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The Central Zoo Authority has opposed the move to shift a tigress captured from Odisha’s Satkosia Tiger Reserve to Nandankanan Zoological...
09 Nov 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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A UN study ‘Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018’, has shown that the ozone layer is recovering at a rate of 1-3% per...
06 Nov 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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(This editorial is based on the article “Wrong Doctor, Wrong Medicine” which appears in The Hindu on 4th November 2018. It analyses the...
05 Nov 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has come out with Net Zero Energy Buildings rating system in collaboration with the World Green Building...
03 Nov 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Electrocution of elephants is turning out to be a critical area in the management of India’s elephant population as 461 elephants got...
02 Nov 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has recently released Living Planet Report 2018 along with Living Planet Index. The report also explores three other...
02 Nov 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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China Lifts Ban on Trade of Tiger Bones and Rhino Horns
China has lifted a 25-year old ban on the scientific and medical use of tiger bones and rhinoceros horn. According to conservationists, this lifting...
02 Nov 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Oceans Heating Faster: IPCC Study
The ocean is warming much faster than previously thought, new research has found, suggesting that global climate goals may be even harder to...
02 Nov 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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India’s Neglected Groundwater Crisis
(The editorial is based on the article “India’s neglected groundwater crisis” which appeared in Livemint on 31st October 2018. It...
01 Nov 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Air Pollution and Child Health: Prescribing Clean Air
Recently WHO has released a report on air pollution and its effect on children titled ‘Air pollution and child health: prescribing clean...
30 Oct 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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The High Cost of Man-Animal Conflict
(The editorial is based on the article “The high cost of man-animal conflict” which appeared in The Hindu on 13th September 2018. It...
26 Oct 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Only BS-VI Vehicles To Be Sold From April 2020
The Supreme Court has ruled that no Bharat Stage IV vehicle shall be sold or manufactured across the country with effect from April 1, 2020. Instead,...
25 Oct 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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SC Order on Crackers During Diwali
Supreme Court has refused to put a blanket ban on use of crackers during diwali.The Court has struck a balance between the interests of the...
24 Oct 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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3rd International Year of Reef
The 3-day International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs (STAPCOR 2018) with the theme “Reef for Life” begun in...
24 Oct 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Harit Diwali Swasth Diwali campaign
The air pollution in the northern region is attributed to dust, burning of crops in certain states, burning of garbage construction and prevailing...
23 Oct 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Recently a tigress shifted to Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) claimed another human life. The tigress was brought from Bandhavgarh Tiger...
22 Oct 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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GEAC Seeks Information from Bangladesh on Bt Brinjal
Recently, India’s biotech regulator, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), has sought information about Bt brinjal (a genetically...
16 Oct 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Every year during the onset of winter Delhi's air quality begins to fall. Air pollution in India is estimated to kill 1.5 million people every...
16 Oct 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Windmills Not so Green for Wildlife
Windmills are seen as a source of green energy, but researchers have found that they pose a threat to wildlife in forests through collisions and...
15 Oct 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Government Notifies E-flow for Ganga
The Central Government has notified the minimum environmental flows for River Ganga with an aim to maintain the natural pattern of the river flow...
11 Oct 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
