Kapithra Kannapiran

Entrepreneur | Sustainability Leadership | Nature Warrior | Creative & Alternative Education | Life & Mindset Coach | Conscious Parenting

[sohit mishra @sohitmishra99]

Don't fall prey to the PR going on about Ashwini Bhide becoming the first woman commisioner of BMC.. The truth is that she's the same woman who brutally felled over 2000 trees at Aarey forest in the dead of the night as MMRCL's managing director and crushed the protest of common Mumbaikars coming together for environment.. now when you complain about bad AQI in Mumbai, remember who your new chief is...

[savenavimumbai @savenavimumbai]

Palm Beach Road to lose 400+ trees and mangroves ! ACT NOW, BEFORE FELLING BEGINS ! - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/1GDHcBsJBn via @ChangeOrg_India

[Neelam Ahluwalia @nahluwalia20]

Recent Supreme Court order on Aravalli range will potentially result in 'losing the hills less than 100 metres to mining' which will intensify climate risk, pollution, water scarcity, desertification impacting millions of people living in North West India

https://t.co/OYipoBfOno

[Sunil - Wetland Champion @sunnyagro]

@virsanghvi Navi Mumbai is next. Major portion of Navi Mumbai is flood free because of its coastal #wetlands & #mangroves. we are fighting in court for a decade to save them. But other places @CIDCO_Ltd is selling everything to builders.
@GreenStalin @firstpost
https://t.co/RaCZwpqZlL

[Supriya Sahu IAS @supriyasahuias]

When millions of fireflies light up the jungles of Anamalai Tiger Reserve

#Fireflies #TNForest as seen from the lens of @shanmughanandam

[Revathi @revathitweets]

AFTER A THOUSAND CUTS!

Scenes from inside #HyderabadCentralUniversity, after the mindless nonstop bulldozing and felling of trees for the past 4 days!

This was right after the honourable Supreme Court reacted sharply and asked the government to stand down!

The rain started almost immediately. May be to heal the thousand cuts the forest had to endure.!!!

Hoping nature will find a way 🤞🏽, the forest will heal, the animals will survive, the birds will soar and the peacocks will dance 🦚 soon!

Video Courtesy: HCU Student

#HyderabadCentralUniversity
#Hyderabadforest
#SaveHCU

[Kapithra Kannapiran @kapithra]

#SaveHCUBioDiversity
#SaveKanchaGachibowli
#savekanchaforest

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

Save the Green Lungs of Hyderabad!

#SaveHCUBioDiversity

[Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation @NMMConline]

Plastic pollution is invading our oceans, endangering marine life. 🐠Every piece of plastic waste harms aquatic creatures and disrupts ecosystems. It’s time to act, refuse single-use plastic, choose sustainability, and protect our oceans before it’s too late! 🌍♻️

[ Tokdo, Recycle, Reuse, Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan, Navi Mumbai, Swachh bharat mission, Navi Mumbai clean city, Green city, Eco friendly, Urban Clean up, Sustainable Future ]

#WorldAquaticAnimalsDay #ProtectMarineLife
#TokDo #MajhiVasundharaAbhiyan #CleanerCity #GoGreen #ActNow #MissionLiFE #ipl2025 #NishchayKelaNumberPahila #SHS2024 #SwachhataHiSeva2024 #TokDo #CleanerCity #EcoFriendlyChange #UrbanCleanUp #GreenCityVision #SustainableFuture #CityImprovement #EnvironmentalImpact #CleanUpChallenge #CommunityCleanUp #makeadifferenceday

[RichaChadha @RichaChadha]

But forests are being cleared in the cover of darkness. Your leaders don’t care, wake up India ! ! !
#savekanchagachibowli #SaveHCUBioDiversity

[Shivakumar Gangal, IFS @shivgangal_ifs]

If you had told me that this animal exists, 2 years ago when I got selected in the Indian Forest Service, I would have laughed. Here it is, one of nature's marvels - "Flying Squirrel". The take off, the glide, the landing, every bit of it is a spectacle to witness.

[Kapithra Kannapiran @kapithra]

At one end of the AQI dynamics is zero accountability by govt & on the other end we have citizens loathing in ignorance, denial, lethargy & resistance. We seem to be normalising intolerance! The fight for clean air is basic human rights. #CleanAir #HumanRights #AirQuality #aqi

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

When in India, I did end this podcast early due to the bad air quality. @nikhilkamathcio was a gracious host and we were having a great time. The problem was that the room we were in circulated outside air which made the air purifier I'd brought with me ineffective.

Inside, the AQI was 130 and PM2.5 was 75 µg/m³, which is equal to smoking 3.4 cigarettes for 24 hours of exposure.

This was my third day in India and the air pollution had made my skin break out in rash and my eyes and throat burn.

Air pollution has been so normalized in India that no one even notices anymore despite the science of its negative effects being well known. People would be outside running. Babies and small children exposed from birth. No one wore a mask which can significantly decrease exposure. It was so confusing.

The evidence shows that India would improve the health of its population more by cleaning up air quality than by curing all cancers.

I am unsure why India's leaders do not make air quality a national emergency. I don't know what interests, money and power keep things the way they are but it's really bad for the entire country.

When I returned to the U.S., my eyes were fresh to see what is normalized to me. I saw obesity everywhere. 42.4% of American are obese and because I was around it all the time, I had been mostly oblivious to it.

In many contexts, obesity is worse than air pollution in the long term.

Why wouldn't American leaders declare a national emergency on obesity? What interests, money and power keep things the way they are but are really bad for the entire country.

[Kapithra Kannapiran @kapithra]

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay

[Supriya Sahu IAS @supriyasahuias]

Addressing India’s diabetes challenge requires prevention as the priority, improved awareness, lifestyle changes, and equitable healthcare access to counter rising cases and reduce long-term complications effectively. Insightful article @ramyakannan

[Kuchik Raghunath @KuchikR]

Proud feeling about my Dear Friend Chandan Kumar, 39, describes it as taking on one of the world’s richest men. His Pune-based union Hamal (load carriers) Panchayat successfully negotiated with a sister company of e-commerce giant Amazon, forcing it to come to the bargaining table in a one-and-a-half-year labour battle that resulted in victory for thousands of logistics workers. @chandancampaign

[Kapithra Kannapiran @kapithra]

Native tree of India (SE Asia) - Bauhinia Variegata | Orchid Tree | Camel's Foot Tree | Kachnar | Mountain-Ebony
#trees
#flora
#foraging
#kachnar
#wisdom
#photoghraphy
#earth

[Adithi Ramakrishnan @adithi_r1]

Wrote about ~160 million year old tadpole fossils for @AP 🐸
https://t.co/InQa7upnZZ

[Sandesh Kadur @SandeshKadur]

Journey into a land like no other, where nature's resilience is challenged by the ever-growing reach of human activity.
This is a story of hope, fragility, and interconnected futures #Nilgiris #sharedwilderness

https://t.co/kOkBEkC1JI

[Wildlife Photographer of the Year @NHM_WPY]

Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas is our Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year! 🏆 #WPY60

His up-close image ‘Life Under Dead Wood’ depicts the fruiting bodies of slime mould and a tiny springtail. 😮

[Supriya Sahu IAS @supriyasahuias]

Every winter, thousands of Demoiselle cranes journey 5,000 km from Mongolia and Siberia to Khichan, Rajasthan, flying over Himalayas. Locals feed them through “Chugga Ghars” ( feeding places) daily, helping protect both birds and crops. Khichan has emerged as a crucial wintering ground for the cranes, attracting over 25,000 birds every year. This remarkable village tradition is a fascinating model for human-wildlife coexistence
Credits -As shared by Dr Dhakate @paragenetics
#DemoiselleCranes #BirdMigration #Conservation

[Kapithra Kannapiran @kapithra]

@supriyasahuias My heart is full today 😍 For years I had deep concern for the Nilgiri Tahr & the Shola grasslands. The Species & Habitat conversation is symbiotic & inseparable. So hoping the Shola grasslands escape corruption. Happy news 💚 #nilgiritahr #conservation #wildlife