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Photo: Elephant being bathed in a temple in Thrissur (K.C. Sowmish via The Hindu) As long-standing icons of its unique cultural psyche, India's threatened elephants are finally getting the protection -- and well-deserved recognition -- they need. In a bid for better conservation, earlier this week... [continue]

Small debris-free plateau glacier with glacier lakes at Gangrinchemzoe Pass at 5,200 m, south of the main Himalayan divide, Bhutan. Photo via USGS In case you were convinced otherwise by the quasi-scandal of 'Himalayagate' earlier in the year: The US Geological Survey has released a new report on... [continue]

An artist's rendition of a revamped "nullah." Image via Delhi Nullahs. Urban planner and architect Manit Rastogi has an idea that makes the High Line look like child's play: turning the 350 kilometers of storm water drains -- now mostly filled with untreated Read the full story on TreeHugger [continue]

photo: Duncan Harris via flickr Despite a Congressional mandate directing the Export-Import Bank of the United States to use 10% of its 2009-2010 financing towards renewable energy project, according to a US Government Accountability Office report the Bank will fall "well short of the 10%... [continue]

Until the refinery at Lanjigarh is closed, indigenous groups feel Niyamgiri mountain is not safe. Photo: Survival International. While there was unrestrained rejoicing yesterday by indigenous rights campaigners after the Indian government halted a proposed bauxite mine by Vedanta Resources on the... [continue]

All images courtesy Survival International The government of India has halted plans by UK-based Vedanta Resources to establish a bauxite mine of the sacred tribal lands of the Dongria Kondh and Kutia people in Orissa. The move comes after a report commissioned by India's environment minister found... [continue]

Images: Times of India (AFP) and Channel News Asia It's a vegetal plot fit for a bad zombie flick: desperate to make their produce look fresher, bigger and mature faster, some Indian farmers are injecting their veggies with hormones on the sly. The most commonly-used substance: oxytocin, a... [continue]

All Images Courtesy of Gijsbert Koren We've seen people do a lot with windmills- from making them at home to wearing them. Now Dutch designer Gijsbert Koren has taken a step to make this age-old green technology even greener: replacing the windmill's steel wings with ones Read the full story on... [continue]

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vineetsuthan posted a photo: This is my shot of my son taken early jan 2010. Nothing much can be said about this photo. Converted to black and white. How i processed this shot can be seen in my blog: www.vineetsuthan.com/2010/08/the-umberalla-manmy-son/ [continue]