Mubina Akhtar
Articles by Mubina Akhtar
Villages save Amur falcons from mass slaughter
Villagers vow to protect and conservationists gather to watch thousands of Amur falcons in north-eastern India as they pause in the longest annual migration by a bird of prey
Posted 19 Nov 2013 in BlogsGuwahati’s black carbon accelerates glacier melt
High levels of black carbon pollution in the north-eastern Indian city of Guwahati is responsible for accelerating glacier melt in the Himalayas, according to new research by scientists.
Posted 29 Jun 2012 in BlogsAs Indian policymakers join Rio+20, anti dam activists arrested
While policy makers, experts, and activists meet for the UN conference Rio + 20 this week, thousands of miles away in north-east India’s Assam state, 22 farmers are languishing in the Lakhimpur jail for taking up cudgels to protect the environment.
Posted 21 Jun 2012 in Blogs