Sameer Padhye

@sushmadate @priti_mastakar @VetalTekdi @VTBKS_Pune @PuneRivers I am not an economist but I am quite sure that the biodiversity part is an underestimation. Please share the research article is possible. Thank you

The first economic valuation of Vetal Tekdi - by @priti_mastakar of Gokhale Institute Quarry wetland - ₹ 98.28 cr Carbon sequestration - ₹16 L Oxygen production - ₹ 6.69 cr Biodiversity - ₹1.54 cr Aquifers - ₹ 14,62,000 cr (!!) Heritage- ₹ 7.44 cr Valuation for mental health and psychological well being- priceless! 💚 THERE ARE SOME THINGS MONEY JUST CAN'T BUY. #SaveVetalTekdi #ScrapBBRoad

Thanks @Aditi_Shekar & @timesofindia 4 publishing article on discovery of 'terrestrial' #plankton found on mosses from #WesternGhats. Such species will likely be found on #tekdis around #Pune & hence need to be saved @HillsPune @VetalTekdi @VTBKS_Pune toi.in/KMFGmZ/a24gk

Pune’s unique green heritage - its hills, rivers and trees - is being plundered for 'development', while giving us back floods and heat islands Now ₹4,700 cr of public funds is being used to destroy the entire remaining riverside forests and wildlife. Citizens must act! (1/2)

Two Crescents in the sky, Venus and Moon. 📷 H. Raab

The stunning velvet-like appearance of the African peach moth (Egybolis vaillantina). 📽: Bart Coppens

A microscopic tardigrade going for a stroll through some algae. 📽: Sinclair Stammers

Our Constitution promises us the right to a healthy environment- and trees are the guardians of that promise. Hug a tree, click a picture, make it your profile picture. #Chipko #Pune @PuneRivers @ChaloPmc @PKarve_Samuchit @HillsPune @Jeevitnadi

Political accountability: @Medha_kulkarni walks the riverfront, confronts civic officials, and stands shoulder-to-shoulder with citizens fighting to save Pune's ecological heritage. @PuneRivers @ChaloPmc @HillsPune @PKarve_Samuchit

A spiny orb-weaver spider carefully building her web. Spiny orb-weavers create intricate webs up to 60cm in diameter with as many as 30 loops in the outer spiral. 📽: Rachel Barry

A magical sea of stars created by rain on a bioluminescent ocean.

Thanks ToI for covering this pressing issue timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/sewa… @ChaloPmc @PuneRivers @Jeevitnadi @HillsPune @PmcPuneRe @pmccarepune #RiverSOS #Pune

Every Sunday at Ram-Mula Confluence, Baner, Pune at 8:30 am. Do join us. @PuneRivers @ChaloPmc @Jeevitnadi @HillsPune @PKarve_Samuchit @pmccarepune @jbaphna maps.app.goo.gl/iza1yVRxxuxZzS…

Join in large numbers, let's save trees @ChaloPmc @PuneRivers @HillsPune @PKarve_Samuchit @jbaphna @ChaitanyaKet

Let's enjoy the natural beauty on the natural, green riverbank while it lasts. It may not be there next month. It's now or never. Every Sunday at 8:30 AM Mula-Ramnadi Confluence. @PuneRivers @ChaloPmc @PKarve_Samuchit @PCMCSarathi @Indian_Rivers maps.app.goo.gl/iza1yVRxxuxZzS…

The impossible crossover between Contra and Tetris [🎞️ tercio_miranda]

Every point of light in this image is an entire galaxy, each containing billions of stars, trillions of planets and who knows, may be life.

Incredible footage of a Kingfisher dive captured in slow motion. Kingfishers compensate for the reflection and refraction of water to pinpoint the depth and position of prey underwater. 📽:RTÉ

A dragonfly carefully brushing away raindrops, recorded with a phone and a macro lens. 📽: Anagha Peethambaran

A cheetah running at full speed covers about 7m (23 ft) with each stride.

Us from Mars... captured by the Curiosity rover, 80 minutes after sunset.🌍