Neha Dara

Writer, editor, and now administrator - with a special focus on India travel and sustainability. Heading RoundGlass Sustain @rgsustain1

[Neha Dara @nehadara]

I wrote about MP's jungles and the life decision they inspired. Turns out many Indian city dwellers feel same way https://t.co/YHvMn2Ws0V

[Cdr Abhilash Tomy KC, NM @abhilashtomy]

The sailing community in India has been in a state of shock ever since it learnt that Cdr Mahesh Ramachandran, one of the stalwarts of the sport, has been missing at sea following a boating accident off Maldives since Thursday night/ Friday early morning. He was the skipper of the Ashena, a 46 meter luxury yacht belonging to Gautam Singhania.

One can only speculate on how the accident might have occurred, but it is clear that out of the 7 in the speedboat, the 2 missing are Cdr Mahesh and rally driver Hari Singh.

Cdr Mahesh, a renowned dinghy sailing, Arjuna Awardee, winner of multiple national and international titles, has been a towering figure of Indian sailing. The sailing community is holding on to every bit of hope that Cdr Mahesh and Hari Singh are rescued at the earliest.

[Neha Dara @nehadara]

@saffrontrail Making kaanji? Or something else. Curious, because we only ever use it for that delicious winter sun drink.

[Neha Dara @nehadara]

@Richmond_Lee @RGSustain1 Hey, thanks for sharing. Glad you like our work. Dholes are a personal favourite! Any time I see them in the wild, I am mesmerised by their interactions.

[Roundglass Sustain @RGSustain1]

The snow leopard is a master of camouflage, an apex predator and, for most wildlife lovers, the big boss of the Himalayan landscape.

It's also the subject of Roundglass Sustain's head @nehadara's favourite deep dive on our website. It started with a fun social post spotting camouflaged snow leopards and turned into a journey down the rabbit hole, exploring the many ways in which the species has uniquely adapted to survive in its beautiful yet harsh home.

There are stories, puzzles, book excerpts, and a note from Dhritiman Mukherjee behind the scenes of a high-altitude photo shoot, alongside comics and infographics that'll keep you hooked.

Dive in now - https://t.co/SAnkQzUAGF

#DeepDive #BigCat #SnowLeopard #Leopards #FantasticFelines #Cats #RoundglassSustain #Conservation #Storytime

[Neha Dara @nehadara]

@saffrontrail Inspiring!

[Roundglass Sustain @RGSustain1]

Reminder! The #UltimateBirdQuiz is almost here!
Date: April 5, 2025
Time: 5pm onwards
Where: Online (no prior registration—just join in and register on the spot.)

Join here: https://t.co/RS9intanqh

Are you ready to ruffle some feathers?

[prerna singh bindra 🐘🐅🐾 @prernabindra]

The @MoEFCC has patted itself on the back for #India’s modest (& false) #forest cover increase as per the 2023 @ForestSurvey report #ISFR2023, a sham which #PrakritiSrivastava @kr@krithika_1193 & myself unravel here: https://t.co/2BTYyNWG15.
There are more shockers in #ISFR2023 #India’s #GreenCoverScam. Read an analysis by #PrakritiSrivastava @krithika & myself : 1/n
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https://t.co/fTUGUuxFg1

[prerna singh bindra 🐘🐅🐾 @prernabindra]

The @MoEFCC & its regional offices have cleared over 1300 ha #forest in 7 months since Feb 2024 (yet @ForestSurvey consistently reports an increase of forest cover!) for #development activities. But the loss of forest is twice over as instead of taking equivalent non-forest land as 'compensation' for diversion, the @moefcc allows for compensatory #afforestation over existing #forests under #government ownership in defiance of atleast 3 #SupremeCourt orders including the recent Feb 19 order in the amended #forest law case find #PrakritiSrivastava @krithika_1193 & myself in an article for @Article14live

[Neha Dara @nehadara]

We're screening Catapults to Cameras at Soho House, Juhu, Mumbai at 7 pm on Dec 18. This powerful film documents a unique attempt to inspire change within hunting communities in West Bengal. More info & RSVPs here https://t.co/UUUDfmtL4C

[prerna singh bindra 🐘🐅🐾 @prernabindra]

#India lost three more #elephants by electrocution. This in #ChhattisgarhNews
Lost? Our silence, inaction makes us complicit to the crime. #Electrecution is the single biggest killer of elephants in India, ~50 a year. And the cascading effect on their calves, kin, family groups.
This continues despite a 2010 Gajah report explicitly laid down how such electrocution can be avoided, minimised. Despite guidelines by @moefcc and the NBWL. Not worth the paper they are written on as we are not bothered to do even simple, doable things like , monitor, insulate, repair sagging hi-tension wires in PAs, elephant habitats, raise such wires beyond elephant height and indeed underground them in critical areas including PAs.
Fact is, the @moefcc is not serious abt #elephant #conservation. Which is elephant reserves have zilch protection, they are parcelled away for #infra mining, dams, #highways, #railwaylines-another killer.
Why the GoI has always denied #elephants a statutory protection authority like NTCA. Indeed when the #SupremeCourt questioned the @moefcc why a National Elephant Conservation Authority had not been constituted as recommended by Gajah, the ministry hastened to club Project Elephant with Project Tiger and the NTCA, subverting its interests.

[Neha Dara @nehadara]

Hi @ANEducationDept Is it possible to get a number/email on which to contact the department to share films about India's wildlife that can be used to create awareness with students in the Andamans about marine ecosystems around them? Thanks in advance!

[President of India @rashtrapatibhvn]

Vinesh Phogat’s extraordinary feats at the Paris Olympics have thrilled every Indian and done the country proud. While we all share her disappointment at the disqualification, she remains a champion in the hearts of 1.4 billion people. Vinesh embodies the truly indefatigable spirit of Indian women, and her epic fortitude and resilience are already inspiring future world champions from India.
I wish her many laurels in the future.

[Neha Dara @nehadara]

@nehaa_sinha @NaturePrize Yay!!

[Neha Dara @nehadara]

Storytelling as an agent for change!

[Roundglass Sustain @RGSustain1]

Roundglass Sustain’s film Catapults to Cameras, made with filmmaker Ashwika Kapur, is a finalist at the Jackson Wild Media Awards 2024.

@SunnySingh @AshwikaKapur @Healplanet2016 @Samfaroo @nehadara

[prerna singh bindra 🐘🐅🐾 @prernabindra]

#India ranks 176/180 in #environment global index, ranks 2nd in #deforestation,
17.8% of the total deaths in the country r linked to #airpollution
₹3.75L cr- annual cost of envt degradation
We alllow ~98% destrcutve projects-mega dams included in #ProtectedAreas
#India is among the most #climate vulnerable country-battered by #floods #cyclones #droughts #hailstorms affecting #ecological #food #economical national security.
Yet laws that protect #forests #environment are deemded 'hurdles' by #environment ministers,. and diluted.
@krithika_1193 and I draw up an environment agenda for #Modi3 @moefcc @byadavbjp
in @Article14live

[Roundglass Sustain @RGSustain1]

India’s beloved writer Ruskin Bond is celebrating his 90th birthday with the Roundglass Sustain community!

Send us a short essay on 'My Wild Neighbourhood' here: https://t.co/fqzSnfNfEj

Mr Bond will select 5 winners who will receive a copy of his newest book.
@AlephBookCo

[Neha Dara @nehadara]

@Urmimala_A Yay Vedaant!

[Neha Dara @nehadara]

Chandigarh folks, do come!

[Roundglass Sustain @RGSustain1]

#EventAlert

Hello Chandigarh! Roundglass Sustain is screening some very special films at Chandigarh University on 15, 16, and 17 April as part of the 5 Elements Film Festival. Roundglass Sustain's head @nehadara will be hosting the screenings and answering all your questions!

[Neha Dara @nehadara]

Looking for someone with a passion for India's wildlife and insight into the world of grants and funding.

[Roundglass Sustain @RGSustain1]

If everything wild — from tigers to termites — excites you as much as it excites us, then we are looking for you!⁠

Position: Proposal Writer
Location: Remote
Position Type: Regular, Full-Time

For more details: https://t.co/wXzNJL1hSr
Photo by @dhritimanimages

[Roundglass Sustain @RGSustain1]

If everything wild — from tigers to termites — excites you as much as it excites us, then we are looking for you!⁠

Position: Proposal Writer
Location: Remote
Position Type: Regular, Full-Time

For more details: https://t.co/wXzNJL1hSr
Photo by @dhritimanimages