Conservation of Ecological Heritage and Sacred Sites of India

  As part of observing World Elephant Day, CPREEC EIACP PC-RP, Chennai organized an awareness programme at Chennai High School, Beemanna Garden, Alwarpet, Chennai. A total of 68 students and 4 teachers attended the programme and info-graphic were distributed.

  As part of observing World Elephant Day, CPREEC EIACP PC-RP's Ooty Field Office organized an awareness program and released an info-graphic at Giri Eashwara Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Kagguchi, The Nilgiris. A total of 5 teachers and 98 students attended the programme and awareness posters were distributed.

  CPREEC EIACP PC-RP, Chennai conducted Mission LiFE awareness program under seven themes at Chennai High School, Beemanna Garden, Alwarpet, Chennai. A total of 68 students and 4 teachers participated in the event and took pledge. Awareness posters and pamphlet were distributed.

  CPREEC EIACP PC – RP celebrated World Elephant day on 12th August, 2025 by distributing an awareness poster at the Mahatma Gandhi Matriculation School, The Nilgiris. Students and Forest officials participated in the event.

  As part of celebrating World Elephant Day 2025, CPREEC EIACP PC-RP Chennai designed and developed an awareness poster highlighting this year's theme, ‘ Matriarchs & Memories ’.

  As part of celebrating World Lion Day 2025, CPREEC EIACP PC-RP Chennai designed and developed an poster to raise awareness about lion conservation.

  by  Rachit Sharma ,  Preetha Banerjee Our new poetry series ‘Memories of Yami’ seeks to document the stretch of River Yamuna in Delhi, exploring its diverse strands of memory, culture, climate and collective future. Here’s the first verse titled 'Kalindi', another name of the river Near Nigambodh Ghat on River Yamuna in Delhi. Vikas Choudhary/CSE Summary Rachit Sharma’s poem ‘Kalindi’ reflects on the Yamuna River’s transformation amidst urbanization, capturing its ancient essence and modern struggles. The river, once a lifeline for civilizations, now bears scars of pollution and neglect. Through poetic imagery, Sharma highlights the river’s cultural significance and the silent suffering of communities living along its banks. Kalindi  her skin stretched  like a deer's  a thump away from a song,  Malhar drops like silver coins on her eardrums, washing away  bowls & bowls of ammonia stars,  clots of white invisible temporarily,  she’s...

  by Manu Moudgil An aerial view of Tabo village in Spiti, with the monastery visible on the right. Image by Manish Pathak via  Wikimedia Commons  ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ). Extreme and erratic weather events are damaging India’s cultural and religious heritage    sites. The structures are witnessing water seepage, crumbling building materials and the risk of flooding, prompting urgent appeals for protective measures. The Archaeological Survey of India is undertaking restoration work at some of the damaged sites. The damage affects tourism and the local livelihoods connected to it. Monks at the 11th century Tabo Monastery in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley have written to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), seeking  urgent protection  from the increasing number of cloudbursts in the arid, cold desert region. They have asked for protective roofing, early warning systems and improved drainage to prevent water from entering and damaging the mural-lined inter...