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Akshay Heblikar
About the AuthorAkshay Heblikar
Bengaluru environmentalist and director of Eco Watch
    Ecological landscapes have been convertedNation
    Ecological landscapes have been converted

    Fortunately, the city’s topography is most suitable for harvesting rainwater and sustaining its lakes and ponds.

    23 April 2019 3:19 AM IST

    Ecoistic: Let’s save our city before it’s too lateLifestyle
    Ecoistic: Let’s save our city before it’s too late

    Bengaluru-'s environment & ecology has been completely sacrificed to boost the economy

    21 April 2019 2:42 AM IST

    water, water nowhere soon, there won’t be a drop to drinkLifestyle
    water, water nowhere soon, there won’t be a drop to drink

    Of course, it is a day, to celebrate Water and its importance to mankind and its survival.

    23 March 2019 2:52 AM IST

    Fire on the mountain: Why Bandipur burnedNation
    Fire on the mountain: Why Bandipur burned

    Forest fires are caused both due to natural as well as man-made causes.

    16 March 2019 3:19 AM IST

    The wastage is also visible across marriages, canteens, hotels, public functions, social / family events and households.Nation
    India wastes as much food as the UK consumes

    And this can easily be proved by our overflowing streets, garbage bins and landfills in and around the city.

    23 Feb 2019 2:49 AM IST

    The Republic Day National Flower festival at Lalbagh is now open to public Photos: DCNation
    Let a thousand flowers bloom

    Flower shows help preserve city's flora.Evokes interest in conservation and cultivation among people.

    19 Jan 2019 1:49 AM IST

    One of the most interesting and defining features of todays world is the large scale urbanization across the globe and greater migration towards cities and larger towns.Lifestyle
    Ecoistic: Integrate environmental issues in planning process

    Over the last four decades, cities and urban spaces have become increasingly prominent in terms of addressing global...

    12 Jan 2019 2:11 AM IST

    Western ghatsLifestyle
    Western ghats facing threat of development

    And these rivers flow in both the opposite directions, i.e. west and east.

    22 Dec 2018 5:41 AM IST

    Uncontrolled vehicular population has been one of the major reasons that have deteriorated the air quality of Bangalore.Lifestyle
    35% of children in Bengaluru have asthma, says scientists

    Bangalore today is the second most heavily polluted city in the country.

    8 Dec 2018 3:27 AM IST

    Its time Bengalureans fought for their eco-rights and protected their green treasure before its too late, says citys environmentalist.Lifestyle
    Eco-watch: Greening the urban jungle

    In short Urban Forestry' is the scientific management of indigenous tree varieties that are most suitable for specific...

    4 Dec 2018 1:44 AM IST

    Image used for representational purpose only.Lifestyle
    Butterflies are free... but not in our urban jungle

    In fact, the butterfly populations have been constantly and severely dwindling over the last two decades.

    1 Dec 2018 3:27 AM IST

    The Western Ghats cover almost 1,60,000 km2 (62,000 sq. miles) and form the catchment area for the complex riverine drainage systems that drain almost 40% of India.Lifestyle
    Western ghats: Karnataka's slippery slope to disaster

    And some studies project that at least 325 globally threatened species occur in the Western Ghats.

    24 Nov 2018 5:30 AM IST

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