survey spots many species at Mankulam
• Where tortoise conservation is devotion
• Timely action by Good Samaritan saves hundreds of bird nests
• Unique hero stones unearthed
• The eternal dics game of Shiva and Parvati
• Money spider, ant-mimicking species spotted in Wayanad
• Seed of a greener future
• Rediscovered in Assam after 112 years: The blue-bellied kukri snake
• The Great Cholas through the ages
• ‘Taj Mahal site belonged to Jaipur royals’
• Wildlife rescue centre ready at Guindy children’s park
• Trees from the past in a Tamil Nadu temple town
• In perfect sync
• The grim forewarnings of a global study on birds
• Thrissur keeps its date with Pooram after two years
• Findings show one of the three sites may have submerged in the first century
• Heritage by-laws for protected sites and monuments soon
• Rajamala safest haven for Nilgiri tahr
• An Odisha idol in Oz, provenance research and ethics
• Bananas to neem, leaves are the building blocks of life – each leaf holds a lesson
• Uttarakhand adds new species to its butterfly treasure trove
• Saraswathi Mathas, Edu centres in Medieval Karnataka
• A Mighty Gupta-era masterpiece from MP
• The life of Mahavir Bhagawan
• GI tag sought for Chettinad Athangudi tiles
• Nanjarayan tank awaits State govt. approval for bird sanctuary status
• Goa has non-resident tigers, hence no need for a tiger reserve, says Vishwajit
• Carved out of a hillock
• Architectural conservation – an Indian perspective
• A trip to Nagaland’s enchanted mountain village of Benreu
• State govt. moves to safeguard critically endangered vultures
• A syncretic tradition
• Spirit of celebration
• New plant species of ‘Cherry Blossom’ found in Manipur
• An event teeming with traditions
• Bird survey in Wayanad forests records 177 species
• Odisha’s Barbara forest set for an eco-tourism push
• 3,000-year-old dolmens, Chola era charter stone found
• Birds of different feather
• Idol found in Kharasrota river
• Recognition for orchid species found in Dehing Patkai National Park
• Elephant strength projected to rise
• Three more tiger reserves get international accreditation for conservation
• Iconography in India and the expression of faith
• Vedanta: one of its constituents – Upanishads
• Vedanta: one of its constituents – Upanishads
• Assam archaeologists stumble upon world’s biggest stone jar site
• Numerous manifestations of Kali celebrated in Kerala
• 15th C inscription helps trace temple tank
• Odisha File
• Ugra Narasimha & Prahlada Charita in Karnataka sculpture
• Blood antiquities from Kashmir in a New York museum
• Chola-era pot unearthed near Gangaikondacholapuram
• Promotion of temple tourism within palace fort mooted
• Even elephants hate being lonely, says study
• Right time to safeguard State animal
• Rough-toothed dolphins sighted in India
• Patwon ki Haveli of Jaisalmer
• Rock art of snake goddess depicts ancient Tamil tradition
• Forest rejuvenation to cover all blocks
• Ecologists warn against scrapping GO 111
• Sotrio festival celebrated with religious fervour in Cuncolim
• Rhino numbers in Assam’s Orang Park rise by 24%
• Rare European-style mosque set to pass into history
• Assam ‘gets back’ its State bird from Czech Republic
• Study reveals major decline in golden langur habitat
• Nilgiris school kids to be trained in house sparrow conservation
• A step-up for groundwater
• Maharashtra’s rich heritage and history
• Rare seabird spotted off Kollam coast
• Bats beneficial despite latent zoonotic risk
• Doul Utsav festivities begin
• Hidden glory of Gaura Purnima
• A magnificent Varaha panel in Madhya Pradesh
• Saving the enigmatic night phantoms
• Public participation in policymaking under Pandyas
• Borluit Kite Festival organised in Tezpur
• UN launches biodiversity talks on deal to protect nature
• Valedictory function on Free Certificate Course on Waste Management
• Ancient rock art found near Nellai hillocks
• APTDC to popularise ‘celestial wonder’ of Nagalapuram temple
• Post-lockdown, tuckers find festival duties tougher
• Rare butterfly recorded in the Nilgiris after over a century
• Ruddy shelduck sighted at Sholinganallur during bird race
• State plans census of critically endangered vultures
• Tiger reserve creates 190-km fire line to prevent forest fire
• Loss of waterbodies, vegetation turns peri-urban areas warmer
• Cruelty against pet dogs on rise in city
• A legacy lives on
• All roads lead to Mylapore
• MTR provides water in tankers for wild animals
• Greening a barren hillock in West Bengal stops erosion, attracts birds
• ‘Alaknanda glaciers reducing, may cause water shortage in Ganga’
• 214 species facing extinction threat, says study
• Forest Dept. begins probe into illegal tree felling in Kotagiri
• Winged visitors from abroad flock to the wetlands in Punjab
• Two 13th C stone inscriptions found in Virudhunagar
• Scientists rediscover two rare spiders
• The crane chase
• Protecting the rice crop with biodegradable nanoparticles
• Lake near Jaipur facing a threat to ecology
• GPS-fitted turtle play fast and loose with borders, enter Bangladesh
• Encroachments mar landscape, as Belur awaits world heritage tag
• New gin berry species discovered in T.N.
• Cattle races back in vogue in State after pandemic-induced break
• Sacred Art
• Don’t stir up a pelican’s nest
• A shiva temple that is 1000 years ancient
• Recovering key species
• Holy bath
• Smooth-coated otters seen near Mukkombu after many years
• MP monolith likely world’s biggest Nataraja sculpture
• Blue Cross launches animal ambulance for treating strays
• Researchers report new variety belonging to ginger family
• Pashupati and the Harappan seal
• Need for promotion and conservation of Kachai Lemon
• Odisha unit of INTACH seeks quarrying ban at prehistoric cave
• New plant variety spotted in Arunachal
• Researchers discover new frog species
• Khandu for preservation of indigenous rituals
• Campaign to restore 1000 neglected temples in Kashi
• ASI probes ‘risks’ to UNESCO World Heritage Khajuraho temples
• Century-old tree gets Ayurveda treatment for ‘burns’
• Night pollinators: how moths help the Himalayas
• Irrigating arid regions, the Pandya solution
• Climate change poses huge human health risks – reducing fossil fuel dependence helps Earth and us
• A plant-based diet reduces chronic disease risks and strengthens ecology
• New gecko species found in Meghalaya, named after Indian Army
• Postal Dept. releases special cover on Punganur cow
• TN wants Centre to notify 13 wetlands as Ramsar sites
• A call for help from the Western Ghats
• India’s climate mitigation potential in forests overestimated, finds study
• Mahananda river survey records 190 dolphins, warns of fishing threats to Res List species
• The mysterious temples of the Ellora caves
• Anjanadri Hills is the birthplace of Lord Hanuman, says seer
• A fleet of flutter
• Thousands of Crimson Rose butterflies fly across ocean
• Medaram turns into a sea of humanity
• The Navagunjara motif of Odisha
• Agni: The Fire God
• Stress on placing Kamakhya on ASI’s ‘protection of monuments’ list
• Visitors at Vedanthangal
• A Tamil Epic from Present-Day Kerala?
• Tirunelveli records 33,000 birds of 41 species in inland wetland survey
• Mission to save tree riddled with obstacles
• Competition mode - Temple ritual
• Himalayan Meltdown: Thinning glaciers are bad news for climate change
• Chandernagore’s French heritage awaits facelift
• Another blow to rock heritage
• First ever water bird census in TS
• The Grand Anicut Dam, India’s oldest at 2000 years!
• Annapurna icons in drought-prone U.P. region temple
• Madras Crocodile Bank to get facelift after sending 1k ‘surplus’ cross to Guj
• Southern duffer butterfly recorder in the Nilgiris after over 30 years
• Increase in warming in high-altitude Himalayas due to water vapour
• Focus back on conservation of water bodies
• Scientists discover White Cheeked Macaque
• Kodaikanal has a saviour in High Court
• Birds of Kawal beckon visitors
• 1,335 hectares added to State’s wetland list
• Rare insect sighted in Seshachalam
• Mount Everest’s highest glacier rapidly losing ice: Study
• Spl team formed to probe ill-treatment of temple elephants
• Concern over tiger population and escalating conflicts
• Conserving Wetlands, Rejuvenating Ganga
• Saraswati Puja: The festival of learning
• Villagers resist sanctuary tag for langur habitat
• A garden for all the sense
• Coringa, a case of negligence in claiming ‘Ramsar status’
• A blueprint for conservation
• Works affecting elephant movement on ghat section
• Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary listed as Ramsar site; fourth in Gujarat
• Two more Ramsar sites announced on world wetlands day
• Dip in population of waterbirds
• Why India values wetland conservation
• Kidneys of the earth in danger
• ‘Ramanujacharya’s teaching relevant even today’
• Restoration of Jain temples in Wayanad begins
• World Heritage tag: India nominates Hoysala temples
• Busu festival – a symbol of unity, coexistence among people of Dima Hasao
• Yellow-breasted bunting population on rise in Siliguri
• Mudskippers spotted at Ennore estuary
• Migratory birds find winter home in Bengal
• Bio-degradable cutlery to help fight plastic pollution in the Nilgiris
• PM hails Assam’s effort to stop rhino poaching
• A million birds recorded in synchronised bird census
• Parasitic plant found in Nicobar eco hotspot
• Khecheopalri Lake – where birds keep a watch!
• Bird census: Rare winged friends sighted
• ‘Ponds are under 0.5% of Delhi’s area – but they’re home to 40% of its bird species’
• Srirangam jumbos get walking track and bathing pool
• Teesta Barrage counts 10K winged guests
• Trees for life
• Ekapada, the single-footed divinity
• Madhya Pradesh: 1,000 year-old Vishnu sculpture restored
• Thaiyur lake, Nemmeli wetland new birding spots
• Salem forest host to a high flying pigeon and a butterfly
• Chola-era inscriptions found at temple near Villupuram
• Rare Nilgiri marten spotted in Udhagamandalam town
• Vedanthangal turns sea of birds
• Sanskrit varsity heritage tag
• Kerala gets its first ever scientific bird atlas
• Neriamangalam forest awash with rare bamboo blooms
• The sorry tale of fast disappearing vultures
• Delhi villagers keep 24-hour vigil on 120-yr-old ‘sacred’ tree
• Conservation of ancient art is also important in educational awareness about our heritage and nature
• UNESCO heritage tag sought for Meghalaya living root bridges
• Haryana, Himachal sign pact to revive Saraswati river
• Migratory bird species in wetlands decline: survey
• Ancient 7th century cave-temple for God Siva
• New skink species found at Talle Wildlife Sanctuary
• Lotus Plant: A multipurpose plant species
• Dip in eastern swamp deer numbers
• Climate change: Cherry blossoms in winter
• 700-yr-old stone depicting guarded pilgrimage found
• Meeting ground
• Padmanabha Swamy Temple, World’s Richest Hindu Temple
• Citizens attempt to revive mahua trees in Mumbai
• Eye on the sky as annual Pongal bird count begins
• A banyan tree near prison is home to over 1,500 fruit bats
• With just a pickaxe, Kerala farmer carves out a tunnel
• ‘Prabhalu’ add grandeur to Sankranti
• Cattle decorated, worshipped on the occasion of Kanuma
• 100 ways to see the world
• Call to expedite steps to conserve Edakkal caves
• The tale of two cats
• Elephant Pongal celebrated at camps
• Fire ritual - Dangerous trek
• Kaziranga among reserves with highest tiger density
• IUCN slams move to turn Kokilabari into varsity campus
• GI registration sought for 2 agri products
• Ancient idol found in Malda
• How Science and Tech Flourished in Ancient India
• Too much sweet Pongal not good for cows: veterinarians
• Feeding out of murky waters
• Community cheer
• Butterfly species thought to be extinct found in Madhya Pradesh
• The killing of Jatayu by Ravana in Paintings
• A party in the cow shed
• Magh Bihu and Surya Namaskar
• Wayanad bird census records 140 species
• Poanglum Mini Hornbill Festival begins
• Nature’s offering
• Divine Sanctuary
• Essence of Magh Bihu
• Ancient rock art found in cave near Andipatti in Theni district
• A lake sustains local residents during lockdowns
• Vets seek rules to ban use of animals in circuses
• State renews push to get Ramsar tag for 13 wetlands
• Clouded leopard sighted in Nagaland
• At Sanjay Lake, dip in waterbird species this time compared to last 3 yrs
• Rare albino crocodile born in Bhitarkanika hatchery
• 400-year-old mural found in Annamalayar Temple
• 70 years after they became extinct in India, Centre to reintroduce cheetahs
• 10.74 lakh birds flock to Chilika Lake
• Albino migrant duck spotted in Pallikaranai
• Researchers come across two new plant varieties in Kerala
• Seeking cultural heritage tag for Mysuru Dasara
• In Ptolemy’s Word Pattadakal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka
• Bamboo ballads
• Wind chill, rain make Tiruchi a haven for migrant birds
• Legend has it…
• A calendar to raise awareness about endangered mammals
• Over 400 species of birds, butterflies recorded during annual survey
• Spanish sparrow spotted at Ponnani
• Ecological conservation takes centre stage
• ‘Sacred Groves’ of Madurai, Dindugul through the lens
• The great penance: Is it Arjuna or Bhagiratha?
• A temple art form swings across gender barrier
• Efforts on to get site at Sannati included in World Heritage list
• Youth provide a home for displaced birds in Anantapur
• Students discover 10th C Jain idol, weapon in Pudukkottai
• Flamingos breeding in TN? Pics of chicks raise speculation
• A Treasure Trove of Rock Art in Bhimbetka
• Rare black rock art depictions found in A.P.
• Shrinking wetlands driving dragonfly’s decline, says IUCN
• Changes in biodiversity law may weaken regulation
• Forest Department plans to add 28,000 hectares to Point Calimere sanctuary
• Forest Department reticent about developments concerning elephant protection policies
• Todas celebrate annual fest with spiritual fervour
• Rock paintings, petroglyphs discovered in Madurai cave
• A 22-km channel comes alive after 45 years
• New variety of rose named after M.S. Swaminathan
• Heritage high, hype and hyperbole
• High court directs govt to strictly implement animal slaughter rules
• Early Narasimha sculptures from Karnataka
• IUCN bats for World Heritage Sites in Hindu Kush Himalayas
• Legendary Kannimara teak to get good care
• Reviving 400-year-old Mughal era water structures to combat climate change in MP’s Burhanpur
• 152 species spotted in bird race
• A chance encounter with rare species
• Rare migratory birds spotted in Lucknow
• Wearing Heritage
• Ray of hope for the ruined Chola temple
• Centuries-old sculptures found in Chengalpattu
• Excess rain affects bird migration to Karnataka
• New plant named after Palakkad
• Songs of harvest
• Bid to secure UNESCO heritage status for Bihu, Borgeet
• Festival for bird lovers
• Lack of diverse, good-quality seeds curb tree-planting goals and reforestation plans
• LS: Govt brings Bill to amend wildlife law
• Malabar Tree Nymph declared State Butterfly of Goa
• Wanted: Heritage status for Kanchipuram
• ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ of Kolkata’s Puja
• Rare idol of Vinayaki discovered near Chennai
• HC reserves verdict on pleas to preserve waterbodies spread across the State
• Durga puja gets intangible cultural heritage tag
• A campaign to safeguard waterbodies
• Need for conservation and eco-restoration of indigenous underutilized fruit crops in Manipur
• For a walk through history: Arikamedu to get museum
• Rare cuckoo wasp spotted
• Uppar dam, a thriving biodiversity hotspot
• Tigress saved from burning forest turns into ‘friendly pet’
• Ancient rock-art symbols discovered in Salem cave
• Aliya Rama Raya, A patron of art and literature
• Tiger spotted at Buxa after years
• Muktesvara: The Gem of an Odisha temple
• Destruction of wetlands leading to global decline of dragonflies
• Neelakurinji flowers bloom in BRT Tiger Reserve
• Where Ganesha listened to a devotee’s poem
• Sangam poetry and a journey to Kurinji land
• 2 plant species now extinct in the wild
• Mesmerising Theyyam
• Major range loss predicted for flycatchers
• Singing bushlark spotted in Tiruppur district
• Narratives around the birth of Karthikeya
• Ornamental tree species relentlessly spreads in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
• Rare Chrysilla volupe spiders discovered at Puttenahalli lake
• The hornbill catchers
• Youth revive Pallava-era well in Panamalai village
• Kerala police come to the aid of starving herons
• Ecological imbalance or contempt of HC-Delhi Forest Department
• Lutrogale perspicillata
• Himalayan wolves prey on as many as 39 species: Study
• Jyotishmati oil: ‘The Elixir of life’
• New paper argues that plants are not conscious
• Despite Project Tiger’s success, more is needed to protect the big cat
• Growing a lush Wonderland
• Mayana Kollai Festival
• A Dog's Personality Changes Over Time
• Holy Dip at Kumbh in Prayagraj
• One with the Blue Throat
• Landscape-level approach necessary to address human-elephant conflicts
• Small Woodbrown butterfly rediscovered in Sikkim after 120 years
• India to get real time forest fire alert system
• Indian Wild Ass makes a comeback in Rajasthan
• Assam Most Vulnerable to Climate Change in Himalayan Region - Study
• Afforestation Fund Rules to replenish diverted forest land Okayed
• Government launches Asiatic Lion Conservation Project
• Rare horned grebe spotted in Jodhpur wetland
• Centre to give Indian Forest Act a facelift
• Human-animal conflict - India, Nepal, Bhutan plan joint task force to protect wildlife
• Mapping Mangroves - How app-based monitoring of mangroves can help tackle land encroachment
• As black-necked cranes return to Tawang, expert says awareness key for survival
• Karnataka zoos to host project on animal population management
• Among Himalayan states, Assam and Mizoram face the biggest climate threat
• In Arunachal Pradesh, first photo evidence of India’s only snow tigers bring cheers
• 3rd Elephant Conservation Dialogue emphasises habitat protection
• Conservation Policies Pay Off As Sikkim Sees 4% Increase in Forest Cover
• Documentary highlighting conservation of tiger habitats launched in Delhi
• Vultures bred at Pinjore set to take flight of freedom
• Forest department set to brand Sunderbans honey
• Out of its shell - a new crab species scuttling in the forests of Arunachal Pradesh
• Jumbo sensors to check track deaths
• Delhi - Asthma manual for schools launched in 11 different languages
• UN to Create Inventory of India's Intangible Cultural Heritage
• India among nations that face grave danger to soil biodiversity: WWF
• Odisha elephant deaths - Protect wildlife corridors, say experts
• Golden langurs find home in Assam
• Manipur launches multi-crore Indo-German water conservation project
• Only 32 percent of India is resilient to drought
• Climate fund approves USD 43 million to boost climate resilience for India's coastal communities
• The First-Ever Amur Falcon Conservation Week & Festivals in Wokha, Nagaland
• Ziro gets first wild orchid conservation trail
• India's first dolphin research centre to come up soon in Patna
• PM Shri. Narendra Modi honoured with UN ‘Champions of the Earth award’
• Climate change affecting the flora and fauna of the high Himalayas - study
• Northeast - Garo hills in queue for world heritage tag
• Nanda Devi Park regains pristine glory post human ban
• Garo Hills Faces Threat of Losing Its Vital Plant Genetic Resources Due To Destruction of Forests
• An Illegal Eggs Trade Is Threatening the Seabirds of Lakshadweep
• Delhi - LOTUSHR project to cleanse sewage water and generate biofuel inaugurated
• E-Waste Production to Touch 3 Million Tons by End of 2018
• Bombay High Court orders total freeze on mangrove destruction
• Two jumping spider species found in NE
• Niti Aayog mission to change jhum
• 13th Sustainability Summit kicks off in New Delhi
• Government approves extension of Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats scheme
• “Government committed to implement people-centric initiatives”: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
• Mumbai gets its first botanical park for bamboo cultivation
• National Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Strategy Released
• Rajasthan Bans Plastic in Forests, Sanctuaries
• Karnataka - The life and times of a butterfly
• Proposals invited to notify Biodiversity Heritage Sites
• Debrigarh proposed as tiger reserve, Sunabeda ready
• Rare plants found in Mizoram
• World-class interpretation centre to come up in Bhitarkanika
• This Independence Day, railways will launch digital museums across 22 stations in India
• Central Railway takes up restoration of CSMT heritage building
• First genetic bank for rare species inaugurated in Hyderabad
• Government unlocks green fund worth over Rs 66000 crore to increase country's forest cover
• Celebrating the life of a gentle giant
• Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi launches single window integrated environment management system
• NGT forms committee on natural conservation zones
• Another biosphere reserve from India included in the world network
• MoEF frames draft eco-tourism policy
• Climate change could threaten the habitat of the endangered Nilgiri tahr
• Block-level biodiversity management panels set up in Tamil Nadu
• Western Ghats forest cover vital for Tamil Nadu’s South-West monsoon rainfall
• New snake found in Western Ghats
• First organised census to estimate Indus dolphin begins in India
• Bird survey in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang region identifies 66 new species
• Maharashtra losing leopards faster than its tigers
• State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) approves Red Panda conservation plan
• NTCA asks Assam to ban mining, stone crushing in Kaziranga
• Less than 8 Great Indian Bustards left in Maharashtra - WII
• Forest fires and vandalism threaten Kaas plateau
• Community forests in Dirang declared as CCA
• Now, a wildlife-friendly ‘green road’ through Corbett
• Encroachment of forest area on the rise in Meghalaya
• Forest Survey of India carries out 'complete revamp' of forest fire alerts system
• Kaveri story wins Grand Prix
• Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan assured all types of cooperation to save wildlife and Mangrove forest of Sunderban
• To promote heritage tourism, Indian Railways to work on metre-gauge lines
• Groundwater depletion owing to exceptionally high demand in India
• Four Kingfisher species sighted in Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
• Drones to now track destruction at mangrove patch in Maharashtra
• Indian forests, mangroves turning brown from green
• Blackbuck population go up in Odisha’s Ganjam
• Chilkigarh sacred grove to be declared as biodiversity site
• Wildlife conservation efforts has gharials making a comeback
• Neemrana Baoli to Get National Heritage Tag
• Tamil Nadu - India-based Neutrino Observatory gets environment clearance
• Centre puts Nag river project on top priority funding list
• Celebrate World Water Day 2018 - Every drop counts
• World Water Day
• World Sparrow Day
• Long overdue change made in new draft of Forest Policy
• Centre, Tamil Nadu to revive restoration of ‘critical’ Pallikaranai marshland
• Twenty Two gharials back from extinction
• India is staring at an impending water shortage
• Indian forest areas grow by one per cent through agro forestry
• A new species of butterfly discovered
• Up to 30 snow leopards in Kibber wildlife sanctuary of Spiti
• Floating Lab set up to monitor Manipur's Loktak Lake
• Bird biodiversity in Tamil Nadu under severe threat
• ‘Alarming’ levels of pangolin poaching in India point to need for a systematic study on the species
• India’s endangered Asiatic lion population increases to 600
• Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary unveils its mascot
• Climate change has resulted in substantial reduction of coral cover: WWF
• Human-wildlife conflict - Govt raises compensation for death, injuries to humans
• Ranganathittu to be pitched as a potential Ramsar wetland site
• Fifth Uttarakhand Spring Bird Festival to Be Held At Two Locations in State from March 9 To 11
• India’s approach at global climate talks had undergone major change - Erik Solheim
• Preventing land degradation must be made a priority
• Discovering Delhi’s lost garden
• India to host World Environment Day 2018
• World Pangolin Day
• Now companies implementing projects around wildlife have to follow strict mechanism
• Karnataka All Set to Unveil India’s First Ever Canopy Walk on February 18
• 29 percent Indian Soil Already Degraded - Forest Research Institute Director
• Raj Prashasti - India’s longest stone etchings in Rajasthan cry for upkeep
• Project to control pollution in Goa’s Sal River sanctioned
• MoEF sets new norms to deal with misuse of forest land
• Save wetlands as they save humanity: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
• World Wetlands Day 2018
• Pune GPO to Bring Cave Heritage on City’s Postal Covers
• Maharashtra - Mangrove Cell creates installation out of marine waste
• Meet On Culture Urban Link
• New species of Orchid discovered
• Climate Change Threatens Dolphin Habitats in Ganga
• Environment ministry adopts new plan to rejuvenate rivers
• Karnataka has highest number of polluted rivers in South India - CPCB
• Forest ministry ready to support Arunachal in conservation of snow leopard: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
• An Exhibition to Create Public Awareness on Science and Technology
• Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve to be free without human habitation
• Sensors to curb elephant death on tracks
• NCCF Co-develops India's Forest Management Certification Standard in association with ministries, forest departments, industry and NGOs
• Heritage fest promises a journey beyond buildings
• Ministry refuses captive breeding of Chiru antelope
• Workshop on elephant habitats to be held
• For carbon sink target, India looks at catchment area plan
• New guidelines to mitigate impact of roads, rail on wildlife
• Himalayan littering leading to brown-bear habit changes
• Ancient Mauryan technology brings water; hope to dry Magadh in Bihar
• Amul Falcons continue to pique environmentalists
• First for forest produce, GI tag for Nilambur teak
• Mapping the gradual erosion of soil
• Manipur to start satellite tracking of Amur Falcons
• Assam - IFS officer discovers two new plant species
• Agrarian Haryana tops diversion of forest land
• Research and Development Work Should Reach People: Minister Dr. Harshvardhan
• Rajasthan biologist discovers rare plant after 142 years at Arunachal Park
• India seeks global checks on patenting neem, yoga
• Experts discuss ways to transform Varanasi to a heritage smart city on the lines of Kyoto
• NGT declares Amarnath cave shrine 'silence zone'
• Snow leopard spotted in Kullu national park
• UNESCO honours Kumbh Mela with ‘intangible cultural heritage’ status
• Dooars in West Bengal to get Heritage Railways Upgrade
• Bamboo Not a Tree Anymore As President Clears Ordinance Amending Forest Law
• Western Ghats' biodiversity 'faces threat', says report
• Bhoramdev Sanctuary to Become ‘Tiger Reserve’ Soon
• UNEP award certificate of appreciation to Hakhezhe Village for protecting Amur Falcon
• How decimation of Aravallis is taking a toll on Delhi’s air
• Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation Campaign continues
• New research shows why forests are absolutely essential to meeting Paris Climate Agreement goals
• Amur Falcon festival observed in Manipur
• Silkworm sanctuary in Golaghat
• Environment minister Dr. Harshvardhan sets the tone for India’s stand at Bonn climate talks
• Drive to conserve mangrove species
• UNESCO award for Srirangam temple
• Indian rivers teeming with drug resistant bacteria, says report
• Survey finds surprise sighting of Indian Emerald dragonfly
• Vikarabad gets its heritage centre
• PM2.5 air pollution caused half a million premature Indian deaths in 2015 - Lancet study
• Four MP tiger reserves contributed Rs 75 crores to local communities in 2016-17 - Report
• Aravalli Utsav to create awareness through activities
• Demand for meat fuels chinkara poaching in Rajasthan
• At 2.5 million, India tops list of pollution-related deaths in world - Study
• Telangana State to use advanced satellite technology
• Tiger’s roar can bring water to three states
• Singalila National Park in India Lifts Ban on Tourists Coming for Red Pandas
• Seismic sensors to prevent elephant deaths on tracks
• Modernisation of water management key to India’s modernisation, says President Ram Nath Kovind
• 13.5 hectares of mangroves in Mumbai to be free of encroachment by May 2018
• Ban of harmful NSAIDs sought for vulture conservation
• The International Bioacoustics Council Congress Opens in Haridwar
• Thriving wild animal teeth market in Uttarakhand
• Photo evidence of snow leopards proves their presence in Arunachal
• Bengaluru to host its first Gaja Yatra to raise funds for elephant corridors
• Centre approves setting up a turtle sanctuary in Allahabad
• Government sets up committee for water management in north-east
• Maharashtra has the most polluted rivers in India - Report
• New Delhi's Air Quality Enters Red Zone, Forecast Grim
• Offered at temples, over-harvesting threatens survival of state flower
• India unveils third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031
• In a first, West Bengal state govt to conduct survey of dolphins in the Sunderbans
• Centre launches six-year secure Himalaya project
• Madurai’s Meenakshi Temple named best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in India
• ‘Living with Leopards’ initiative launched
• In a first, India and Nepal set to count their tigers at same time
• Environment ministry notifies new wetland rules
• Most river basins in India not climate resilient - Study
• Over 70 butterfly species spotted during Ziro Butterfly Meet
• 15 endangered vulture species set to get global protection
• 3,000 million litres of sewage enters Maharashtra waters daily, says environment ministry report
• Telangana - Ekaveera temple to get facelift
• Sediment policy suggests River Basin Authority over de-silting
• Now, tiger conservation at Nandhour sanctuary
• Maharashtra’s employment-linked scheme to increase mangrove cover
• Lost in flight - State bird of Punjab missing from the state
• Poaching pushes waterfowl species to brink of extinction
• Asia's glaciers face massive melt from global warming
• Northeast faces over-exploitation of freshwater biodiversity
• A fragile ark that shelters 2,626 creatures
• Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurates Conference on Sustainable Landscapes & Forest Ecosystems - Theory to Practice" Environment Minister Launches Wood is Good" Campaign
• Forest cover increasing but forest land degrading, top official says
• Environment Minister inaugurates training workshop on capacity building of Indian Zoo Veterinarians on Animal Health Management in Captivity
• Karnataka - River set to create history
• Uttarakhand plans to bring special heritage act to boost preservation
• Tree at holy Gita’s birthplace gets life booster
• Monkeys seen in southern India are on a decline
• Smuggling of rare turtle in MP’s Chambal
• Fishing cat faces extinction threat in India
• Maharashtra to grow rare Ayurveda herbs
• Drought pushing jumbos from one state to another
• Nearly 5,000 plant species in India at risk of extinction
• Environment Ministry to launch national level quiz on Sept 5
• Vultures now inhabit Ebband slopes
• Lonar Lakes area is shrinking, researchers say
• Elephant Census 2017 - Jumbo Success for Karnataka
• Crisis in environmental health - Individual efforts can go a long way in reducing air and water pollution
• Jammu and Kashmir High Court asks govt to demarcate national parks, sanctuaries, reserves
• New wildlife plan to make people part of checking man-animal conflict
• Port Blair - Youth engagement workshop by CPR Environmental Education Centre at FTI from Aug 18-22, 2017
• India signs Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant Agreement with the World Bank for USD 24.64 Million for “Ecosystems Service Improvement Project”
• After six years, Tamil Nadu pushes for Coastal Zone Management Plan
• India home to 27,312 elephants - Census
• Environment ministry panel rejects UP’s ‘religious smart city’ plan - It’ll kill Ganga
• Wildlife Trust of India launches jumbo effort to protect elephants
• How technology is creating a safe haven for wildlife
• Nationwide drive to protect elephant corridors, habitats
• Snakes face threat from humans, superstitions surrounding them
• World Lion Day - Lakhs March through Villages to Create Awareness about Wildlife Conservation in Gujarat
• Over 600 km of river stretches in TN polluted
• Shrimp farms threatening Pichavaram forest
• Poaching-related tiger deaths in India at all-time high
• Centre issues guidelines for diverting forest land
• The menace of feral dogs
• Shift to biogas helps revive forests
• Make 27 elephant corridors human-free, SC urges govt
• Parts of east to be 'too hot' for humans
• Online platform to collate data on lakes
• Karnataka Forest department looking to develop two new bird sanctuaries
• Today is Earth Overshoot Day - Humanity has used up resources for 2017
• SC imposes 100 percent penalty on mining companies without forest clearance
• Global honour for marine scientist
• Joint biodiversity panel to conserve Periyar
• Two mangroves from Mumbai region on list the 12 unique wetlands in India
• Man-animal conflict - One human dies every day in India
• Vulture population sees a rise in Ropar
• Unheralded conservationist Rajen Bodo honoured
• Over 300 species of plants, microbes found
• Poachers still a threat, says Environment Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan
• Rangayyanadurga Sanctuary is now an eco-sensitive zone
• Rare sand snake sighted in Seshachalam hills
• Neglect turns stepwell’s healing waters into swamp
• World Tiger Day - Poaching continues to pose severe threat to tigers in India
• Science and Technology has been a passion with us since ancient times - Vice President
• NIO, MSI sign MoU to advance mangrove research
• 2nd Indo-Bangla Talks on Trans-Boundary Conservation of Elephants
• Assam floods - Kaziranga loses 107 animals
• Working backward, a way to find out where the carbon came from
• Bombay High Court refuses to lift ban on capture and exhibition of snakes for festival
• Supreme Court expresses concern over disappearance of wetlands in India
• Tenzing's tea plantations in Assam is world's first to get elephant friendly tag
• ZSI and IUCN collaborating for tiger conservation project in Nandhaur WLS
• ‘Earth Heroes Award’ for Valmiki Tiger Reserve
• Rajasthan State govt’s drives an example for world: Harsh Vardhan
• Punjab - State push for medicinal plants
• Cooum restoration receives Centre's environment nod
• ‘Praharis’ to sensitise people about conservation of Gangetic species
• Solar-powered pumps to revive 100 water bodies in forests
• Gorewada, Ambazari finally reserve forest
• It is time for India to capitalize now on our unique strengths: Dr Harshvardhan
• Endangered geckos used in Chinese medicine are poached in northeasten India and 'sold on the international market for up to Rs 70 lakh'
• Andhra Pradesh records deepest groundwater level in the country
• Conservation pact ensures safe roosting ground for Amur falcons in Doyang
• Nine more bird, biodiversity areas in Kerala
• Climate change impact - Sunderbans steadily losing its famed mangroves
• Four new species of burrowing frogs discovered in India
• 'Drought in Tamil Nadu mostly man-made’
• Dakshin Gangotri in Antarctica is disappearing
• To curb air pollution, Maharashtra will give its industries star ratings based on emissions
• Human animal conflict mitigation campaign continues
• Interfaith Rainforest Initiative participants issue statement
• Unprecedented Meeting of World Faith Leaders to Take on Global Deforestation
• Junior Research Fellows and Project Assistants
• Undertake One Small Environment-Friendly Act Every Day - Environment Minister
• Three new sites recognised as biodiversity hotspots in Goa
• PMUY launched in Arunachal Pradesh
• Smooth-coated Otter found in Roerich estate
• Vanishing Kashmir stag set to get breeding centre
• Green Chamundi Abhiyana launched
• Urbanization, pollution affecting freshwater bodies - experts
• Centre bans sale of cattle in animal markets for slaughter
• Six sites across Maharashtra get biodiversity heritage tag
• NGT Directs Closure of 76 Polluting Industries around Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake
• Why do we need a World Turtle Day?
• Gomti River in Lucknow more polluted than Ganga in Varanasi - CAG report
• Nilgiris - Rare cobra lily plant spotted in the wild after 84 years
• Will address environment issues in ‘scientific manner’- Dr. Harsh Vardhan
• Proposal to replace tiger authority on table
• ‘India must learn from Bhutan’s sustainable tourism model’
• India is spending 100 cr to save 4 critically endangered species
• International Day for Biological Diversity 2017
• Centre to strengthen regulatory mechanism to curb pollution
• Green Court NGT Bans Open Defecation, Waste Dumping On Yamuna Floodplains
• Rain weaves magic, butterflies flock to Kallar
• ‘Leopards Abundant in India’s Tea Gardens’
• Biodiversity profile of Ganga being reconstructed
• Prestigious Whitley Award for Sanjay Gubbi
• PM Modi expresses concern over condition of rivers in India
• Drought - 26 elephants died in southern forests in just 4 months
• Mumbai dumps 2,100mn litres of human waste in sea daily
• Traffic pollution reaches the Himalayas
• Aquatic life flourishes in a stretch of Ganga - survey
• Four day all-India elephant census begins in Tamil Nadu
• Concern over rise in mongoose numbers
• Northern states resolve to jointly tackle water pollution
• Superstitions in Malaysia fuel wildlife trafficking in Kerala
• Tigers are now back at Assam’s Manas reserve
• Wildlife Institute of India discovers Indian Skimmer bird species in Allahabad
• Vigil as craze for exotic pets spreads in Kochi
• Flying home to Balrampur - Sanctuaries play host to rare birds
• Chemical fertilisers causing irreparable harm to humans - Anil Madhav Dave
• Jharkhand set to become paradise for bird watchers
• Carambolim loses its ‘botto’ to urbanisation
• Call to preserve habitat of Great Indian Hornbills in the Nilgiris
• Now, take a biodiversity boat ride in the mangroves
• Lhagyala Monastery declares part of its forest as Community Conserved Area
• Sixteen ancient bawadis to be revived in Vijayapura
• Forest Fire destroys more than 57,000 sq km of India's woods in 2014
• Gurgaon - Water bodies in Aravallis to be replenished for wild animals
• What’s Killing Karnataka’s Tigers?
• New species discovered in Meghalaya cave: Blind albino crab found in India
• Water scarcity - In a first, govt to conduct surveys to trace lost springs in Himalayas
• India’s ‘cleanest’ river Narmada going Ganga way?
• Water quality in several lakes deteriorating: study
• In times of drought, history shows us the scientific way to conserve water
• Stricter penalty for polluting Ganga on cards
• E-patrol for tiger reserves, GIB habitats
• Environment ministry seeks suggestions on global meets on hazardous waste, pollutants
• Centre approves 26 projects worth Rs 2,154.28 crore under Namami Gange project
• Livelihood fair held in fringe villages of Manas National Park
• Record Number of Olive Ridley Turtles Hatch in Odisha
• Environment ministry to hire PR firm for image makeover
• 400 Cr loan agreement signed for Nagaland Forest Management Project
• India’s Most Polluted River Actually Bubbles with Toxic Foam
• North India to get its first DNA bank for wild animals
• Habitat loss reason for bison attacks: Authorities
• Role of forests in bio-economy immense: Experts
• New species of tree living crab found in Western Ghats
• India’s forest cover increasing, better than world average: Union environment secretary
• Commonwealth Forestry Conference returns to India after 50 years
• Centre rekindles dialogue on Ghats
• World's Largest River Island, Majuli, Is All Set To Become India's First Carbon Neutral District
• World Water Day 2017: Recycling wastewater key to solving water crisis, says UN
• India’s groundwater crisis invisible — and getting worse
• Great Indian Bustard breeding centre to come up at Sorsan
• Caracal vanishes from MP, triggers extinction fear
• International Day of Forests
• Why not use plants to clean our waste water?
• Tamil Nadu Revives Ancient Community De-Silting Of Lakes, Tanks
• Endangered soft-shelled turtles get new lease of life
• Thane creek should be made a Ramsar site, BNHS says
• Rare butterflies point to rich bio-diversity at Ayyanarkoil Falls
• Separate Species Status is Good News for Kashmir’s Hangul
• 936-yr-old Sun temple lying in ruins
• ‘Religion’, ‘animal thirst’ cited as reasons to approve infra projects in wildlife areas
• Animal Welfare Fortnight celebrated in Zunheboto, Wokha
• Macaques, hornbills under siege in Western Ghats
• Monitor lizard losing its ‘grip’ in Seshachalam
• Jammu and Kashmir government submits Hangul recovery plan to Centre
• Most Intact Forest Landscapes Lie outside Protected Areas: ISRO
• 70 local plants give hope for food security - Experts
• Science congress snubs tribal medicines
• Landscape connectivity key to elephant protection - study
• New status to ensure Madayipara’s conservation
• 6,400 Gangetic turtles rescued from poachers in Uttar Pradesh
• Making efforts towards vulture conservation
• Monitor lizards being hunted across the Western Ghats
• Bees feel the sting of climate change
• Cheetahs, like Tigers, are going Extinct
• Kerala’s avian diversity gets richer
• Hornbill to turn centre of attraction at ‘Pakke Paga Festival’
• Mangrove fencing in Mumbai soon to check encroachment
• Puducherry to host fourth Indian Biodiversity Congress
• Rhinoceros - a successful conservation story in India
• States hold key to new Eco rules for realty
• Now, a project to crush myths about pythons
• 150 environmental films for festival from January 4, 2017
• Cooking emissions an overlooked contributor to air pollution
• Cheetah numbers plummet globally, scientists call for 'endangered' status
• Jangubai pilgrimage showcases ancient customs and traditions
• Who will answer the fish God’s prayers?
• Fauna e-surveillance system in Maharashtra tiger reserve to be solar powered
• Urban vandalism threatens temple
• Kerala forests stare at wildfire threat
• First in India - Maharashtra forest department’s 24x7 helpline to answer queries from Jan 6
• Union minister Anil Madhav Dave praises MP's role in promoting forest produce
• 'Wildlife Institute of India must come up with monitoring protocol on the health of rivers and lakes in the country'
• 98 tigers died in India in 2016, says National Tiger Conservation Authority
• Entire Aravali may get forest tag
• The Teesta water dispute - Geopolitics, myth and economics
• Rajasthan breeds endangered 'Mahaseer' fish
• MoEF declares 4-km area around SGNP as eco-sensitive zone
• Crops at risk as small animals get poached
• Hornbill Festival kicks off in Naga Heritage village of Kisama
• Kerala government mulls stringent punishment for river pollution
• Tiger population stable in Sunderbans, says report
• Deaths due to attack by tigers showing decreasing trend: Anil Madhav Dave
• Lamas of Tawang rejoice the arrival of their sacred Black-necked crane
• Manipur moves to conserve state’s fabled deer Sangai
• Minister Anil Madhav Dave calls for strict implementation of environmental laws
• HC bars sale, registration of Pallikaranai marshland site
• 'Rajasthan govt seeks save bustard' action plan
• Wasting food is akin to being 'carbon criminal': Anil Madhav Dave
• New wildlife conservation plan to deploy drones, mobile technology
• India Draws International Attention to Conservation of Himalayan Region At COP22
• Indian pavilion at climate change summit discusses afforestation
• Sendenyu receives award for conservation
• Convention of Asian Elephant Specialist Group Members gets underway in Guwahati from Nov 10
• Centre constitutes team for conservation of Loktak Lake
• Asiatic Wild Buffalo Gets Its First Sanctuary in Country
• Celebrating Solar, the Brightest of Lights and the Source of All Energy, this Diwali
• Water bodies ‘disappearing’ fast in Bhiwani
• Could Diwali now be the festival of 'solar lights'?
• Found - Evidence of lost river
• Wildlife populations plunge almost 60 per cent since 1970
• The Planet Just Crossed another Major Carbon Milestone
• Public toilets on mangrove land liable under Forest Act, MoEF panel tells Maharashtra government
• Call for community-based action in water management
• Lives of snow leopards in danger; hundreds being killed every year, warns report
• Manipur Has Just Cleared A Policy To Save The Endangered Indigenous Pony!
• Karnataka’s Badriya Jum’a Masjid, Siddhivinayak temple go green for earth’s sake
• Hangul may soon be declared as ‘critically endangered’
• Assamese biologist wins RBS Earth Heroes Award
• India to Eliminate Super Greenhouse Gas HFC-23
• Phalong declared Amur Falcon village
• Telangana bird cries for attention
• Paris climate pact to enter into force on Nov. 4
• Students run for Red Panda conservation
• India plans to add ten more tiger reserves: Official
• Initiative to clean public places
• Tigers vulnerable to poaching: 30% of illegal trade export from India
• Indian NGO bags UN climate award for clean energy project
• PM Modi moots ‘Swacchagraha’
• Indian painted frog found in new area of Adilabad forests
• Govt to conduct study of alien plant species in bid to check invasion of forests
• New lizard species discovered in Mumbai, named after Indian scientist
• Tree felling banned in Harayna
• Now, a coffee table book on Great Indian Bustard
• Maharashtra to get Rs 2000 crore for forest conservation
• Coffee, rubber and areca plantations home to 204 bird species
• Novel initiative to preserve ancient trees in Dungarpur
• Demand for Pangolin meat is driving the species to extinction
• India to ratify Paris Agreement on climate change on Oct. 2
• Study finds parasite posing threat to Great Indian Bustard
• Former IAS officer to display images of sacred trees in Pak gurdwara
• Assam's golden langur among world's 25 most endangered primates
• 60 percent of groundwater in south Asia is too contaminated to use - study
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli bans caging of birds
• A 1st - Reserved forest status for mangroves
• Smelly, Flesh-Eating, Cancer Fighting: 5 Endangered Indian Plants
• As noise breeds trouble, migratory birds take flight
• Assam conservationist nominated for IUCN Heritage Heroes award
• Desertification eating into agricultural land in India, satellite images show
• Despite Growth in Numbers, All Is Not Well For Tigers, Says Report
• Water bodies vanish from Millennium City's surface
• Plastic waste endangering butterfly habitat
• Wanton destruction of natural resources poses grave threat - President Pranab Mukherjee
• Three hidden lakes revealed, but they may soon vanish
• Mobile app launched in Bathinda to expand green cover
• Indian team to bring back stranded elephant from Bangladesh
• The death of world heritage sites
• Swachh Bharat - How a toilet innovation is saving lives, environment
• Water hyacinth choking Pichhola Lake
• After Nalanda, Sikkim park, Chandigarh building in World Heritage Site list
• Illegal wildlife trade thriving on e-portals: Environment minister
• Changing climate threatens sacred groves
• MoEF set to explore northeast for its biodiversity
• If neglected, Chilika Lake can be swallowed by the sea
• Manipur to Seek ‘World Heritage Site’ Tag for Keibul Lamjao National Park
• There is strong need of preserving, conserving forests and to adapt to the environment
• Celebration of Swachh Bharat Pakhwadas
• Sangai in Central List of Species Recovery Program
• Odisha to conserve 700 sacred groves to protect tribal culture
• The International Seminar on Science and Religions for environmental conservation
• Tribals Join in Tiger Conservation in Kanha National Park
• The cost of a pilgrimage
• Chilika Lake fights for survival
• Urban forestry plan picks Pune for green mission
• Three Northeast Stork Villages on Global Map
• Bark that cuts diabetes on verge of extinction
• World Environment Day - India lost four species in the last century, many more are on the brink of extinction
• Asia's first vulture re-introduction programme launched in Haryana
• Rare and endemic wild citrus fruit found in Manipur
• Fisherman pitch in for unique flamingo tourism initiative in Vidarbha
• India eyes first 'mixed site'
• Exploitation turns Chambal into a rivulet
• Cyclone saves corals, for now
• Exclusive Sanctuary for Chinkaras Soon
• Scavenger birds suffer due to improper disposal of garbage
• Hangul, the Rare Kashmir Deer, May Soon Go Extinct
• MoEF on National Trail for Healthy Ecology
• Grim reality stares at endangered 'dancing deer' of Manipur
• Forget Bellandur Lake, Rivers in Karnataka are the Most Polluted in South India
• India to Bet $6 Billion on Carbon Storage through Reforestation
• India's green cover is fast depleting, 34,620 hectares gone in two years
• New Species Are Off the Map, But On the Market
• New rules to stamp out wetland reclamation
• Arunachal hydropower project halted to save black-necked cranes
• Mumbai - 1,500-year-old Jogeshwari caves buried under slum debris, garbage
• Madhya Pradesh curbs pangolin smuggling to China with 82 arrests from 9 states
• Study suggests snakes have ability to translocate
• Uttarakhand forest fires could melt glaciers faster, say experts
• Understanding the Uttarakhand forest fire
• 101 species of spiders found in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
• Indian Railways to plant 5 crore saplings on rail land before monsoon
• Nearly 1.9 million hectares of forest land in India encroached upon: Prakash Javadekar
• Government departments, ministries asked to hire only CNG vehicles
• Primate monkey species, ‘white-cheek Macaque’ discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
• EARTH DAY 2016
• Rare Indian egg-eater snake gets rarer due to several road kills
• Challenging environment - How green buildings in India will enhance your quality of life
• Union government allots Rs. 800 crore to clean up polluted lakes in garden city
• Mangroves to help combat climate change
• Govt bans animal testing for soaps and detergents
• Bundelkhand home to water conservation marvels
• Asia tiger conservation conference: India to help Cambodia in restoring fauna to their forests
• Climate change triggers coral bleaching
• India has successful track record of protecting its tigers, says PM Modi
• Airpocalypse in Chennai
• Karnataka's prolonged drought is leaving animals thirsty
• World’s wild tiger count rise for first time in a century
• Welcome waste as new wealth
• Project Under Way to Enhance Fisheries via Mangrove Shield
• Scottish Father of Indian Forestry to Be Honoured
• Vulture population on rise in Charotar
• Fishes in Uttarakhand Rivers being bleached, blasted to death
• Data Shows 1,664 Leopards Poached Last Decade
• India to ratify COP 21 Global Climate Agreement on April 22 - Prakash Javadekar
• Vulture count in Trimbak range up from 5 to 100 in decade
• Students convert barren land into mini forest
• Pay consumers to take back e-waste
• Report on Forestry Interventions for Ganga Released
• Trans-boundary project to increase wildlife initiated in Nagaland
• Centre notifies new stringent rules to manage e-waste
• Indo-Bangladesh - Climate Change, tourism causing ‘irreversible damage’ to Sundarbans Reserve
• Forests in catchment area can prevent Ganga pollution: Javadekar
• Why water management is of huge importance today
• '40 Percent People in India May Not Have Water to Drink by 2030'
• After 80 million years on earth, a shy and scaly wild animal is rapidly dying out in India
• Great Indian Bustards 'extinct' in Nashik region, not spotted since 2007
• India's Agasthyamalai listed among 20 world biosphere reserves
• International Day of Forests
• Rs 362 lakh released for Deepor Beel
• Hemp Walls Saved India's Ancient Ellora Caves
• The money-spinning black sheep of Kuruba families
• Chhattisgarh government to protect ancient rock art sites in Bastar and Surguja
• Five new species of fan-throated lizards discovered in India
• NGT slams Assam, slaps fine for Manas
• Birds bid early adieu to Kashmir as temperature rises
• India signs bird conservation deal
• Mahashivaratri - Favourite Plants of Lord Shiva
• Four ‘extinct’ plant species rediscovered
• New snake species discovered in Gujarat
• Velavadar, a blackbuck safe haven
• India Inc to adopt Mahabalipuram temple, Khajuraho monuments, Lodhi garden, Sun temple
• World Wildlife Day 2016
• Myth of Mighty Aphrodisiac: Poaching 'Nilgiri Langurs' Touches a High
• Launch of ENVIS Portal and Inauguration of National Interaction-cum-Evaluation Workshop (17-19 February, 2016) for ENVIS Centres at New Delhi
• Foresters who made a difference
• Atapaka pelican paradise in peril
• Environ Min to notify new waste management rules by next week
• River Information System
• Revive wetlands to solve Delhi's water crisis: Experts
• India’s humble pangolin scrambles for survival
• Tadoba tiger travels 140km to reach Nagzira
• Rainforests remain among last refuges for King Cobras
• ENVIS portal to popularise science & sustainable practices
• Govt stresses on waste management to achieve smart cities
• India to follow Gujarat conservation model
• Environment ministry action plan: Plan to bar mining in wildlife corridors
• Thousands flock to Uttarakhand for four-day bird watching festival
• Identify wildlife species in regular conflict with human: Government
• Alarming destruction of tiger, elephant habitats: expert
• Celebrate World Wetlands Day for Our Sustainable Livelihoods
• Message of Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India on the occasion of World Wetlands Day, 2nd February, 2016
• Leapfrogging to new areas
• ‘Eco-sensitive areas in Western Ghats yet to be demarcated’
• Endangered snow leopard spotted in north Sikkim
• Mysuru Emerges as the Cleanest City in the Country
• Unique birdsong leads experts to discover new species in Arunachal
• New frog genus discovered in NE forests
• Ban on tourists littering Sunderbans
• Centre to help protect endangered deer in Manipur
• India Declares Dolphins ‘Non-Human Persons’
• Government to sign MoU to conserve migratory birds
• MoEF and WII to begin captive breeding of Great Indian Bustard
• Union environment ministry issues fresh directions to control air pollution
• Climate change fund - NSCCC approves 4 projects
• Manipur in mixed-site tag race
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Source: The Indian Express New Delhi, 25/12/2023, pg.4.

 

 

 

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