NatureNib
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My writing right with insight and passion has rightfully borne 700 articles on ecological issues in the pages of newspapers, magazines and websites…
Dainty aerial acrobats
Swallows, which devour nearly a thousand tiny air borne insects every day, help in reducing the numbers of malaria and dengue-causing mosquitoes With the second edition of the International Conference on Indian Ornithology (ICIO-2013) around the corner (November 19-23), many knowledge gaps in the world of Indian birds are likely to get filled.
Touching the sky
Kumbhalgarh Fort, a massive citadel, is an architectural marvel Kumbhalgarh is not related to Kumbh Mela, the mega gathering of human beings. It is located about 10 km north of Udaipur in Rajasthan. Popularly known as Kumbhalgarh Fort, its fortunes have been fashioned across 500 years ago like the twirling ice-cream on the top of a cone. Nestled amongst the hills and dales of Aravalli hill Range, Kumbhalgarh Fort is one of the most massive edifices in the country. Having been constructed and repaired for more than five centuries, the impressive fort has managed to withstand the vagaries of nature, manmade mischief and marauding invaders over the years...
Sea, sand and survival....
ENVIRONMENT: The east coast is currently witnessing the birth of millions of olive ridley turtles. Only one in every thousand survives to adulthood Last fortnight the Indian east coast was witness to three dramatic 'hiccup events' in the world. While two grabbed world headlines, the third event went unnoticed. The first was a traumatic tsunami scare; the second was launch of Agni-V and the third was the birth of about ten million tiny turtle hatchlings.
