by Arjun Singh | Apr 27, 2023 | Article
It was half past midnight as we peeled our eyes off our computer screens. My colleague and I leaned back to discuss whether the jhadber – a wild cousin of the common ber – is a ‘shrub’ or a ‘sub-tree’. “It does grow tree-like in Delhi and westwards,” I said. From the...
by Arjun Singh | Jul 26, 2022 | Article
This article addresses some myths about the ecological history of Pune hills and elaborates on the future restoration implications
by era_ad | May 27, 2022 | Article
The area that is designated ‘Kishan Bagh’ in revenue maps is a large sprawling tract of sand dunes that have been ‘stopped’ by the bulk of Nahargarh hill. We don’t know exactly when all this huge amount of sand blew in, though we do know that it is relatively recent –...
by era_ad | May 27, 2022 | Article
by era_ad | May 27, 2022 | Article
Kishan Bagh is a small part of a sprawling set of sand dunes that had come to a standstill at the southwestern foot of Nahargarh, in northern Jaipur city. It’s amazing that these sand dunes came to exist at all within the compass of a bustling state capital but there...
