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The Great Indian Bustard Is Disappearing. Here Is What It Actually Needs

The Great Indian Bustard weighs up to 15 kilograms, stands nearly a metre tall, and cannot see power lines until it is already flying into them. That single biological fact, a visual field oriented downward for scanning prey, not forward for scanning obstacles, explains more about why this bird is…

Times Life · Oct 25

Power Lines Are Killing India's Great Indian Bustard. Here's What the Supreme Court Ordered

A Bird That Cannot See What Will Kill ItThe Great Indian Bustard, Ardeotis nigriceps, carries up to 15 kilograms on a frame built for open grassland, not evasive flight. Its eyes sit on the sides of its head, giving it a wide field of vision for ground-level predators but almost…

Times Life · Oct 20

Beyond Bharatpur: 5 Indian Wetlands and Forests Where Serious Winter Birding Lists Are Made

Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan: The Raptor CorridorBetween November and February, the flat scrub grassland at Tal Chhapar in the Churu district of Rajasthan fills with Montagu's harriers in numbers that stop even experienced birders mid-sentence. Thousands winter here, quartering low over the grass in the early morning. Add pallid harriers, short-eared…

Times Life · Sep 25

How Termite Architecture Is Teaching Engineers Ventilation and Cooling Design They Never Imagined

The mound that outperforms your air conditionerMacrotermes michaelseni, a termite species common across sub-Saharan Africa, builds mounds that can rise four to five metres above the ground and extend several metres below it. Inside, the colony maintains a temperature of roughly 30.5°C year-round. Outside, temperatures swing between 3°C at night…

Times Life · Jul 19

Rajasthan's Forgotten Village Road Trip Circuit: The Offbeat Desert Route Worth Taking

The Circuit Nobody Told You AboutMandawa does not have a single traffic light. The painted havelis here, merchant mansions covered floor to frieze in frescoes of steam trains, European women, and Hindu gods, sit in a town most Rajasthan itineraries skip entirely. This is the Shekhawati region, and it is…

Times Life · Jul 14

7 Overnight Train Routes Across India That Are Worth Booking for the Scenic Ride Alone

Vivek Express: Dibrugarh to KanyakumariThe longest train route in India covers 4,286 kilometres and takes roughly 82 hours end to end. Most passengers board for a segment, not the full stretch, but those who ride the overnight portions through Odisha and Andhra Pradesh get something rare: a train moving through…

Times Life · Jul 5

Palace on Wheels: What India's Most Expensive Train Fare Actually Buys You in Rajasthan

The Number on the TicketThe base fare for one person, one week, peak season on the Palace on Wheels sits at roughly ₹4.5 lakh, and that is the entry point, not the ceiling. Suites classified as "Deluxe" push closer to ₹6 lakh. The train runs a circuit through eight destinations:…

Times Life · Jul 4

A Historic Step Toward Understanding an Endangered Desert Hunter

In the vast silence of the Thar Desert, where wind draws patterns on sand and life survives quietly against all odds, a historic moment unfolded. For the first time in India, an endangered caracal has been fitted with a radio collar in Jaisalmer. This single act marks a turning point…

Times Pets · Mar 2

Another oran hurdle to a Rajasthan project. This time to Adani solar plant

Over the past few years, several renewable energy projects in western Rajasthan have run into trouble with local communities trying to claim government land as oran – parcels used for grazing with perceived cultural and religious significance. This week, a 600-MW solar project by Adani Green Energy Limited has found…

Newslaundry · Nov 8, 2024

BSF Jawans perform Yoga on sand dunes in Jaisalmer on International Yoga Day

On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Border Security Force (BSF) International Yoga Jawans performed Yoga on the famous 'Sam' Sand Dunes of Jaisalmer on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 21, 2024