While the world lauded the forest restoration pledges made by policymakers under the Bonn Challenge, a recent study shows that the plans are flawed and will not achieve the 1.5°C climate targets.
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17
Apr
2019
Bonn Challenge & Monoculture: A Global Scandal
Spiders – apart from cunningly spin webs to trap other innocent insects and eating male spiders after fertilization, they can play an important role in maintaining the soil fertility. An interesting experiment was done by researchers at the University of Jerusalem who […]
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06
Dec
2018
Corals, Starfish & Robots
Coral reefs occupy a mere 0.1% of earth’s surface but accommodate a biodiversity that is almost on par with the rainforests. Apart from the immense biodiversity, they also provide a multitude of services from coastal protection, providing habitat and food, medicinal values, […]
Read more“80 per cent of known species extinctions have occurred on islands and currently 45 per cent of IUCN Red List endangered species occur on islands.” – IUCN Islands are the abode of the world’s tallest sea cliffs, beautiful beaches, clear waters, most active […]
Read moreFood loss & waste, Global hunger and Mobile Apps…. Our Generations Key Issue An estimated 30% of the food produced for human consumption globally is lost or wasted somewhere along the food supply chain (FAO., 2015). . Meanwhile, the world’s population is predicted […]
Read moreLarge herds of elephants arrogantly parading through fully ripe fields destroying everything in their way or bloody trails of leopard leading to a half-eaten carcass of an innocent lamb are the first pictures that come to mind when people are confronted with […]
Read moreA lush green forest, beautiful climbers adorning every inch of the landscape, a placid water body filled with purple flowers, golden stripes adorning the back of a shiny wise faced frog. Sounds quite like the setting of a fairy tale or more likely […]
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The Limboo individuals otherwise called Subba, Yakthungba, Limboo and Tshong of Sikkim are the ethnic minority ancestral network who have their unmistakable way of life as one of the indigenous tenants of Sikkim having own content, culture, nourishment propensities, clothing, traditions, […]
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27
Dec
2017
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Wishing all our partner schools, management, students and their families a very merry christmas and a happy new year. We would like to thank our partner schools and corporates for their continuous support and may the coming year be filled with lots […]
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Nilgiris is home to numerous tribes among which are the primitive pastoral community of the Todas. Before British colonisation, the Todas coexisted with the other tribes like the Kotas, Badagas and Kurubas . Their nomadic, pastoral heritage has been replaced by […]
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