Chainsaws going quiet after airguns in Arunachal
The Hindu
Surrender drive was launched in March for saving birds and small animals from being killed for fun or food
An idea to silence a fauna-killing firearm is beginning to quieten a flora-felling machine in Arunachal Pradesh.
Frontier State’s Environment and Forest Minister Mama Natung had on March 17 launched the “airgun surrender abhiyan” to discourage hunting of birds and animals.
Everyone talks about the Airport Metro, but one look at the pillars and completion seems nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, a faster, cheaper, roomier alternative called the Suburban Rail Airport Corridor is finally getting off the drawing board. This dedicated corridor with its specialised coaches will link the airport to vast stretches of Bengaluru, where the metro connection is still years away.