There is so much you can do in the forest service: IFS Vanjulavalli Sridhar
Vanjulavalli Sridhar said her science-backed training in conservation helped her identify gaps and challenges while her IFS training aided her to transform the knowledge into action during her stints in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and in Puducherry. February 07, 2021 / 11:01 PM IST
Vanjulavalli Sridhar is known for her staunch position against forest diversion in the Andamans archipelago, intervening in deer poaching on the islands, and handling sensitive issues of tribal communities in Puducherry who have not completely weaned off hunting. (PC-Mongabay/ Vanjulavalli Sridhar) Vanjulavalli Sridhar, an officer in the Indian Forest Service (IFS), believes that IFS officers can bring about big changes for conservation through small actions.
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179 species of butterflies recorded in Bengaluru
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Some rare and endangered species also spotted, according to new book Butterflies in Bengaluru
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Some rare and endangered species also spotted, according to new book Butterflies in Bengaluru
For a city that often attracts lamentations of a fading ‘garden city’ tag, Bengaluru and its surroundings boast of a butterfly diversity that will surprise its residents.
In a book that is deemed as the first such dedicated to the city’s winged visitors, the authors have revealed that Bengaluru and its surroundings recorded no less than 179 species of butterflies.
Butterflies of Bengaluru by Krushnamegh Kunte and Nitin Ravikanthachari is an initiative by the Karnataka Forest Department (Research Wing), National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), and Indian Foundation for Butterflies, Bengaluru.
165 Indians found positive for UK variant of COVID-19 PTI
New Delhi: The number of people who have tested positive for the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 165, the Union Health Ministry said Thursday.
All these persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated Health Care facilities by respective state governments.
Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine. Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others.
“The total number of cases infected with the new strain of the novel coronavirus first reported in the UK now stands at 165,” the ministry said.