Exciting day at the Ragi Kana weekly market! We had lots of fun engaging with around 25 kids playing games using the bird flashcards & had a bird walk around the campus. We also showcased our print materials at our stall. Thanks to everyone who joined us in celebrating nature!

The hand-wringing and "we are all entangled & complicit in capitalism" argument has to stop somewhere. Academia has completely outsourced scientific knowledge production to corporate entities and it is only a matter of time before this ends up destroying science itself.

I do hope that the MoEF&CC can use existing rules and regulations to ban unethical off-roading. There should be no place for such reckless damaging of natural ecosystems. Bhupender Yadav Parveen Kaswan, IFS Mohan Pargaien IFS(Retired)🇮🇳

Sun salutations of Crab spider, Thomisus sp. 😊

From Pratap Bhanu Mehta to the CJI, the same deliberate misrepresentation of reservation as poverty alleviation instead of representation. It goes together with the opposition to a caste census that might actually provide data about representation.

We're looking to hire an Education Officer to help us foster an education and outreach programme for school students + teachers using #archives. More details: archives.ncbs.res.in/education Deadline to apply: Aug 23 (Image: MS-019-3-1-6-10, RJ Ranjit Daniels Papers)

Sharing my most recent article for The Hindu on how grasslands are facing an unusual threat- the encroaching of trees. Woody encroachment in grasslands is leading to massive declines in habitat and biodiversity. Do read and share!

Current member of parliament & former Union environment minister references my report for Article 14 about how NITI Aayog misrepresented the role of district agromet staff & pushed for privatisation. Hope he raises the issue in parliament as well article-14.com/post/farm-weat…

Unbelievable! Right here is how our ‘natural’ calamities are crafted! This new order, coming right after Wayanad’s landslide, says you can now take out up to 20K cu.m—or c. 30K tonnes—of soil for roads, pipelines, etc without an environmental clearance! newindianexpress.com/thesundaystand…

Every woman in India knows how Vinesh Phogat is feeling today. We all know it too well. Solidarity is a small word for what we owe you, Vinesh.

Delhi Police forcibly detained participants in a peaceful solidarity march for #Palestine today. They snatched banners and used force against the participants, denying their right to peaceful protest and freedom of expression. Indians for Palestine Right to Food, India Anjali Bhardwaj Harsh Mander

#BREAKING #HIJAB case "How are you empowering women by telling them what to wear?": #SupremeCourt lifts ban on Hijab in Mumbai college

Local teachers who have worked for years at EMRS are being pushed out of jobs only because they aren’t able to clear this mandatory Hindi proficiency test. Why should a non-Hindi speaker be forced to take a Hindi test to be eligible? This is imposition! thesouthfirst.com/karnataka/ekla…

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#ReclaimTheNight idea has struck a massive chord in West Bengal. These photos are from Naihati around 8 PM. As the night grows the crowd is only expected to swell. A collective affirmation of women's freedom is the most reassuring way of ushering in India's #IndependenceDay2024

RealityCheck: The simple narrative of 'good ecologists versus bad politicians' resurfaced in response to Kerala landslides. But the true story of Western Ghats Ecology reports shows everyone in shades of grey. The b&w version is a clickbait. the reporters' collective reporters-collective.in/blog/western-g…

After withdrawing #NEP last year, the Karnataka Govt has formed a committee to draft a State Education Policy. Join us for a discussion in #Bengaluru on how to build an inclusive and accessible education system. DM us for more details.

Every facet of having a professional career and life outside of marriage and domesticity in a patriarchal set up for a woman has ALWAYS entitled confronting and withstanding the culture of misogyny, sexism and using of sex and sexual violence as a means to uphold power. This

ANIIDCO sells milk, liquor & petroleum products & manages tourism resorts. Now, it is tasked with #GreatNicobar project. Pankaj Sekhsaria & I dig into its capacity to implement a mega project in a highly biodiverse, geologically vulnerable region that is home to indigenous communities