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Business News > Mint Authors > Vrushal Pendharkar

Vrushal Pendharkar

ARTICLES BY VRUSHAL PENDHARKAR

Ornithologist Devvratsinh Mori at the Amur Falcon Watch, which took place from 26-28 April in Gujarat. (Courtesy: Sunil Kini)

Spotting the Amur Falcon on its migratory journey

3 min read . 16 May 2024

A Cantor's giant softshell turtle at the Chandragiri river in Kasargod. Among the largest freshwater turtles, the Cantor’s giant softshell turtle, or Asian giant softshell turtle, can grow up to a metre in length and weigh 100kg. (Courtesy: Ayushi Jain)

World Environment Day: Saving a giant softshell turtle

7 min read . 05 Jun 2022

Suraj Shenai, founder of the Goa Brewing Company, plans to use ‘giresal’ to develop a rice beer. (Suraj Shenai)

The project to revive Goa's aromatic short-grain rice giresal

5 min read . 23 Nov 2021

A young S Subramanya with Dr Salim Ali. Subramanya, a bird researcher from Bengaluru, followed Ali’s 1939 Mysore trail in 2018-19, and will soon publish his work. (Courtesy: BNHS)

How Salim Ali still inspires birders to follow his trail

6 min read . 12 Nov 2021

According to a recent study, which mapped over 150 shrines in honour of Waghoba used by the Warlis in Mumbai and Maharashtra, the community shares a reciprocal relationship with the leopard. (Courtesy: Ramya Nair/WCS)

The Warlis and Waghoba: a tale of tradition and co-existence

6 min read . 15 Aug 2021

India has vast areas of open, dry scrub forests in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra that can support a healthy, viable population of caracals. (Dharmendra Khandal)

Conserving the caracal, one of India's rarest wild cats

6 min read . 14 Feb 2021

The Indian skimmer is a distinctive bird with a longer lower bill than the upper one. This helps them plough the waters to catch fish, its main food. (Photo credit: Urmil Jhaveri)

Indian skimmer: Keeping the count for an iconic bird species

6 min read . 11 Jan 2021

Once you spot a slender loris, it is difficult to take your eyes off it. Photo: Angad Achappa

Searching for the slender loris: Bengaluru’s diminutive tree crawler

4 min read . 17 Mar 2018