Leather-making is a processing industry with both socio-economic and environmental implications. Conventional leather processing is associated with the discharges of significant amount of environmental contaminants. Researchers at the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai have developed a novel green technology for leather processing.

Bustards are magnificent, tall, long-necked and long-legged birds belonging to the avian family Otididae. There are about 23 species of bustards in the world, and the Great Indian Bustard (GIB; Ardeotis nigriceps) is the most endangered among these. (Correspondence)