A succulent plant called “Kalanchoe” is a favorite with most gardeners.  It does not call for any extra care, needs little water and not much sun.  So what if the blooms appear only during spring, the rest of the year, the succulent leaves look pretty in a pot.

Japanese Ikebana (literally 'flowers kept alive') is a lot more complex than putting beautiful flowers together..

More than simply putting flowers in a container, ikebana is a disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought together.

The nest-box that I built

Looked like a miniature hut

I was doubtful - any bird would ever like it, but

After the summer and after a few showers

when grasses turned green and trees came alive

and a zephyr blew from the east

I got a surprise

I saw one fine morning two brahminy starling arrive

Through this write-up, I wish to dispel the half-truths that surround the tiger crisis. In my view, the reason for disappearance of a species is manifold - and in most cases it is a combination of unsuitable biological causes, fast changing ecological conditions and man-made decimating factors like poaching and habitat loss.

Registrations are open till March 15, 2010
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“If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide” is a quote by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.

People of all ages and cultures respond to humour.  Just like people of all ages and cultures respond to nature and wildlife.  So it was just fitting that the British Council organized an exhibition and talk on “Cartoons for Climate” on 15^th january, 2010.  The exhibition had more than 50 entries selected from over 5000 entries received from all over India. The themes were,

  Drought and water shortage,  Deforestation and rain forest destruction,   Melting of the ice caps,   Role of industry in polluting the  atmosphere,  Devastation of our seas and disappearance of marine life,  Climate change in an urban environment.