A lazy Monday story from my daughter and I - we played our usual game where we make up alternate paras. I hope you like it. It's about a princess, a fish/fox/eagle, a giant tomato, and a burger. There was a princess who went on a picnic one day. She rode her horse into the forest, and stopped in the shade of a lovely tree, next to which there was a small pool that looked very inviting – just the place to lie down and dip your toes into water.

Is nature ‘reclaiming’ the earth in this time of COVID-19? Well... Yes and no. A thread - based on my piece in @the_hindu today thehindu.com/sci-tech/energ… 1/n Across India & the world, people report close encounters with wildlife. Chirping crickets, serenading frogs, screeching owls, bold crows...in part because streets are quiet now, without traffic. We can hear the sounds of biodiversity that were inaudible to us before 2/n

Thread - fascinating stories of #development in #India from students @azimpremjiuniv. 8 week field projects -sampling of diverse insights from ~160 students across India. #1 - interior forest communities struggling to transition from forest to agricultural livelihoods #2 - more #displacement of #indigenous communities due to exclusionary #conservation