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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 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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Bio-fences to Curb Man-Animal Conflict
Recently, the Uttarakhand government has decided to carry out bio-fencing by growing various species of plants in the areas. The purpose is...
19 Sep 2019 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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Every year, 16th September is observed as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer. The theme for the year 2019 is ‘32...
16 Sep 2019 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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The Big Picture- Rising Oceans, Sinking Cities
Oceans act as a sponge for the ill effects of climate change. They absorb the heat and CO2 generated by greenhouse gas emissions. However, the same...
12 Sep 2019 Conservation
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Recently, the Government has identified 130 wetlands for priority restoration in the next five years and asked states to submit their respective...
07 Sep 2019 Conservation
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The Union government in a bid to free India of single-use plastics by 2022, has laid out a multi-ministerial plan to discourage the use of single-use...
05 Sep 2019 Conservation
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The Global Tiger Forum (GTF), in partnership with the Governments of Bhutan, India and Nepal, and along with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), is...
04 Sep 2019 Conservation
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OMG- Ocean’s Melting Greenland
Over a five-year campaign, OMG will observe changing water temperatures on the continental shelf surrounding Greenland. It will study how marine...
02 Sep 2019 Conservation
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Recently the teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg after completing her 15-day journey across the Atlantic via Zero-emission yacht urged...
30 Aug 2019 Conservation
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Compensatory Afforestation Fund
The Union Environment Ministry has transferred ₹47,436 crore to 27 States for afforestation. The funds are long-pending dues, part of the...
30 Aug 2019 Conservation
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Higher Protection to Star Tortoise and Otters
India’s proposal to upgrade the protection status of Star Tortoise, the Smooth-coated Otter & Small-clawed Otter has been approved in the...
29 Aug 2019 Conservation
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Rare Tarantula Sighted in Tamil Nadu
The spider belonging to the Genus Poecilotheria, commonly known as the Peacock Parachute Spider or Gooty Tarantula was spotted in the Pakkamalai...
28 Aug 2019 Conservation
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India is facing a severe problem of land degradation ie. soil becoming unfit for cultivation. About 29% or about 96.4 million hectares are considered...
28 Aug 2019 Conservation
