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Women in cities less likely to have children: Study
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): A new study in Behavioral Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, found that women are less likely to procreate in urban areas that have a higher percentage of females than males in the population.
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China's military expansionism in South China Sea threatens marine ecology
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 10 (ANI): China's military expansionism in the South China Sea (SCS) through island construction, drilling activities, and overfishing has pushed the marine ecosystem of the region to the brink of collapse, and the destruction of coral reefs and the marine life they su
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Kevadiya example of how planning can improve ecology, economy: PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Kevadiya in Gujarat is a perfect example of how planning can improve the ecology and economy of a place, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.
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Study elucidates how production of defensive toxins takes place in plants
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jena [Germany], January 15 (ANI): Scientists from Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology describe how the plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves and the exact mode of action of diterpene glycosides in wild tobacco.
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Balipara Foundation hosting the 8th Eastern Himalayan NaturenomicsTM Forum
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI/India PR Distribution): Balipara Foundation has announced the 8th Eastern Himalayan Naturenomics™ Forum 2020 and the first virtual edition of "Ecology is Economy" from 1st to 5th December across 12 Eastern Himalayan capitals and 25 global locations.
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Vampire bats practise social distancing when they get sick
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): A new paper in Behavioral Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, finds that wild vampire bats, which are sick spend less time near others of their community, thereby slowing the spread of disease.
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Production of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine to launch no earlier than fall: Vi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 13 (Sputnik/ANI): The industrial production of a coronavirus vaccine in Russia can be expected in the fall at the earliest, albeit forecasting a definite time frame is still premature, Sputnik has learned from Mikhail Schelkanov, the head of the microbe ecology lab at t
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Karnataka HC urged to stay Anand Singh's functioning as Minister of Forest
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Karnataka High Court, seeking a stay on Anand Singh functioning as Minister of Forests, Environment and Ecology contending that there are criminal cases filed against him by the Ministry.
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India to take lead role in promoting 'green economy': PM Modi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Mentioning that India has a population of almost 2,970 at present, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the country would take a leading role in promoting green economy including conservation of mountain ecology with people's partic
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Climate change due to deforestation worries people in Gilgit Baltistan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Gilgit [PoK], Jan 21(ANI): The exploitation of natural resources by China and Pakistan that has affected the ecology and demography in Gilgit Baltistan remains a major concern for the local residents of the region.
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Anant National University leads dialogue on Industrial Symbiosis in India
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): The Centre for Sustainability at Anant National University is working to solve the alarming mismanagement of industrial solid waste disposal in industrial estates in India which has led to numerous nuisances such as irregular handling and
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Alarming decline in insect populations, finds study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 1 (ANI): Various studies have earlier demonstrated that there are fewer creatures chirping, buzzing, creeping and fluttering in German meadows. And now a recent study reveals many insect species have decreased by one third, affecting the grasslands.
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