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Kasturi Das

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Covers:  Travel, conservation issues, environment, wildlife, women.
Journalist + Photographer | I post photos of urban wildlife on insta @birdsbeesbugs

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Kasturi Das’s Biography

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Independent journalist covering travel, conservation issues, environment, wildlife, women.

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Cancer survivors take first steps towards conquering mountains

Cancer survivors take first steps towards conquering mountains

A group of cancer survivors recently trekked about 22km to Dayara Bugyal in Uttarakhand to raise awareness ab…

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Manipur landslide sparks ecological debate

Manipur landslide sparks ecological debate

Sixty-one people died and 18 were injured after a massive landslide hit the construction site of Tupul Railwa…

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Habitat changes may be causing sarus cranes to form breeding trios

Habitat changes may be causing sarus cranes to form breeding trios

A new study by K.S. Gopi Sundar, Swati Kittur and Suhridam Roy, at the Nature Conservation Foundation, detail…

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Fences of lemon trees keep elephants away from Assam farmers' crops and homes

Fences of lemon trees keep elephants away from Assam farmers' crops and homes

Farmers living in Assam’s Sivasagar district, in the Brahmaputra river basin, have had negative encounters wi…

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An artist captures the North-East in aerial embroidery

An artist captures the North-East in aerial embroidery

It is a bird’s-eye view of Loktak Lake that catches the eye—two lotus pickers rowing their boats on the fresh…

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Black bears stray from Assam national park in unprecedented numbers

Black bears stray from Assam national park in unprecedented numbers

Six months ago, conflict between Asiatic black bears and people around Manas National Park was largely unhear…

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What’s In Your Strawberries?

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By Organic Bytes, Crystal Wang, Kasturi Das Verified
| Organic Consumers Association
A study published this year, The Beef Nutrient Density Project, took more than 300 beef samples from farms and supermarkets and compared them against grazing practices, forage quality and soil. The grass-fed beef had a much healthier balance of fats. Its omega-6 to omega-3 ratio came in at roughly 2 to 1, where grain-fed sat at more than 8 to 1. The lower the better, and most American diets are heavily skewed the wrong way.
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Scientists Grow Rice In Simulated Moon Soil

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By Kasturi Das Verified
| Asian Scientist Verified
AsianScientist (Jul. 29, 2026) – Imagine astronauts harvesting bowls of fresh rice on the Moon. It may sound like a scene from a science fiction film, but researchers in Japan have taken a major step toward making it possible. Scientists in Japan have developed a portable device that turns air into fertilizer and have successfully used it to grow rice seedlings in soil designed to mimic the Moon’s surface.
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Why Modern Life Feels So Overwhelming

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By Kasturi Das Verified
| Asian Scientist Verified
AsianScientist (Jul. 26, 2026) –Have you ever caught yourself scrolling through social media, comparing your life with strangers, and wondering why it leaves you feeling anxious or inadequate? According to a new review, the problem may not simply be social media, or even you. Instead, it could stem from a mismatch between the world our brains evolved for and the fast-paced, hyperconnected society we now live in.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

As a news presenter in a local news channel in Guwahati.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To be able to give voice to the voiceless. to make a difference through my stories.

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram