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Siliguri raises voice for Amazon fires
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Sep 4 ANI: Organisations dealing with issues related to science, nature, environment conservation hit the Siliguri streets on Tuesday evening to express deep concern over the fires engulfing the world's largest rainforest, Amazon.
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Fetching water from far away areas increases risk of death: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 4 (ANI): Fetching water from the far-off areas can increase the risk of death and may also lead to several other outcomes, researchers have claimed.
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WB: Awareness program organised on conserving endangered vulture species
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], Sept 1 (ANI): The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) in collaboration with West-Bengal Forest Department and Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation (HNAF) on Sunday organised an awareness program for the conservation of endangered vulture species in Sili
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Indigenous communities not given their due for conserving forests: UNCCD
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI): Despite being conserving the forests globally, indigenous people almost never get their due, a report by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) said.
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Water security at centre of Modi govt's development agenda, says Jal shakt
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Aug 30 (ANI): The Modi government has put water security at the center of its development agenda, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said here on Thursday (local time), adding that the ministry is the first-ever concrete step towards water conservation.
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Taj Mahal gets babycare and feeding room for convenience of female tourist
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on Thursday inaugurated a Babycare and Feeding Room in the campus of world-famous monument Taj Mahal in Agra and began the operation of a water conservation system at the historic site.
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Odisha: Organisers eye environmental awareness through 46-feet tall bio-de
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): With the festival of Ganesha Chaturthi around the corner, organisers of a grand 'Ganeshotsav' in Odisha's capital city have decided to spread the message of environment conservation through a 46-feet tall bio-degradable idol of the one tusked God.
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Every drop counts
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): In the next few years, several states of the country will feel that they have been sentenced to hydrological poverty. Such a situation was evident in a number of areas this year, particularly during the summer season.
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Priyanka Chopra gushes about her 'Paani' production team's National Film A
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 10 (ANI): The 66th National Film Awards were announced on Friday and Priyanka Chopra is filled with praises for the team of her Marathi production 'Paani' which won the Best Feature Film on Environment Conservation award.
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Pilot project of water conservation on Yamuna flood plain inaugurated
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday inaugurated the historic underground natural water reservoirs to conserve rainwater in the floodplains of river Yamuna.
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Over 3.5 lakh water conservation measures taken up under Jal Shakti Abhiya
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): In a countrywide effort to enhance water security, especially in water-stressed districts, the Centre initiated Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) has delivered over 3.5 lakh water conservation measures in 256 districts.
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Population of tigers increased in 2018 compared to 2014 in Uttarakhand, sa
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 29 (ANI): Uttarakhand government on Monday said that the population of tigers in the state in 2018 was 442, which is an increase in comparison to 2014.
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