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Elephant Colony in Bandhavgarh
Why in News For the first time, Bandhavgarh Reserve forest located in Madhya Pradesh (MP), has a colony of elephants who migrated from Chhattisgarh...
30 Dec 2019 Conservation
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The tailless Hoolock Gibbon is the only ape found in India. The primate is native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India and Southwest China. The...
26 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Amur falcons, the world’s longest travelling raptors start travelling with the onset of winters. The raptors breed in southeastern Siberia...
26 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Bar-headed Goose Spotted in Kerala
Why in News A Bar-headed Goose has been spotted in the wetlands of Karingali Puncha in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala. In general, large...
26 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News The first annual meeting of the State Nodal Agencies implementing the National Green Corps Ecoclub programme was recently organized by...
24 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Assessment of Plastics Along the West Coast of India
Why in News Recently, National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) conducted a study which states that beaches in Maharashtra are more polluted with...
23 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News In the background of the failure of the global community to reach any agreement in the recently concluded COP 25, the European Union (EU)...
21 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Rhinos to be Re-introduced in Uttarakhand
Why in News Recently, the Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board has cleared a proposal by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to introduce rhinoceroses...
20 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News The government of Pakistan has issued special permits to the Emir of Qatar and nine other members of the royal family to hunt the...
19 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News Several cases of wild elephants dying of electrocution near the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka have been reported...
17 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court of India has directed the government to look into the feasibility of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) to...
16 Dec 2019 Conservation
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First Meeting of National Ganga Council
Why in News Recently, the Prime Minister chaired the first meeting of the National Ganga Council at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The first meeting of...
16 Dec 2019 Conservation
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COP 25 Ends Without Concrete Outcome
Why in News The 25th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ended...
16 Dec 2019 Conservation
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The Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) is a central sector scheme worth Rs.6,000 crore for sustainable management of groundwater with community...
13 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court has permitted Northern Railways to cut over 400 trees in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) for construction of an...
12 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News ‘Carbon Markets’ has become a contentious issue at the Conference of Parties 25 (CoP 25), being held in Madrid (Spain) from...
07 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, Fit India Plogging Run was concluded in Delhi’s Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium. It was launched on 2nd October 2019 and...
06 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December to highlight the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable...
05 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Operation ‘Clean Art’ to Crackdown on Illegal Trade in Mongoose Hair
Why in News Recently, there has been a widespread crackdown on factories making paint brushes with mongoose hair across the country. Key...
02 Dec 2019 Conservation
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The Assam Roofed Turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) is a small freshwater turtle. Habitat: Primarily in running waters in the hills of northeastern...
26 Nov 2019 Conservation
