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Jugnu Are Disappearing: Is India Losing Its Fireflies?

Jugnu Are Disappearing: Is India Losing Its Fireflies? There was a time when summer nights in Indian villages could look magical. As darkness arrived, tiny lights appeared among trees, fields, bushes and grass. Jugnu. Fireflies were once a familiar part of rural life. Children watched them glowing in the darkness, while farmers and villagers saw

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The Birds We Grew Up With Are Disappearing

The Birds We Grew Up With Are Disappearing There was a time when the morning sounds of India were impossible to imagine without sparrows, parrots and crows. A sparrow would sit near a window. A green ring-necked parakeet would fly over rooftops. Crows would gather around trees and streets. Cats would move quietly through neighbourhoods.