By the time you read this lakhs of chickens will have died of Avian Flu. Some will have died naturally. Others will have been beaten to death or strangled.How many do you think will be buried or burnt ? Very few. Most of them will land on your plate, sold at reduced prices by the poultries.So what, ...
According to a research study, people lie at least once a day, but even that number is probably a lie. However, humans are not the only species on earth that are capable of deception. You will find as much danger and intrigue in the animal kingdom as in a Tarantino film. Many primates, especia...
The more meat-eaters are pushed onto the back foot by the thousands of people turning vegan every day, the harder they are fighting back. Meat is no longer called meat. It is called protein, and a variety of myths are spread about plant eaters; that they have less muscle mass and worse enduran...
Newspapers are replete with the news of Covid-19 and its impact on the sharply declining economy of the country. It is estimated that even Bangladesh and Bhutan may beat India on the economic front. To blame the virus to have caused this devastation in life is one part of the...
The Indian government is planning to initiate a bunch of new policies in various governing areas. The new draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) policy 2020 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is an important component of the newly drafted policies. The new draft is a ...
I like pigeons. Their voices are soft and rhythmic. I have put up baskets for them in the front verandah and they live there quietly. They don’t ask for food – probably because they are fed at the roundabout near my house by compassionate people who come from far to drop grains for them every da...
It is widely claimed that one good thing the lockdown has done is initiating the healing process of nature. Urban wildlife has revived in many places as mornings are now welcomed with the sweet symphony of bird calls. Skylines have become clearer as the haze from vehicular and industrial pollu...
“It is not always possible to maintain social distancing in public vehicles. During office hours, crowded buses are inevitable. Moreover, waiting at bus stops for long periods is a waste of time as fewer buses are plying on the roads. So, this is the best available option,” said a sh...
Thirty-two thousand corpses are cremated in Varanasi every year and 200 tonnes of half-burnt flesh end up in the Ganges, according to a report published in a national English daily.Atul Gawande, an Indo-American surgeon and writer, in his book on ageing and death titled ‘Being Mortal’, des...
District Forest Officers and rangers are not trained in ecology. Ecology means the interrelationship of all things – what happens to the whole when one part is affected. They don’t know about plants or animals. In fact, this entire service should be disbanded because all they do is an illi...