“ಹಲವು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ನಾನು ನನ್ನ ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸುತ್ತಣ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಣ್ಣಾರೆ ನೋಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಸಂಗತಿ: ಒಂದು ಬಸವನ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿದ ನಗಾರಿಯ ಸದ್ದು. ಅದನ್ನು ಕೇಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಗ್ರಾಮಸ್ಥರು “ಸಿದ್ಧಗಂಗೆ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳು ಭಿಕ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದವರೆ” ಎಂದು ಮನೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಶಿವಕುಮ��ರಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಆಗ ನಲವತ್ತರ ಪ್ರಾಯ.”
Only if these people in power were taught how Mangroves are super important for coastal environments. If there is no outrage on this then mumbai is doomed for sure.
The Aravalli Hills are among the oldest mountain ranges in the world. They act as a natural shield for Delhi-NCR, protecting the region from dust storms, droughts, and floods & such like.
Had the Aravalli’s been located in a developed country, governments would have celebrated them, documenting their ancient history, the rulers and civilizations that passed through them, preserving folklore dating back billions of years, creating walking trails and educational tourism, and teaching citizens why these hills are critical for ecological balance and public health.
In India, however, the story was different, exposing Aravalli’s vulnerable to illegal mining, builder greed, and rampant environmental violations.
Over the years, the Supreme Court repeatedly intervened, cracking down not just on illegal activity but also on officials who failed in their duty to protect this fragile ecosystem. Experts estimate that nearly 25% of the Aravalli’s have already disappeared, most of it in the last decade.
The BJP-led Central Government, wouldn’t have any more of it & stepped in, to protect those who plundered Aravalli’s.
The Ministry of Environment changed the legal definition of what constitutes a “hill,” effectively excluding nearly 90% of the Aravalli range from protection. For reasons beyond comprehension, the courts accepted this definition.
Experts believe that the Aravalli range will disappear almost entirely and the pollution Delhi-NCR experiences today will seem mild compared to what lies ahead 20 years from now. Sirsa ji may the be remembered as the best environment minister from the BJP, who gave us an AQI of only 800 under the western metric system.
Again, everyone knows how important are mangroves for ecology, but still babu-neta-thekedar made plans, and judge passed the plan, corruption is no small thing, it will ruin the present and future. This is power of constitution.
if development and infrastructure mean destroying the himalayas or the aravallis or the mangroves or any biodiversity hotspot then to hell with such development we are better off it
Mangrove trees plays an important role in coastal ecosystem and clearing 45k trees of them in the name of development will affect the coastal area in future.
The former operator of @Bnglrweatherman handle, Adarash, was responsible for this. He carried out campaigns for it & even made me write this report a yr ago. Unfortunately, he did not live to see his dream for Ktaka materialise: https://t.co/AtSQwt0tQa
To have a policy to not play songs in the language of where your stores are present is sheer arrogance. @KFC_India you need to correct this. #RejectKFC
“Would you like cream or lemon in your tea?"
“I’ll have both, thank you,” I say, when suddenly I hear Surely you’re joking, Mr. Feynman.”
That's how physicist Richard Feynman got the title of a book that made so many of us fall in love with science.
Born on this day in 1918!
Bhimrao Ambedkar sat on a gunny sack at school & had to wait for the peon to give him water as being an untouchable he could not touch the tap or surai.
When he passed the 4th standard in school his Mahar community wanted to organize a feast as no one had studied that far.