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The Nature’s Architect

Potter wasps nest or mud dauber nest/pod In nature, you can see miracles, incredible things which always gives goosebumps. Here Potter wasps nests are one of them. Family Vespidae Subfamily Eumeninae Such distinctive nests built by solitary female wasps such as mud dauber or potter wasp, using mud or clay that resemble small, ceramic jugs…

Bagworm: The Master Architect

That little speck of debris you see is the home of a skilled architect from the inscet world: the bagworm. The bagworm is not really a worm, but the caterpillar of a moth. The caterpillar builds its home by spinning a cocoon of silk around itself, and dressing it up with sand, leaves, picecs of…

Rescue Of An Indian Thick-knee Bird

Indian Thick-knee or Indian Stone-curlew (Burhinus indicus) During the early morning, an Indian thick-knee bird injured in road accident. Some locals saw this, it was rescued and treatment was done at the district veterinary hospital by providing stitches and ointments to the wounds on the wing. Later it was released into its natural habitat. Indian…

Comprehensive List of Grass Species in Kadapa District

Grass Survey done from 31st may to 2nd June 2025 Second grass Survey in Palakonda, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh List of grass species 1. Parahyparrhenia bellariensis 2. Chrysopogon velutinus 3. Chrysopogon fulvus 4. Chrysopogon asper 5. Bothriochloa pseudoischaemum  6. Bothriochloa woodrowii 7. Aristida setacea 8. Aristida funiculata  9. Aristida mutabilis 10.Aristida adscensionis 11. Aristida hystrix…

Jerdon’s Courser -A Pursuit With Hope

Jerdon’s courser was first recorded in 1848 by Thomas C Jerdon, a British surgeon. It was thought to be extinct in 1900s untill rediscovered in 1986. Since the rediscovery in Forest department (Vineet Kumar IFS officer) and other researchers has been focused on Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary and its immediate fringes which is a crucial…

MOTHERHOOD- Thoughts Along Journey

Rethinking Our Public Places To Make More Inclusive For Mothers With Infants Womenhood & Motherhood As on today, even though society has progressed a lot still our public places lack facilities for feeding zones which shall be a non negotiable in public space in my opinion. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) study…

माँ

Happy Mothers Day ā™„ļø “Two Heart beats, Two Souls in one body” ~Rupak Maa Proud of myself raising a tiny human being single handedly, the most difficult but incredible and beautiful phase of my life. I can’t explain in words. I feel mothers are God, we creates life. Isn’t it incredible.. “The moment a child…

Kadapa Native Forest Restoration Project

Sri Vineet Kumar IFS District Forest Officer, Kadapa Launch of “Kadapa Native Forest Restoration Project” Andhra Pradesh has launched the Kadapa Native Forest Restoration Project, a first-of-its-kind initiative focused on reviving indigenous flora in the ecologically degraded Kadapa district. Unlike traditional afforestation efforts that rely on exotic species, this project emphasises ecological restoration, biodiversity, and…

‘Women of the wild’ -India

Why am I doing, what I do and what got me started? I feel like Nature chose me. The connect to nature as far as my memory goes. Playing with soil, getting amazed by birds visiting our home, growing with trees and feeling sad when trees were cut down are some of the memories of…

The Vadde community

The Vadde community is a local stone working community. The Workers from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have worked to create beautiful stone pitching pattern while providing protection from erosion to the banks of ponds. The community is loosing to the unbeatable bricks and concrete mortar construction industry and the new people are not getting much…

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