Posted by Arvind Telkar on Wednesday, April 9, 2014,
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समुद्रात वास्तव्य करणाऱ्या विविध जातींच्या डॉल्फिन आणि देवमाशांसारख्या सस्तन प्राण्यांबाबतचं कुतूहल, शास्त्रज्ञांना नेहमीच खुणावत आलंय. माशांप्रमाणं पाण्यात राहणाऱ्या, परंतु हवेसाठ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Arvind Telkar on Tuesday, March 4, 2014,
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...आणि एकदम भयंकर आरडाओरडा उसळला! तान्हाजीने, सूर्याजीने आणि मावळ्यांनी एकदम इतक्या वीरश्रीने, "हर हर हर हर महादेव' करून शत्रूची कापाकाप करण्यास सुरवात केली. न भूतो न भविष्यति! एकदम छापा. एकदम ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Arvind Telkar on Saturday, March 1, 2014,
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ट्रेकिंगची "क्रेझ' नेहमीच वाटते. लांबून सोपा वाटणारा एखादा गड किंवा किल्ला प्रत्यक्ष चढताना थरार अनुभव देतो. एकदा तो सर केला की त्याचा आनंद औरच असतो. प्रत्येकाने कधी ना कधी असं रांगडं पर्यट... Continue reading ...
Posted by Arvind Telkar on Saturday, March 1, 2014,
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पावसाळा सुरू झाला आणि सह्याद्रीतील डोंगरशिखरं खुणावू लागली. हिरवीकंच हिरवळ आणि हिरवाईतून फिरण्याचा हा मोसम भटक्यांच्या विशेष आवडीचा. बालकवींच्या कवितेतील निर्झर खळाळता ओढा होऊन बेभान... Continue reading ...
Posted by Arvind Telkar on Thursday, January 14, 2010,
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Scientists have found a new species of bird in Borneo, the ''spectacled flowerpecker'', and expressed the hope today that the discovery would help spur conservation of the island's threatened forests. The small bird, grey with white stripes, was spotted in June 2009 on flowering mistletoe in the Malaysian part of Borneo by a group including biologist David Edwards of Leeds University in England.
''We hope the announcement of our discovery will lead to our ultimate goal: conservation of the new... Continue reading ...
Posted by Arvind Telkar on Saturday, December 27, 2008,
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India is the seventh largest country in the world and Asia's second largest nation with an area of 3,287,263 square km. The Indian mainland stretches from 8 4' to 37 6' N latitude and from 68 7' to 97 25' E longitude Figure 1. It has a land frontier of some 15,200 kilometers and a coastline of 7,516 km (Government of India, 1985). India's northern frontiers are with Xizang (Tibet) in the Peoples Republic of China, Nepal and Bhutan. In the north-west, India borders on Pakistan; in the north-ea... Continue reading ...
Posted by Arvind Telkar on Friday, December 26, 2008,
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A great variety of endangered wildlife species end up feeding the illegal market for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) thanks to poor enforcement in stopping the trade, say experts and activists.
"The Chinese market is like a 'black hole' sucking in wildlife products from neighbouring countries," said Peter Pueschel, head of global Wildlife Trade Programme at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), in an e-mail interview with IPS.
Trekking in the wild with camera is the way of my life. Maharashtra is known for Mountain Forts, Water Forts, Thick and Bush Forests. We have Tiger Projects situated in Vidarbha region. Everyone is welcome to My Rock State with gentle flowers.