Overview
- At PFA Mysuru, volunteers distributed earthen bird houses, water bowls and feeders, launched two child-focused educational board games by Kokila Ramesh Jain, planted saplings and closed with a pledge to support urban biodiversity.
- In Kakinada, citizens, environmentalists and officials used rangoli with rice flour to feed birds, with the District Forest Officer urging summer water provision and civic leaders calling for a concrete action plan on sparrow protection.
- Holkar Science College in Indore marked the day with its fourth campus bird survey, documenting 40 species including the House Sparrow while training students in field skills and habitat monitoring.
- In Khandwa, a resident’s 600‑sq‑ft terrace garden with feeders, water and composting has drawn sparrows back and inspired neighbors, complemented by community distribution of handmade wooden nest boxes.
- Reporting reiterates long-term sparrow declines in India and parts of Europe linked to urbanization, nesting-site loss and pesticide-driven drops in insect prey, with electromagnetic radiation cited as a potential factor still under study.