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Arsenic Accumulation in Paddy Plants
A recent publication by the Jadavpur University, has revealed rise in arsenic contamination of paddy plants from ground water in West Bengal. It...
30 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Optimum Utilization of Fly Ash
Recently, Ministry of Power has informed that ash produced by thermal power plants is being utilized in the manufacture of Portland Pozzolana Cement...
26 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has launched afforestation drive in five Ganga basin states – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,...
21 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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One More Way to Fight Global Warming
Scientists are on a mission to fight global warming by making livestock less gassy because livestock is responsible for about 14.5 percent of...
20 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Use Biofuels to Save Taj Mahal
The Central government announced plans to put in place steps to convert Agra into a city that relies only on biofuel. This will address two issues...
17 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands Seek Nod to Cull Saltwater Crocodiles
The local administration of the Andaman and Nicobar islands has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change which...
16 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Declining Harriers Birds in India
Harrier birds, a migratory raptor species that regularly visits India, are declining in the country. Disappearing grasslands are one of the major...
16 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Is Planting Saplings A Solution To The Felling of Trees
Why in NEWS The Government has notified the draft Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Rules, 2018. It will facilitate the utilization of over...
13 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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MoEF to Launch Dust Mitigation Measures
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has lined up a slew of measures to tackle dust pollution in the capital. It will include the launch of...
13 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Recently the NITI Aayog proposed a 15-point action plan titled “Breathe India” for combating air pollution in ten most polluted cities in...
12 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Action Plan for Biomass Management
Introduction The farm burning, specific to the paddy-wheat cultivation cycle in the rural regions of Northern and North-Westerns states of India,...
09 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Plastic ban: Incentivise Options for Single-Use Plastic to Make a National Ban Possible
India’s second-populous state Maharashtra has started penalising all those found using plastic products, including single-use disposable items....
07 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Alternative Cereals can Save Water
Replacing rice and wheat with 'less thirsty' crops, such as maize, sorghum, and millet, could dramatically reduce water demand in India, while also...
07 Jul 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
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Cumulative Carbon Emissions Can Lead to Rise in Sea Level
A new study published in Nature Climate Change has demonstrated the co-relation between the cumulative carbon emissions and future sea-levels over...
18 Jun 2018 Biodiversity & Environment
