Community effort saves mangroves
When climate change threatens the existence of Sundarbans’ mangroves, villagers get together to plant millions of them to protect the fragile ecosystem.
Mangroves of Sundarbans. (Source: Nature Environment & Wildlife Society - NEWS)
Mines radiate disaster
Villagers of Jadugoda say radiation from uranium mines is impairing their children. It’s high time the government took measures against it so a generation is not left crippled.
Guria was born deformed. Her father Chhatua blames the radiation from indiscriminate uranium mining and the tailings ponds for her death.
Bio-loos on track, Railways to clean up its act
Dumping excreta on the rail tracks is not just an abhorrent practice, it also corrodes the tracks. With bio-toilets underway, the Railways hopes to fix it.
A rail coach fitted with bio-toilet. (Courtesy: India Railway Info)
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