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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 Conservation
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Elephant Rehabilitation Centre
India’s first elephant rehabilitation centre is to be set up in Kottoor, Kerala. It is being planned on the lines of the Pinnawala Elephant...
08 Jul 2019 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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Bangladesh Declares its Rivers Legal Persons
Bangladesh's High Court has granted the country's rivers the rights and status of "living entities" in a bid to save them from encroachment. The...
04 Jul 2019 Conservation
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Tamil Nadu has declared the Tamil Yeoman butterfly species (endemic to western ghats) as the state butterfly. Tamil Yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) is...
03 Jul 2019 Conservation
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Kailash Mansarovar in Tentative List of World Heritage Sites
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State of Culture and Tourism clarified that proposal for ‘Sacred Mountain Landscape and...
02 Jul 2019 Conservation
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The Jal Shakti Abhiyan, launched by the Union Jal Shakti Minister has begun from 1st July, 2019. The Jal Shakti Abhiyan is a campaign for water...
02 Jul 2019 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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Bacterial Spray and Decaying Monuments
A Study has identified bacteria responsible for calcification and hardening of lime. In calcification process, lime is deposited. When the rain...
29 Jun 2019 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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Manouria impressa: Arunachal Pradesh
A tortoise named ‘Manouria impressa’ has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh. Manouria is a genus of tortoises. Manouria impressa is...
26 Jun 2019 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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Jal Hi Jeevan Hai Scheme has been launched by the Haryana government. The scheme has been launched with an aim to encourage farmers to adopt crop...
26 Jun 2019 Conservation
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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 Conservation
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Researchers analysed yak dung to understand the vegetation and climate of the past and the connections they have to extinct the woolly rhino and...
24 Jun 2019 Conservation
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Government has sanctioned funds under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for setting up of 21 Gokul Grams as Integrated Cattle Development Centres. As of...
22 Jun 2019 Conservation
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A team of scientists from the US and Australia has named a new plant species from the northern Australia as Solanum Plastisexum. First discovered...
20 Jun 2019 Conservation
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A new species of 'cat-fox' has been found in remote areas of the French island of Corsica. The cats are bigger than a typical house cat, and...
20 Jun 2019 Conservation
