We brought in a 'pretty' shrub to decorate our gardens—now it’s choking millions of acres of American forest.

America introduced Chinese privet as an ornamental shrub in 1852. Gardeners liked its dense growth, but the plant soon escaped into the wild. By the 1990s, its thickets occupied 2.9 million acres of southeastern forest. It now chokes out native plants, as birds spread its seeds across the entire region.

BMC's new plant to filter filthy water for reuse, generate manure

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation commissioned a 30-kilolitre-per-day leachate treatment plant at its Temporary Transit Station. This facility filters filthy water for reuse in gardening and converts sludge into manure. "The stabilised sludge, once dried, will serve as compost or soil conditioner for horticultural use," said deputy commissioner N Ganesh Babu.

DGC member quits over highways, embankments on Gomti floodplain

Professor Venkatesh Dutta resigned from the District Ganga Committee to protest the destruction of Gomti floodplains. He said the committee ignored his objections regarding the Green Corridor project. Dutta argued that the river needs protection from highways and embankments, noting that many drains still dump untreated sewage into the water.

Marlon Brando’s private island is now a 'haven' for nature, with 15,000 baby turtles hatching in a single season.

In 1966, Marlon Brando bought a private Polynesian atoll after filming 'Mutiny on the Bounty'. It is now a wildlife sanctuary where 15,614 green turtle hatchlings emerged in one season. Brando wanted the land to remain protected. Today, scientists work there to keep the local plants and animals safe.