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Study reveals what ancient underwater food webs can tell us about the futu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Have humans wreaked too much havoc on marine life to halt damage? New analysis challenges the idea that ocean ecosystems have barely changed over millions of years, pointing scientists down a new path in conservation efforts and policy.
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Most Asian countries far behind biodiversity targets for protected areas:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Protected areas are one of the most effective tools for safeguarding biodiversity, but new research published today has found that most Asian countries failed to achieve a global minimum target of protecting at least 17 per cent of land by 2020. Under current trends, the outlook for achievin
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International Jaguar Day celebrated at National Zoological Park in Delhi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
National Zoological Park, which is in New Delhi, organized activities like a Zoo Walk and an Expert talk on 'Big Cats and Jaguars'. International Jaguar Day was created to raise awareness about the increasing threats facing the jaguar and the critical conservation efforts ensuring its surviv
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Climate change tempered by protected areas for biodiversity
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Climate change is emerging as a top threat to biodiversity according to the latest Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Plant and animal species face greater risks of thermal stress as climate change pushes temperatures beyond their thermal tolerance.
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Assam: K9 dog squad hero 'Zorba' with over 60 records passes away
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Aaranyak, one of India's prominent biodiversity conservation organisations, on Tuesday, mourned the passing away of its first k9 unit member, Zorba.
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No more burning or dumping, plastic pollution can be controlled via its 'D
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The plastic crisis has been an ongoing environmental issue for a long time now. Disposal of plastic is always a difficult task since the material doesn't decompose for a long time. Burning and dumping have been two ways it has been disposed for the time being. However, a team of researchers
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Urgent need to produce and use energy in a sustainable way: Hardeep S Puri
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Addressing the gathering at World LPG Week 2022, he said that encouraging innovations in the LPG energy mix, efficiency, conservation, Bio LPG, Synthetic LPG etc would facilitate favourable shift/growth and also help in meeting the climate change goals.
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India, Cambodia ink MoU to preserve Ramayana murals in Siem Reap
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
India is funding the conservation work of ancient Ramayana-based murals in Angkor Wat's Wat Raja Bo Pagoda in Cambodia's cultural town of Siem Reap.
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Electricity is the heartbeat of development: MP CM Chouhan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has that electricity is the heartbeat of development and if the heartbeat stops, then all work stops. He made the remark while addressing a program of the electricity department in Bhopal on Wednesday.
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NGT says Ranthambhore music fest subject to conditions on ecological impac
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
National Board for Wildlife in coordination with other concerned authorities, including the National Tiger Conservation Authority may issue appropriate guidelines with regard to such events in the vicinity of other National Parks in the country, preferably within one month. If any such guide
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"Drink alcohol, smell thinner...but save water," BJP MP Janardhan Mishra's
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Rewa MP(Member of Parliament) Janardan Mishra has once again kicked up a row. He said, "Either eat gutka, consume liquor, smell thinner, sulesan (a kind of adhesive), or eat iodex but save water".
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Collaboration with mountain communities might help water systems to adapt
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Local communities have often developed ingenious local solutions such as water sowing and harvesting practices, wetland conservation, and interconnected storage reservoirs. A better scientific evidence base can help integrating these practices and river basin management plans, to offset some
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