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Centre to provide improved weather forecasting services to hill states
The Centre will provide improved weather forecasting services to hill States in the wake of Uttarakhand tragedy. Addressing the foundation day of the Ministry of Earth Sciences in New Delhi...
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Students unite to support ‘Save The Tiger’ campaign on International Tigers Day
Hyderabad : In the event of International Tigers Day, Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) – leader in 3D Animation and VFX training, conducted a walk-a-thon today at Nehru Zoological Park in...
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Bill for stricter wildlife protection laws introduced in Rajya Sabha
The government on Monday introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha for stricter enforcement of laws to protect wildlife including imprisonment up to seven years and conferring of arrest powers on a wildlife...
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NGT bans sand mining across the country
The National Green Tribunal on Monday restrained sand mining without any licence or environmental clearance from river beds across the country on a plea alleging that such activities were going on in...
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CREDAI plans to move court against NGT sand mining ban
New Delhi : Describing the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ban in sand mining as arbitrary and anti growth , developer’s apex body CREDAI Chairman Mr. Lalit Kumar Jain, today indicated that the...
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Heavy rains in U’Khand, four persons feared dead
Heavy rains on Friday lashed Uttarkashi and Ranikhet in Uttarakhand where four persons were feared dead after their jeep fell into the swollen Mandakini river. The jeep fell into the river and was...
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160 million-year-old mammalian ancestor discovered
Scientists in China have unearthed a nearly complete skeleton of a ‘Jurassic rat’ – a 160 million-year-old creature – which they say is one of evolution’s most successful mammal. The fossil of the...
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Sikkim India’s Greenest State
Environmentally, Sikkim continues to be India’s greenest state based on interpretation of satellite data. According to the data, 3,359 square kilometers of the state, or 47.3 per cent is under forest...
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Indian explorers to spread awareness on climate change
Two Indian explorers will set out on a 35,000-km overland journey later this month in public transport from the shore of Arctic Ocean to the Antarctic to spread awareness on climate change across the...
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Explore The Land of The ‘THE JUNGLE BOOK’
Remember Mowgli, the pint-sized ‘Man-Child’ or Bagheera, the Black Panther? And who can forget the inimitable Sher Khan, the villain of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book. Teaming with exotic wildlife,...
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UN panel warns of rising temperatures, blames mankind
A UN panel said on Friday it was more certain than ever that humans were the cause of global warming and predicted temperatures would rise another 0.3 to 4.8 degrees Celsius this century. The...
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NGT slams Assam for death of animals near Kaziranga
The National Green Tribunal pulled up the Assam government on Wednesday over “ruthless killing” of several species of animals by allowing heavy traffic movement on a stretch of National Highway 37...
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Two-tailed dinosaur-era bird uncovered
Scientists have uncovered an ancient dinosaur-era bird with two tails, which lived in modern-day China about 120 million years ago. Researchers determined that previously found bird fossils show that...
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New species of giant Amazon fish discovered in Brazil
Scientists have discovered a new species of arapaima – a giant torpedo-shaped fish – in the central Amazon waters of Brazil. Arapaima are huge freshwater fish native to the Amazon River in Brazil and...
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MoEF approves Kasturirangan panel report on Western Ghats
Environment Ministry has given approval to a report on Western Ghats prepared by K Kasturirangan-led panel which has recommended prohibition on development activities in 60,000 sq km ecologically...
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Bird race to be held in Kerala on Nov 10
The seventh edition of the annual Kerala Bird Race, an event to promote interest in bird watching among the public, would be held this year on November 10 at three centres in the state. The race would...
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New method to identify signature whistles of dolphins
Scientists have developed a new method to analyse the unique “tune” of a dolphin’s signature whistle. Researchers from The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) in US...
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Kaziranga to reopen on November 1
Kaziranga National Park, famed for its one-horned rhino, will open for tourists on November 1. The park, a world heritage site, was closed since May before the onset of the monsoon season, an official...
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Land Rover confirms continued support of born free foundation as Global...
Whitley, UK : Land Rover has agreed major new sponsorship with the Born Free Foundation, one of the world’s foremost wildlife charities, continuing its successful Global Conservation Partnership first...
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D. V. Girish wins the RBS ‘PROTECT THE TIGER’ award for crucial role in...
Bangalore : The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), a subsidiary of the RBS Group, today awarded the RBS ‘Protect the Tiger’ award to Mr. D. V. Girish under the RBS Earth Heroes Award for 2013, for playing a...
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