India, March 26 -- For members of India's tribes - stigmatised, criminalised and described as habitual offenders by the British Raj and continued in part after Independence - it was a proud moment. Lo... Read More
India, March 19 -- As the night deepens star by star over the Sukhna lake, a deadly battle gets underway between adept fisherman and agile monster carps. The carps, which weigh up to 15-16 kg each, ar... Read More
India, March 18 -- As the night deepens star by star over the Sukhna lake, a deadly battle gets underway between adept fisherman and agile monster carps. The carps, which weigh up to 15-16 kg each, ar... Read More
India, March 12 -- Birders may search the jungles in vain but can miss the charismatic species of the night, the large-tailed nightjar. So, when Dr Rajiv Narwal, an anaesthesiologist at the Panchkula ... Read More
India, Feb. 26 -- Captive elephants are made to walk for years on end, doggedly trudging across the asphalt and concrete in cities. The smouldering surfaces are a far cry from the natural turfs that t... Read More
India, Feb. 19 -- If only poachers could imagine their pet dog or cattle caught in the noose they so thoughtlessly set up to snare wild animals. The suffering inflicted would curdle the blood of even ... Read More
India, Feb. 12 -- Nature can deliver a rejoinder to Rudyard Kipling's fictional mongoose, Rikki Tikki Tavi, immortalised in the Jungle Book for having disposed of a pair of Naags that posed a danger t... Read More
India, Feb. 5 -- A ramble off the beaten tracks or on thorny, winding and precipitous game trails in the Shivalik foothills yields fascinating observations of wildlife, verging on the "exotic" as thes... Read More
India, Jan. 22 -- *For those of us familiar with rural life and backyard poultry, the odd rooster of particular breeds and known for combative qualities could cross our path with a vengeance. It will ... Read More
India, Jan. 22 -- *For those of us familiar with rural life and backyard poultry, the odd rooster of particular breeds and known for combative qualities could cross our path with a vengeance. It will ... Read More