TSFDC to organise nature camp, bird walk on March 2, 3

TSFDC to organise nature camp, bird walk on March 2, 3

Telangana State Forest Development Corporation (TSFDC) is organising a nature camp on March 2 and 3 in Forestrek Park, Chilkur, and a bird walk on March 3, at Botanical Garden, Kondapur. Team building activities, tent pitching, night trekking with lanterns, night camping, camp fire, bird walk, nature trail, and adventure games will be part of … Read more

Sleep and dine alongside wild animals at Jamala Wildlife Lodge in Canberra

Sleep and dine alongside wild animals at Jamala Wildlife Lodge in Canberra

The lodge has three categories of rooms  A tiger sits outside my bathroom. Separating us is a three-centimetre, double-laminated glass window. His gaze follows me as I gingerly tread across the bathroom floor. I brush my teeth, wash my face; our eyes trained on each other all the while. But soon he gets bored. Perhaps my grooming session isn’t … Read more

Make My Trip co-founder Keyur Joshi on his new venture that offers bespoke luxury in the wild

Make My Trip co-founder Keyur Joshi on his new venture that offers bespoke luxury in the wild

At Tipai, a 38-acre property set beside Maharashtra’s Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Tea under a gazebo, a picnic by the river, sundowners by your private plunge pool… and all this along the fringes of a dense forest known for its Bengal tigers. Expect luxury in the wilderness at Tipai, set beside Maharashtra’s Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, which … Read more

Biosphere reserves: A perfect example of nature-life coexistence

Biosphere reserves: A perfect example of nature-life coexistence

A Biosphere Reserve (BR) refers to an international recognition granted by UNESCO to selected portions of natural and cultural landscapes, covering expansive regions of land or coastal/marine ecosystems, or sometimes a combination of both. It aims to balance economic and social development with the preservation of nature and associated cultural values. They serve as special … Read more

The DIY summer project

The DIY summer project

The collaborative studio of designer Anthony Lopez. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Not everyone wants to spend summer renovating the house or investing in landscaping. But this season is also great for making small changes at home, a little more than fixing leaky taps or changing the cushion covers, for instance. How about sparking some … Read more

Experiential travel on the rise in Visakhapatnam

Experiential travel on the rise in Visakhapatnam

People enjoying fog engulfed araku valley from a newly discovered view piont at Madagada in Araku 130 km from Visakhapatnam | Photo Credit: KR Deepak From learning astro-photography at a hilly countryside, witnessing a stunning sunrise above a mist of clouds from the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats to discovering a trek route that … Read more

Discovery of second mysterious radio signal from space raises more questions

Discovery of second mysterious radio signal from space raises more questions

The detection of the Fast Radio Burst, termed FRB 20190520B, has raised important questions about the source and origin of these signals. The researchers published their findings in a paper in Nature. The paper said the source of FRB 20190520B was “co-located with a compact, persistent radio source and associated with a dwarf host galaxy of high specific-star-formation”. … Read more