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Pune: Bavdhan Residents To Observe ‘No Vehicle Day’ On First Sunday Of Every Month
You can walk, run, cycle, use public transport but not start your two-wheeler or your car
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Mumbai sighting of Olive Ridley hatchlings may not be as rare as imagined
It is entirely possible that it is only due to the regular clean-up of this 2.5-km-long beach (since 2015) that the turtles have returned.
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From garbage dump to garden of Eden: How locals transformed one of Mumbai’s dirtiest beaches
Mumbai city news: Here’s how Versova residents spent 85 weeks on the world’s largest beach clean-up
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The real-world Khan
His mission is to rescue his fellow faithful from religious fundamentalism, bring them into the country’s mainstream, present a peaceful picture of Islam, and eventually create a humanitarian secular society in India.
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Caring for Madurai’s Only Waterfall
Nature lovers from the city and villagers join hands to clean the Kutladampatti waterfall under the ‘Friends of Forest’ initiative.
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Paper environments: Using waste to create sensitive furniture
Bhave’s products build in a level of sensitivity and softness - in the materials he uses, as also in their approach to production.
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The road back to nature
Such efforts where urban people become active cultivators and wish to eat what they grow are slowly increasing around Bengaluru and Mysuru, giving a whole new dimension to the concept of weekend farming.