ecology

My maid was talking to me, and telling me about the water situation in her home.  “We pay Rs. 5 per pot or Rs. 15 for a ‘can’ of water (referring to the large container

Sudarshan Nityananda gives the following contact numbers:   South  Bangalore comes under Mr Ranganathswamy,DCF-BBMP.His number is 9480683842.   His senior is Mr N D Sudarshan who sits in the BBMp premises.His number is 9480684566.   The third

I conducted the Campus Bird Count at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, on two days, Saturday, 13th Feb, and Sunday, 14th Feb 2016. I had already mentioned that as birders and naturalists, our team

I took this picture from the top of Nandi Hill. Well, OK, technically, it’s not Bangalore…yet. But remember the times when Whitefield, Sarjapura and Yelahanka were not Bangalore, either? The point I want to make

The cast and some of the crew taking a bow after the show. It’s always a challenge to go to a play after it’s done several shows. This happened to me on 28th November, 2014,

It’s a given that you should be drinking lots of water a day. Especially given air-conditioned offices, it becomes even more important to remember to drink – and have a bottle handy that’s easy to

A group of ecologists and experts including Dr M B Krishna, have come up with a report called"Ruining the ecology of Hesaraghatta Lake – the role of bird photographers. From the report’s introduction: "The Hesaraghatta

Dr. S. Subrahmanya ("Subbu"), one of the very experienced naturalists/ornithologists of Bangalore, writes: Over the recent years, I have been campaigning for planting bird-friendly plants in gardens. In the process, based on my own observations,

The horticulture department is planning a foodcourt at Nandi Hills. The proposed location is part of the habitat of Nilgiri Wood Pigeon. The plan is likely to have impact on this I do feel that

 I belong to a group of women, and we call ourselves BULBs…Bangalore Urban Lady-Birders. One of our favourite destinations to go birding (or bird-watching) is…Kommaghatta Lake (in Kengeri). Yesterday we went birding to Manchinabele Reservoir