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Study suggests animals could help humans monitor oceans
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 28 (ANI): Sea animals including sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting oceanographic information from electronic tags, suggests a study.
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Dehradun based ICFRE set to improve status of forests through research int
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Dehradun based Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), along with its nine research institutes and five centres spread across India, are set to work on forestry research issues of national importance for sustaining ecology and enhancing the
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Javadekar sanctions regional institute to study Himalayan ecology in Ladak
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday sanctioned the regional centre of GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED) to study Himalayan ecology in Ladakh, which is all set to become a union territory on October 31.
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PM Modi lauds Indian Army for Swachh campaign on Siachen Glacier
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded Indian Army for carrying out 'Swachh Siachen Abhiyan' to preserve the ecology in the region on Siachen glacier, the world's highest battlefield.
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Forum highlights low-carbon technologies and policies as key to Asia Pacif
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Changsha (Hunan) [China], Oct 16 (ANI): Countries in Asia and the Pacific must adopt more effective and innovative low-carbon policies and technologies to secure greener and more sustainable growth, delegates said on Wednesday at a forum hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Hun
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Here's why sunscreen is harmful to seawater
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 14 (ANI): Researchers studied how sunscreens release different compounds, such as trace metals and inorganic nutrients into Mediterranean seawater, with unknown effects on marine ecology.
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Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary case: NGT summons UP official
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 24 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the Principal Secretary of Forest and Wildlife Department, Uttar Pradesh to be present before the court in connection with the plea filed by Advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal for the protection of Ecology
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India born, Dr. Rattan Lal honoured with 2019 Japan Prize
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (NewsVoir): Central to its deep commitment to honor the most innovative and meaningful advances worldwide, The Japan Prize Foundation today announced the laureates of the 2019 Japan Prize, who have pushed the envelope in their respective fields of "Materials and Pro
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Cocoa usage dates back 5300 years ago: Study
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Oct 31 (ANI): Turns out, people knew how to make chocolates 5300 years ago.
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Red lights at night hazardous to migratory bats
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): While focusing on conventional forms of pollution, we tend to pay less attention to the night time light pollution and how that affects nature. Turns out, this kind of pollution affects bats during their seasonal migration.
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WG panel recommendations neglected: Ecologist on Kerala floods
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Ecologist Madhav Gadgil has revealed that the Western Ghats (WG) Ecology Expert Panel's recommendations in 2011regarding the Kerala floods were never implemented as a result, forcing the state to undergo a deadly situation. He warned that Goa might a
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