Greenpeace India

“India had nearly 1,10,000 varieties of rice till 1970 and this diversity has been lost to posterity as a result of the green revolution with its emphasis on mono culture and hybrid crops. Now, only 6,000 species or varieties of rice survive. The destruction of the rice diversity of the country is a contribution of the green revolution,” Dr. Debal Deb, full-time rice conservationist workingin Odisha to prepare a seed bank of the 700 varieties of traditional rice. Source: The Hindu

1/3 Have you heard reports of Orcas strategically sinking boats? This is a newly observed phenomenon according to scientists. Researchers think that a traumatic event may have triggered a change in the behavior of one orca, which the rest of the population has learned to imitate. Orcas are social creatures that can easily learn and reproduce behaviors performed by others, according to the 2022 study. #WorldOrcaDay

Here are some key highlights on transport from Karnataka's budget announcement today alongside our takes. Did you follow the budget discussion?

Us sliding threads into insta stories.

Petition to make a version of Threads for climate action called "Dreads".

Losing blue tick on twitter. Importing blue tick on Threads. 💪🏽 🌎

So is Threads going to be a platform for climate conversations or another space to ignore them? #hangingbythethreads