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◆ A book on the rivers of India was recently honoured with a well-known literary award in West Bengal. Nadijibir Notebook (‘notebook on rivers’) a book in Bengali by writer and river scientist Supratim Karmakar, published in 2022, was honoured with the Namita Chattopadhyay Sahitya Samman 2023 on November 18 at the Bangla Akademi in Kolkata. 

‘Notebook on rivers’ wins literary award in West Bengal

Supratim Karmakar's book "Nadjibi Notebook" honoured with Namita Chattopadhyay Sahitya Samman 2023. Book deals with the rivers of India, ecology, steps for rejuvenation, dams, hydel power projects, erosion.

‘Notebook on rivers’ wins literary award in West Bengal

Supratim Karmakar's book "Nadjibi Notebook" honoured with Namita Chattopadhyay Sahitya Samman 2023. Book deals with the rivers of India, ecology, steps for rejuvenation, dams, hydel power projects, erosion.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/notebook-on-rivers-wins-literary-award-in-west-bengal/article67551716.ece

◆ In a highly disturbing incident, four boys in Assam's Nagaon district in Raha Gaon, were seen holding a hen with a firecracker inserted in the private part of the bird. Out of the four boys, two are seen bursting the firecracker while it is inserted in the hen's private part, causing the bird a painful death.
 

Assam: 4 Boys Insert Firecracker In Hen's Rectum & Burst It; Joke About Its Painful Death In Shocking Video

https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/assam-4-boys-insert-firecracker-in-hens-rectum-burst-it-joke-about-it-in-shocking-video

◆ Four wildlife smugglers were arrested and elephant tusks recovered from them in Thakurmunda forest area of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Sunday.
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◆ Increasingly, we find laws that protect forests being cut down, giving way for industries. This brings tribal communities into conflict with the state. The state declares tribal communities that oppose them as Naxalites, or even foreigners who need to be driven out. 
 

The forest and the field

It simply turns back to look at the man who has now moved out of the forest, and created culture, a space where tigers are not welcome. 

https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/the-forest-and-the-field-23320620

◆ Researchers have found that nanoplastics impact a specific protein found in the brain, causing changes linked to Parkinson’s disease and other types of dementia, a new study has shown.
 

Nanoplastics may promote conditions for Parkinson’s, dementia: Study

Nanoplastics may promote conditions for Parkinson’s, dementia: Study

https://in.investing.com/news/nanoplastics-may-promote-conditions-for-parkinsons-dementia-study-3905370

◆ Climate change that followed the rampant destruction of land, river, forests and hills in the Western Ghats, has led to disastrous implications in Karnataka. The desertification of land has already started in the state, say experts.
 

Rampant denudation of Western Ghats may turn Karnataka into a desert

Bengaluru, Nov 19 (IANS): The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri Mountains, is a mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of India. Experts call them the lifeline of peninsular India that constitutes the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Climate change that followed the r.....

https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1141519

◆ On the banks of the Shipra River in the Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, the traditional "Donkey Fair" is set to commence on November 23. Every year during the Hindu month of Kartik, from Ekadashi to Purnima (full moon night), this fair is held.
 

MP: Traditional Donkey Fair To Commence From November 23 In Ujjain

https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/mp-traditional-donkey-fair-to-commence-from-november-23-in-ujjain

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