Category: Wildlife

Compensatory Afforestation Fund law likely next House session: Goyal

Noida, June 4 (IANS) The proposed Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill to pave the way for speedy utilisation of funds…

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Pakistan met office issued show cause notice

Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) The Prime Minister House in Pakistan on Friday asked the meteorological department to submit a report…

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Sonowal announces slew of measures for Assam forest department

Guwahati, June 3 (IANS) Newly elected Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday directed the Environment and Forest Department to…

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Government invites suggestions on draft water bills

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The government has invited by June 25 suggestions on the draft National Water Framework Bill…

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100 iconic places to be cleaned up under Swachh Bharat Mission

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Centre, under the Swachh Bharat Mission, has decided to undertake a special clean-up initiative…

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Coal power plants biggest guzzlers of water: Greenpeace India

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Greenpeace India on Friday released data on the water consumption patterns of coal power plants…

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India plans double investment for clean energy: Harsh Vardhan

San Francisco/New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan on Friday announced India's plan to…

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India poised to be clean energy capital of world: Minister

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said India was poised to be the clean…

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More vehicles enter Delhi daily than those registered in a year: CSE

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The total number of vehicles entering Delhi in a day -- about 5.65 lakh --…

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Hisar sizzles at 44 degrees, heat wave revives in Haryana, Punjab

Chandigarh, June 3 (IANS) Haryana's Hisar town at 44 degrees Celsius was the hottest place in the northern region on…

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SC refers railway plea to cut 500 trees to empowered panel

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked Central Empowered Committee on environmental matters to examine the…

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Javadekar releases captive Himalayan griffon vultures in wild

Pinjore (Haryana), June 3 (IANS) Union Environment and Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday released in the wild two captive…

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‘Illegal wildlife trade pushing species to brink of extinction’

Bangkok, June 3 (IANS) The discovery of more than 40 dead tiger cubs in Thailand's Tiger Temple represents only a…

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Kerala opposition meets CM over his Mullaperiyar dam safe remark

Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 (IANS) Leaders of the Kerala opposition, led by former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Leader of Opposition…

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20 jars with preserved cubs found at Thai tiger temple

Bangkok, June 3 (IANS) Thai officials on Friday found 20 jars containing preserved tiger cubs during an ongoing raid at…

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Etihad Airways signs declaration to prevent illegal wildlife trade

Abu Dhabi, June 3 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) flag carrier Etihad Airways along with five partner airlines has…

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23,716 industrial projects replace forests over 30 years

By Himadri Ghosh Over the last 30 years, forests nearly two-thirds the size of Haryana have been lost to encroachments…

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Chopper fails to evacuate stranded trekkers in Himachal

Shimla, June 3 (IANS) Nine trekkers, mainly officials of the income tax department from New Delhi who are stranded in…

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Floodwaters to peak in Paris

Paris, June 3 (IANS) Floodwaters in Paris are forecast to peak on Friday with the river Seine due to reach…

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Man’s best friend was domesticated not once, but twice: Study

London, June 3 (IANS) Your loving dog may have come into being independently from two separate -- possibly now extinct…

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