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Vanishing glaciers pose threat to Alpine Biodiversity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers warned that with glaciers melting at unprecedented rates due to climate change, invertebrates that live in the cold meltwater rivers of the European Alps will face widespread habitat loss.
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With Biodiversity parks, monitoring centre, DREAM city, Surat playing key
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As part of the Smart City Mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, Gujarat's Surat is getting a facelift, which is marked by key projects such as GD Goenka Canal Road, ICCC Integrated Command Control Centre (ICCC) and DREAM City.
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Ahmedabad's Great Gamified Cleanup collects half a ton of waste on Earth D
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 25 (ANI/NewsReach): Ahmedabad's Great Gamified Cleanup successfully collected half a ton of waste on International Earth Day, April 22, 2023. The Earth Day Network India, in collaboration with the Gujarat Forest Department, the British Deputy High Commissio
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Meghalaya Police organises workshop on wildlife conservation, focuses on r
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The role of the common masses in the conservation of biodiversity through the prevention of wildlife crime and the efficacy of laws pertaining to wildlife crimes were flagged in the workshop that was organised by Meghalaya Police in Tura on Monday in association with Aaranyak.
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UN Chief urges accelerated climate action and protection of biodiversity o
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In his statement, Guterres highlighted the crucial relationship between humanity and the natural world, stating that our health and survival depend on maintaining a healthy environment. However, he expressed concern over the ongoing destruction of forests, wetlands, oceans, coral reefs, rive
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Animals' travelling speed determined by use of energy and shedding heat: S
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a new study led by Alexander Dyer from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, an animal's travelling speed is limited by how effectively it sheds the excess heat generated by its muscles.
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Meridean Overseas: Promoting Overseas Education and Sustainability
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi/ Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 22 (ANI/PRNewswire): The study abroad sector has regained momentum after a slowdown caused by the pandemic, with Red Seer estimating that 2 million Indian students will be studying at foreign universities by 2024. As the industry continues to g
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Cairn Oil & Gas takes green steps towards achieving net-zero carbon em
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI/PRNewswire): Cairn Oil & Gas, India's largest private oil and gas exploration and production company and a unit of Vedanta Group, is pleased to announce that it has signed three separate MoUs with the state governments of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Andhra Pr
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Researchers from Central University of Odisha find new freshwater edible f
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The research conducted by Supriya Surachita, DST INSPIRE Fellow on the topic "Diversity, distribution of fishes and threats in the freshwater bodies of Koraput in Eastern Ghats of Odisha" under the supervision of Prof. Sharat Kumar Palita, Dean of School of Biodiversity and Conservation of N
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India's biodiversity key to growing tiger population: PM Modi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Highlighting the growing tiger population in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India's tradition and culture, as well as the biodiversity in the country, were among the major reasons for this achievement.
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Preserving wildlife can help mitigate climate change: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A new study led by Yale School of the Environment Oastler Professor of Population and Community Ecology Oswald Schmitz discovered that protecting wildlife around the world could significantly improve natural carbon capture and storage by supercharging ecosystem carbon sinks.
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Preserving Mizoram's biodiversity: Meet Lalhlupuii Ralte, the woman entrep
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
She started a start-up, Zo Bio hub in 2018, which is focusing on promoting the cultivation and preservation of plant species while also empowering women in rural communities.
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