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Turtles right head controls the front right flipper, whereas left head controls the front left flipper and both heads are capable of coordinating...
19 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Indian Tigers under Stress due to Tourism
A recent study conducted by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)’s Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES)...
16 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The World Wide Fund for Nature has released a report highlighting the risks to Sharks in the Mediterranean region on the occasion of Shark Awareness...
15 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Role of Forest in Climate Change
This article is based on editorial “Turning down the heat: on forest restoration”, which appeared in The Hindu on 11 July 2019. It...
11 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Immunocontraceptives for Wildlife Population Management
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has launched a project for undertaking ‘immunocontraceptive measures’ for...
08 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Gangetic Dolphins Found in Mahananda River
For the first time, a population of Gangetic River Dolphins has been found in the Mahananda river, in Bihar’s Kishanganj district. Dolphins...
06 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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As per the study of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), after decades of gradual increases, Antarctic sea ice is now decreasing,...
05 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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As per Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) report, the creation of butterfly corridors in Delhi with close to 100 hotspots is underway. At...
01 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Airplane Contrails and Global Warming
According to a recent study, the airplanes contrails contribute more to global warming than the CO2 emitted by an aircraft. Moreover, the...
01 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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It has been reported that Shimla, Himachal Pradesh and Udupi and Mangaluru in coastal Karnataka are on the verge of becoming Tier 2 cities which...
29 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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According to the data presented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Lok Sabha, ozone was reported as a prominent...
29 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Ice protects the Earth and oceans by reflecting excess heat back into space. However, human activity, especially since the industrial revolution...
27 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Joint Effort to Conserve Wildlife at Bandipur
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has convened an inter-state meeting of senior forest personnel from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala...
26 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
A recent study has found that the normalized difference vegetation index does not yield a reliable estimate of food abundance for elephants in...
26 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The production of cement is a cause of 7 % of global carbon dioxide emissions, more than what comes from all the trucks in the world. Cement’s...
25 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Water Vulnerable Megacities in India
Four Indian cities, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi have been ranked among the top 20 megacities in the world facing high levels of water...
25 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Climate Change Impacting Small Island Developing States
The United Nation (UN) in its report on World Population Prospects 2019 has warned that many Small Island Developing States (SIDS) may fail to...
21 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year on 17th June. India for the first time will host the 14th session of the...
18 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The Group of 20 (G20) environment ministers, on 15th June, 2019, agreed to adopt a new implementation framework for actions to tackle the issue of...
17 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Indian scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), an international conservation charity, and University College London (UCL) have...
14 Jun 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
