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Rajasthan's Pushkar Fair: Where camels, culture and tourists come together

The Pushkar Camel Fair blends tradition and tourism, featuring camel trading, cultural shows, and local handicrafts.

Camel herders bring their animals to a water tank at a camel fair in Pushkar, in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan.(AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)
Updated on Nov 15, 2024 06:38 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri, Pushkar

Indian desert school's unique design offers respite from heat

Indian desert school's unique design offers respite from heat

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Published on Aug 23, 2024 08:21 AM IST
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Heat and rust: Mridula Ramesh writes on the red sand desert in Tamil Nadu

The dunes of Teri Kaadu serve as a time capsule of how climate change can alter history, move oceans, erase cities. It is now changing again. Trees are being planted, water sucked up by invasive species. There’s likely an equivalent story unfolding near you, and a different lesson in each.

The water-guzzling Prosopis juliflora is invading parts of the region, while in the desert trees such as neem and cashew are being planted. (Photo by Mridula Ramesh)
Updated on Jun 03, 2024 03:44 PM IST

Review: Marginlands by Arati Kumar-Rao

Presenting the wonders of the land and also the environmental catastrophes being unleashed by detrimental policies conceived without consulting those who will be most affected by them

“After the most enchanting descriptions of how the Thar’s residents have coaxed water and agriculture from a seemingly punishing terrain, she reveals how limestone mines, windmills, and a canal — supposedly harbingers of development — have destroyed its water sources, wildlife, agricultural fields, and knowledge nurtured over centuries. “ (Dietmar Temps/Shutterstock)
Published on Mar 15, 2024 07:54 PM IST
BySyed Saad Ahmed

Wildbuzz: Moonless race to Longewala

Chandigarh's Munish Jauhar recently completed the Hell Race Border Ultra marathon in the Thar desert, finishing fifth. Jauhar faced challenges running at night but was rewarded with a clear sky and the sounds of nature. The race started in harsh sunlight but Jauhar found distraction in observing wildlife. Meanwhile, in the Shivalik jungles behind Chandigarh, the cold weather has brought a stillness and a chance to appreciate the beauty of nature.

One step away from extinction: a rare glimpse of the Great Indian bustard at Desert National Park, Rajasthan. (PHOTO: MUNISH JAUHAR)
Updated on Jan 14, 2024 07:54 AM IST
ByVikram Jit Singh
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