Tag: india

July 4, 2017 at 1:19 pm

1.5m Volunteers in India Plant Record-Breaking 66 Million Trees in 12 Hours

1.5m Volunteers in India Plant Record-Breaking 66 Million Trees in 12 Hours

The initiative is part of the Paris Agreement where India vowed to increase forest coverage by 5+ million hectares by 2030

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April 26, 2017 at 6:45 pm

Pet Adoption Posters Find Creative Way to Use White Space

Pet Adoption Posters Find Creative Way to Use White Space

The campaign aims to raise awareness for pet adoption in Mumbai, India

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March 29, 2017 at 9:23 am

King Cobra Wanders Into Village Due to Drought and Drinks Water from Rescuers’ Bottle

King Cobra Wanders Into Village Due to Drought and Drinks Water from Rescuers' Bottle

A 12 ft long King Cobra wandered into a village in southern India due to the recent drought and rescuers successfully fed the giant snake water from a bottle in this rare and thrilling footage

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March 28, 2016 at 10:34 am

This Company Makes Edible Utensils To Limit Plastic Waste

This Company Makes Edible Utensils To Limit Plastic Waste

India is the world’s largest user of disposable cutlery with over 120 billion pieces discarded each year

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November 5, 2015 at 4:55 pm

India’s ‘Birdman’ Spends 40% of His Income to Feed 4,000 Parakeets Daily

India's 'Birdman' Spends 40% of His Income to Feed 4,000 Parakeets Daily

For the last 10 years, 62-year-old Chennai, India resident Sekar has risen at 4 am to feed up to 4,000 parakeets daily

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May 27, 2015 at 6:31 pm

Picture of the Day: It’s So Hot in India the Streets are Melting

Picture of the Day: It's So Hot in India the Streets are Melting

There’s a deadly heatwave currently striking India. Temperatures are so high that some of the roads in Delhi are even melting.

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May 2, 2015 at 8:27 pm

Picture of the Day: Perfectly Framed

Picture of the Day: Perfectly Framed

Photograph by Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Seen here is the stunning Taj Mahal, perfectly framed by this nearby archway and captured by Diego Delso. The Taj Mahal (which literally translates to ‘crown of palaces’) is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah…

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May 29, 2014 at 12:59 pm

To Mark the End of Winter, Everyone in this Indian Region Flies a Kite

To Mark the End of Winter, Everyone in this Indian Region Flies a Kite

Photograph by SANDEEPA AND CHETAN Website | Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr | Flickr In the northwestern state of Gujarat, India, the festival of Uttarayan marks the day when winter begins to turn into summer, according to the Indian calendar. It is the sign for farmers that the sun is back and that harvest…

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April 16, 2014 at 7:47 pm

Picture of the Day: Rainstorm at the Taj

Picture of the Day: Rainstorm at the Taj

RAINSTORM AT THE TAJ Photograph by CHETAN KARKHANIS Website | Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr | Flickr In this beautiful capture by Chetan Karkhanis, we see a sun-soaked rainstorm at the world-famous Taj Mahal. As Chetan explains on Flickr: “This is the view of the Taj Mahal from the top of the…

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April 10, 2014 at 6:13 pm

Picture of the Day: The Himalayan Dog Wanderer

Picture of the Day: The Himalayan Dog Wanderer

Photograph by SEBASTIAN WAHLHUETTER Website | Facebook | Twitter | 500px | Prints Available During a trek through the Himalayan outback, photographer Sebastian Wahlhuetter noticed a dog that had started following his group. As he recalls in a blog post: “This dog just appeared out of nowhere and followed us for an entire week…

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