Years of litigation, pollution and construction works have ravaged the Dr Salim Ali Biodiversity Park which was once a haven for nature lovers and a testament to Pune's environmental heritage.

“During the survey, the birders sighted the rare ‘rufous-faced warbler’ and ‘black-crowned scimitar babbler’ in the forest of Dzongu in north Sikkim. The first is also found in Arunachal Pradesh and ...