Vanishing urban birds: A silent crisis unfolding
The decline of these avian inhabitants finds its roots in a complex web of interconnected factors, chief among them being the loss and alteration of their habitats.
The decline of these avian inhabitants finds its roots in a complex web of interconnected factors, chief among them being the loss and alteration of their habitats.
In a bid to provide relief to the creatures beat the heat, a series of innovative and thoughtful interventions have been implemented.
The writer is a social activist who has been at the forefront of the fight against human trafficking and has led NGOs that have helped rescue hundreds of victims across India.
Software companies operate in the private sector, with profit as a main motive. Yet, any organisation is expected to follow certain ethical practices with its employees in the implementation of which its HR team plays an important role.
Whether it was to be a doctor by day or a homicide detective by night, I was painting pictures far beyond my ability and, not to mention reality. When I ultimately couldn't decide, I chose to do the most heroic thing. I took up science in class 11.
Thus it was that a group of children were playing tag, or “catch-catch” as the game is popularly known, at a parking lot, darting between cars and motorcycles left there.
The fast-paced stream of information on the Internet is not really in sync with the slower pace of real-life situations, which often results in frustration and bitter disappointment.
Although Delhi roads must be the heaviest administered part of the country, after the enactment of the new Motor Vehicles Act, there is no traffic cop in sight to help anyone.
That transportation is expensive: ferrying the needed 30 tonnes of methane and LOX is estimated to cost around $8 billion. To reduce this cost, NASA proposed using chemical catalysis to convert Martian CO2 into LOX, but this still requires methane to be transported from Earth.
It was organized jointly by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotech-KISAN Hub at ICAR-IARI, PUSA, New Delhi under the "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" celebrations, a statement from the Ministry said.
