Small Indian Civet. Difficult one to get a better click. Last week got this cute animal in my DSLR camera trap. Canon Gears used,with Camtraption sensors . From Wayanad ,Kerala. Vertical Cropped Image. Attached Images   ..read more

Most of the monogamous birds like Blue-throated Barbet, both male and female contribute in nest building. Here the female blue-throated Barbet is engaged finishing the egg chamber by smoothening the cavity floor before laying eggs while the male is attending her. Photographed in our village in West Bengal. April 2024. Canon EOS 7D + Canon 500mm f4 + Monopod ISO 800, 1/160, f4, -0.3 step, Full frame Attached Images   ..read more

NIKON D5100, NIKKOR 200-500 MM ED VR. SS 1/1000, F. 5.6, ISO. 640. All most full frame. Attached Images   ..read more

Was lucky enough to spot this little guy from nagarhole forest ,kutta side.the male cub. The green forest around gives more beauty to this cute little guy. He was following his mom .used canon 7d mii and 200-400mm f4 inbuilt tele lens .iso 500,1/640,f4 hand held.did a vertical crop. Attached Images   ..read more

ID: Red dwarf honeybee One of the most common honeybee spotted in the society's garden, this tiny colony of bees seem to frequent a particular wet patch of the garden area, and many can be seen quenching their thirst from the moist soil. While surrounded by small blades of grass, these were observed getting off onto the tips of them, traversing to the base and eventually walk upto the tip to fly off, almost like a series of flights lining up at the runway. Location: Thane EXIF: Canon 80D Canon 100mm macro F/8 Shutterspeed 1/320 ISO 500 Handheld, External flash fired Attached Images   ..read more

ID: Forest Spider Lily(Pancratium parvum)(Do correct me in case of wrong ID) One of the rarities, few kms from city, these 'ghosts' are visible only in the first week of monsoon, while having a life span of less than 4days, these can be enjoyed for very few days. Though considering the location of the blooming spot, mostly goes unnoticed from the urban sight, traversing through their proximity. I, myself have been approaching them for years, to frame them with the urban noise, eventually after long long wait, managed to get them framed(again). In other seasons, the whole foliage is cover with ..read more

Canon 1500D + Sigma 150-600mm PP in Adobe Lightroom. Exif:- 1/250, ISO 1600, F 7.1, 600mm. Handheld. Clicked on 24th April, 2023 at Tadoba Tiger Reserve. After many trips to Tadoba with almost no tiger sightings, we decided to try your luck once more. What a trip it was sighting tigers in all safaris except one, in which we sighted a black panther and this sloth bear. This Sloth bear was very shy and came forward very carefully to drink water and left immediately after taking a glance at us. Attached Images   ..read more

Minicoy Thundi and Kadmat Beach in Lakshadweep get Blue Flag Certifications Two more sea beaches in India, namely Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach in Lakshadweep, have been accorded the globally recognized International eco-label "Blue Flag". This takes the number of beaches certified under the Blue Flag certification to twelve (12). Foundation for Environment Education in Denmark (FEE) accords the globally recognized eco-label - Blue Flag certification. In order to qualify for this prestigious award, a series of stringent environmental, educational, safety-related and access-related cr ..read more

Nationwide campaign for elimination of Single Use Plastic The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) issued Notification on August 12, 2022 banning production, sale, stocking & distribution, import and usage of identified Single Use Plastic (SUP) items including cutlery items, thin packaging films, candy & ice-cream sticks w.e.f. July 01, 2022. In order to ensure its implementation Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had earlier issued comprehensive Directions to State Pollution Control Board (SPCBs), Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) and other stake ..read more

CAQM actively monitoring paddy residue burning events for NCR and Adjoining Areas Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) is regularly reviewing the position with Chief Secretaries of Punjab, NCR State Governments, Agriculture/ Environment Secretaries and Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) to contain the problems arising out of farm fire incidents in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Punjab. The review meetings were also held recently with 23 District Collectors / District Magistrates (DMs) of Punjab, 22 DMs/ DCs of Haryana, and 8 DMs/ DCs of NCR Districts of ..read more