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Social reformist Wangchuk urges PM Modi for climate mitigation, says 2/3rd
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Sonam Wangchuk, the engineer from Ladakh whose life story inspired the Bollywood film 3 Idiots, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ensuring the safety and protection of Ladakh as studies suggested the extinction of nearly 2/3rd of the glaciers in the Union Territory.
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Rare 'Orange bat', endangered Indian Wolf spotted in Chhattisgarh's Bastar
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the information, the Indian Wolf has been listed as a Schedule I species in the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972 due to its extremely low numbers. Their existence in the jungles of Bastar is a matter of pleasure.
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NIA files chargesheet against 4 accused in Bihar PFI case
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed a chargesheet against four accused in Bihar Popular Front of India (PFI) case, pointing "criminal conspiracy was hatched with an intention to carry out acts of terror and violence, leading to an atmosphere of terror and endangering th
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Scientists make breakthrough by sequencing endangered sharks' genomes
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
It's a startling image that describes a milestone in conservation science for sharks. Professor Shivji, Professor Michael Stanhope and their collaborators have glanced back in history by sequencing to chromosome level the genomes (entire genetic blueprint) of great hammerhead and shortfin ma
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Researchers reveal how new species treated as colour variant in plants
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Photosynthesis and green leaves were formerly thought to be vital aspects of plants. However, some plants no longer use photosynthesis and now obtain their nutritional requirements from other living things.
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Uttarakhand CM launches SBI Foundation and HESCO's Project Helping Chamoli
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], December 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Uttarakhand, an ecologically fragile and disaster-prone state, has been experiencing climate change impacts such as changing seasons, less snowfall, flash floods, and unpredictable rainfall over the last few years. Large-scale anthro
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Massive 'marimo' algae balls at risk from deadly winter sunburn
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Climate change could overexpose rare underwater "marimo" algae balls to sunlight, killing them off according to a new study at the University of Tokyo. Marimo are living fluffy balls of green algae. The world's largest marimo can be found in Lake Akan in Hokkaido, Japan's northern main isla
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China's ambitious projects, grave threat to environment, economy
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China's ambitious project, Belt and Road initiative, started in 2013, has started with the aim of making better use of Chinese excess industrial capacity and capital but in reality, it is impacting biodiversity spots, endangering several threatened species, and even causing droughts.
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China's game in Afghanistan seems to fade after attack on Chinese national
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On December 12, a bomb and gun attack targeted a hotel, where five Chinese nationals were injured and endangered the Afghanistan-China relationship. This attack led to Beijing's tepid approach as China in its advisory asked citizens to leave Afghanistan.
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Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road successfully carried out bedside ECMO in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], December 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): In the first such report inside a NICU in India, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore successfully carried out an emergency ECMO in a very small low birth-weight neonate (1.7 Kg) who suffered from a life-endangering condit
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Mouse deer enters mating phase in shortest time after childbirth: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a study conducted as part of a species conservation program for the endangered Mouse deer, they enter estrus in the shortest amount of time after childbirth.
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SC raises idea of 'Project Great Indian Bustard' to save endangered birds,
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday mooted the idea of launching 'Project GIB' on the lines of 'Project Tiger', which was started in 1973 to save the big cats, and sought the government's view on the proposal.
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