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Mountain Streams Emits Carbon Dioxide
Recently the Scientists have reported the findings of the first large-scale study of the carbon dioxide emissions from mountain streams, and their...
29 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), is considering the proposal of creating the East Antarctic marine...
24 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) is a national initiative introduced by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)...
24 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The Government of India has launched the First National Protocol on Snow Leopard Population Assessment, to mark the occasion of International Snow...
24 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Recently, due to the anthrax, two Asiatic Water Buffaloes died in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. Asiatic Water Buffalo The Asiatic Wild Water...
21 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Recently, the UN Secretary-General called all the member states at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019 held in New York, US. The summit expects members...
14 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Plastic invading Nicobar Islands
According to a survey conducted by the researchers from CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands...
14 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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In a bid to resolve the crisis of air pollution, the Government has launched green firecrackers. These crackers are available as sparklers,...
11 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Invasive Weeds Threatening Tiger Habitats
The spread of invasive weed species like Hyptis, Cassia Tora and Parthenium has been detected in environmentally-sensitive areas like Adilabad...
11 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Gangetic Dolphin Annual Census
Recently, the annual Ganges river Dolphin census was undertaken by the World Wide Fund for Nature- India in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh...
11 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The Centre is mulling an ambitious plan to create a 1,400km long and 5km wide green belt from Gujarat to the Delhi-Haryana border. The plan is...
10 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The Big Picture: Eliminating Single Use Plastic
Government of India has laid great emphasis on eradicating single use plastic which has become one of the biggest sources of pollution. During...
05 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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15 Point Directive to Clean Ganga
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) recently has issued a 15-point directive to the 11-Ganga basin states to prevent idol immersion into...
04 Oct 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Special Report on Climate Change: IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made public ‘The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’...
26 Sep 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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At the 74th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the Prime Minister of India addressed the United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit...
24 Sep 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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This article is based on “Is ozone layer depletion a ‘solved problem’?” which appeared in Down to Earth on 17 spetember...
23 Sep 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Natural Sources of Unpolluted Water
This article is based on “Pipe dreams, ground reality” which appeared in The Hindu on 18/09/2019. It talks about leveraging natural...
18 Sep 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Uranium Mining in Nallamala Forest
Recently Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has granted in-principle approval to the Department of Atomic Energy to survey and...
17 Sep 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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India is home to nine species of vultures, but most of them face the danger of extinction. The nine species of vultures & their International...
16 Sep 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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UN Convention to Combat Desertification: COP 14
The 14th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) ended on 13th September 2019. Held...
14 Sep 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
