Source: rome2rio.com World’s most loved travel publisher, Lonely Planet announces shut down of its branches in Melbourne and London, citing corona induced travel restrictions as the primary reason. We explore. The world has come to a halt. Due to corona…

With 5 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Gujarat, the state, like the rest of the world is slowing down and getting into the social distancing mode. In this trying times it is imperative to stay positive and continue the fight…

Source: storypick.com Today morning, the day after Christmas, rose not with a sun but a ‘Ring of Fire’. From 8:17 a.m. onwards on December 26th, a major part of India observed an annular solar eclipse. Lasting for approximately three and…

Little lives matter! Ahmedabad is probably the only city where a plaque has been dedicated to an innocent sparrow that fell to a bullet in a ‘reckless firing’ in 1974. “During the 1974 Roti Ramkhan (Navnirman Movement) in Gujarat, on…

  Help inmates of Sabarmati Central Jail earn a livelihood while also saving the planet. Buy eco-friendly clay Ganesha idols from them this week! Or learn how to make your own clay idol at a one-of-a-kind workshop by Avani Varia. The major…

Ahmedabad is going green with India Environment Festival’s 2nd edition themed ‘I Am Water’, at the Ahmedabad Haat, Vastrapur, from February 16 to 18.   India’s “first community-dedicated multi-disciplinary annual festival” devoted to the environment, the India Environment Festival aims to bring to the world a…

The 6th edition of Ahmedabad Flower Show at Riverfront is inaugurating with a fragrant and fresh outlook this year. From December 30, 2017, the visitors will experience vertical gardens and carpets stencilled with flora that we usually witness in books including…

To witness heritage beyond bricks and mortar, Gujarat Ecological Commission, a body conducting all the environment and ecology related activities in the state organised a photography exhibition titled Ecological Heritage of Gujarat at Satya Art Gallery placed within the World Heritage Week. The event also…

On September 29, 2017, Ravishankar Raval Art Gallery was transmogrified into an art arena full of striking photographs. It was the annual display of the 13th All Gujarat Photography Exhibition organised by Manav Pratishthan, which will continue to exhibit the…

The thread of purity binding love, tenderness and promises together among brothers and sisters will preserve not only their relationship but also nature now. The Gram Art Project initiated by the women of Wardha will help to celebrate the ‘bond…

A quaint spot in Himalayas, secluded from the hustle and bustle of urbanisation, puts up a display of Art works, with nature as the gallery. This is not fiction, this happens once in three years at Gunehar, Himachal Pradesh, where…

World Earth Day was first celebrated on 22nd April 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson, who was distressed that a concern as crucial as our atmosphere is not being tackled anywhere in politics or even by the mainstream media. Today World…

Raising awareness about environmental concerns, through community engagement events, and letting the eco-preneurs connect with consumers is what the India Environment Festival is set to achieve in its three day celebrations. The India Environment Festival is being held at the…

Thank god, Dang is the most unpopulated district in the state! At least it survived against the urbanized hampering going around and could still preserve its natural serenity. Saurabh Gabbar who has been staying in the neighboring district of Tapi was fascinated…

Running India’s last taxidermy workshop in Mumbai’s national park, Santosh Gaikwad is a professor at the veterinary college in Mumbai. Working in an anatomy department his interest sparked in 2003 while visiting the Mumbai’s main museum. Previously he kept rare…

Every year June 5th is celebrated as the World Environment Day (WED) to generate global awareness for protecting nature and planet earth. And every year the United Nations Environment Programme dedicates an individual theme and a relevant slogan for it.…