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Illegal stone quarrying in Karnataka’s Mandya region

Allegations of illegal stone quarrying in Karnataka’s Mandya region are linked to the politics of the State, but they also raise environmental concern

VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED

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Are wildfires in Europe driven by rural flight?

It's not just drought and strong winds driving the catastrophic wildfires in southern Europe, fire expert Johann Goldammer says in an interview with D

It's all ears

How do insects hear? Loud and clear, with ears that can be in any part of their body—abdomen, wings, mouth and even tongue—adapted to escape predators

Geetha Iyer ,Photographs by Geetha Iyer

Like vertebrates, insects too have ears to hear

How do insects hear? Loud and clear, with ears that can be in any part of their body—abdomen, wings, mouth and even tongue—adapted to escape predators

Geetha Iyer ,Photographs by Geetha Iyer

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Conservation and happiness

Wangdi aptly explains that Bhutan’s biodiversity plays host to more than 200 mammals, 770 birds and 5,400 plants, some of which are endemic to the Eas

Flora and fauna in Bhutan

Enchanting Bhutan

A journey in search of birds and places teeming with wildlife in the biodiversity hotspot of Bhutan.

N. Shiva Kumar,Photographs by N. Shiva Kumar

Bhutan's biodiversity

A journey in search of birds and places teeming with wildlife in the biodiversity hotspot of Bhutan.

Text & photographs by N. Shiva Kumar

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