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Torrential rain and strong winds frequently lash Odisha’s cyclone-prone coast, uprooting tall trees that once served as natural nesting sites for white-bellied sea eagles. As their coastal habitat changes due to frequent tropical cyclones as well as urban development activities, these raptors have been increasingly spotted nesting on telecommunication towers and electric pylons. However, new

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cleared the way for a controversial mega port project in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, rejecting a series of petitions that warned of potentially devastating ecological damage and violations of environmental norms and coastal regulations. The NGT has granted approval for the proposed port at Galathea Bay on Great

Debate over defining the Aravallis could reshape legal protection across north India Experts warn height-based criteria ignore the range’s ancient geological continuity The Aravalli system is one of the world’s oldest surviving mountain belts Mineral wealth and mining pressures lie at the heart of the controversy Recent environmental concerns surrounding the Aravalli mountain range, especially

Acquiring agricultural land has been one of the strategies to strengthen elephant corridors in India, framed as a way to enable elephant movement between protected areas and reduce human-elephant conflict, among other reasons. Yet, this strategy approach plays out in complex and fragile rural landscapes with complicated tenurial arrangements, an aspect that has received little

When I first needed an online booking system for my WordPress site, I went straight to Calendly like everyone else.  It worked fine for a while, but I quickly noticed a frustrating pattern: I was paying a monthly subscription for a tool that lived completely outside my website. I had zero control over my data,

In this episode, Birgit Pauli-Haack welcomes Carolina Nymark back to discuss recent Gutenberg releases (22.3, 22.4, 22.5) and preview features coming in WordPress 7.0. Birgit Pauli-Haack shares her recovery journey and emphasizes the value of Carolina Nymark’s expertise. Carolina Nymark introduces herself as a long-time WordPress core committer and theme bundle maintainer, explaining her role in triaging, testing, and updating default themes. They highlight

Orchids are one of the largest and most beautiful plant families in the world and are often affectionately referred to as the ‘royal family’ of plants. According to the Orchid Specialist Group, there are around 28,000 naturally occurring orchid species globally. Orchids are admired for their unique shapes, long-lasting flowers, and exotic colours, and are found