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Tripura forest officials launch drive to radio collar wild elephant, 'Moti
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The drive to radio collar the wild elephant who has been given the name of 'Moti' by locals began on Sunday. 'Moti' roams in the forest alone and had recently destroyed paddy fields and small huts in human settlements close to forest areas, forest official said.
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TN Police seize ganja in Ramanathapuram, 2 held
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Tamil Nadu police arrested two persons with the possession of ganja at Sadayan Valasa forest area in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district on Sunday, said the police.
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India highlights forest conservation, sustainable management initiatives a
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Globally, India ranks third in the net gain, in average annual forest area, between 2010 and 2020.
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Uttarakhand: Five people killed in raging forest fire, 1300 hectares of la
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Uttarakhand's Chief Conservator of Forest with an additional charge of Head of Forest Force (HoFF) Dhananjay Mohan said that the situation of Uttarakhand forest fires was under control. He confirmed that five people have lost their lives to raging forest fires and 1300 hectares of forest are
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"Forest fires cannot be controlled without increasing humidity," Congress
Updated : 2 years ago IST
As several regions in Uttarakhand are grappling with forest fires, destroying hectares of forest land, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat said that forest fires cannot be controlled without increasing the humidity in the forest areas, and in 2015-16 they had c
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Wildfire breaks out in forest area in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Efforts are underway to control the fire, said officials. Visuals of the incident emerged where it can be seen a raging blaze engulfs the forest. More information regarding the incident is awaited.
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Kerala: Forest fire breaks out in Wayanad
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A fire broke out in a forest area in Kerala's Wayanad district on Thursday. No casualties have been reported yet.
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J-K: Fire breaks out in Bandipora forest area
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A fire broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora forest area on Thursday.
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Tamil Nadu: Tropical Butterfly Conservatory in Tiruchirappalli is home to
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The southern state of Tamil Nadu has recently established Asia's largest Butterfly Conservatory, known as the Tropical Butterfly Conservatory, spanning 25 acres, in the Upper Anaicut Reserve Forest area between the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers drainage basins. District Forest Officer of Trich
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Chhattisgarh: Naxal camp busted in Sukma, huge amount of explosives recove
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The security forces have busted a naxal camp in a forest area in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, which led to the recovery of a huge amount of explosives.
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Wild elephant found dead in Assam's Dhnaubhanga Deoshila forest
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A wild elephant was found dead in a forest area in Assam's Goalpara district on Tuesday.
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Assam: Forest staff injured in attack by wild elephant near Kaziranga Nati
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
One woman forest staff member was injured after being attacked by a wild elephant at the Bokakhat Panbari Reserve Forest area near Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam's Golaghat district on Wednesday evening, officials said.
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