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Bryce Canyon: A visit of a lifetime!

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  Atrayee Roy One of the natural wonders of the United States of America is the Bryce Canyon. Amid wilderness in the state of Utah stands tall with the spectacular geological feature called the Bryce Canyon, also known as “hoodoos”. I am so fortunate to have visited this canyon on 20.8.24. It is about a 4–5-hour drive from Idaho, the home of Prabir and Chitta (my brother and sister-in-law). Prabir has taken us to his amazing land twice, and Chitta made sure that there was plenty of fruit and snacks to last us for those few days! This gave us the liberty to move around and not be restricted to being close to the food joints. As we approached the 18-mile road that runs north-south through the park, the stunning geology of Southern Utah, the red rock wonderland formation by wind, water and snow gave the striking patterns and clusters of hoodoos, We reached there in the latter half of the day. We checked into a motel, kept our luggage, and quickly got ready to go to see the red and pin
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The Lost Inhabitants of Joka Birding Area

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Broti Majumdar Chatterjee The grassland behind the Indian Institute of Management Kolkata, in Joka, was once a part of a Wetland Ecosystem, overing a huge area, which was once a home to many species of local birds, housed many rare migratory visitors in winter, as well as many mammal species. Staying in Joka outskirts, very near to this grassland zone, I used to visit with my father and his photographer friends to witness the vibrant greenery and various bird species during winter since my school days. The outskirts of the wetland had a sparse population mostly of fishermen. The local people eagerly greeted the arrival of the winged winter visitors. My interest about photographing birds and watching them with shared binoculars grew as years passed by. Every year Gangaram, the local fisherman greeted us with a bright smile and informed us about the arrival of Bluethroat, Rubythroat, Siberian Stonechat or some other rare species. Let me share the story of JOKA BIRDING AREA, a Paradise Lo
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The Zone of Earthquake

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 Sucheta Mullick An earthquake is a phenomenon that involves shaking of earth's crust and release of energy due to the movement of tectonic plates in Asthenosphere. Asia is a hotbed of earthquake activity in which Tibet is marked as one of the major earthquake zone. There occurred almost 2046 earthquakes with a maximum magnitude of 7.4 in this region between February 2018 to February 2024. In India, major earthquake zones are observed in the northern part along the Himalayan mountain range mainly Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand , Sikkim, Northern part of UP, Arunachal Pradesh. The origin of this region is about 40 to 50 million years ago, when the Indian and Eurasian plates started to collide which caused the edges of the plates to fold, forming Himalayas and Tibetan plateau. Now the question arise that , why only this particular region within the whole plate boundary only facing frequent earthquakes? To determine the true cause of this, the Geologists of Stanfor
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Exploring Sundarbans: A Journey Through Gosaba, Pakhiralaya and Sajnekhali Eco Tourism Complex

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Sneha Das I still vividly remember how driven up I was in packing the bag for the trip. It wasn't just about going to see a new place for the first time that intrigued me, but it was traveling alone without my parents for the first time. I was having both independence and uncertainty, something I’d never experienced before. It was a trip to the magnificent Sundarbans. It is known as the world’s largest mangrove forest with an area of almost 10,000 sq. km and is marked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area comprises about 55% of forested land and 45% wetlands as tidal rivers, channels and estuarine mouths of rivers. On the 5th of December,2022 we set off for Gadkhali by bus. Our bus departed the depot at 7:30a.m. with four teachers and 42 students of humanities department to study the environment and society of Godakhali. The bus ride took so long, but there was laughter, chatter, and music. I was sitting next to my friends, and in this setting, I realized just how much I had be
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