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Shrinking forest cover brings endangered species lion tailed macaques on r
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], September 1 (ANI): In view of the shrinking forest cover and absence of native trees, lion-tailed macaques (LTM), an endangered species residing in rainforests of Western Ghats, come up to the hairpin curve of Agumbe ghat in Shivamogga to get food thrown by tr
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Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy, starts Vana Mahotasava by planting
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday launched "Jagananna Paccha Thoranam -- Vana Mahotsavam 2021" by planting a sapling on the premises of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Mangalagiri, Amravati.
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J-K among top 5 states/UTs in forest cover increase: Manoj Sinha
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 4 (ANI): With an increase of 348 square kilometres of forest cover, Jammu and Kashmir ranks among the country's top five states and union territories in terms of increase in forest cover, informed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday.
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18,946 acres forest area cleared from illegal encroachment in Punjab
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 4 (ANI): The Punjab Government managed to clear the illegal encroachments at 18,946 acres of forest area thereby resulting in an overall increase in the forest cover in the state by 2,872 acres, said an official.
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Deforestation changing the way monkeys communicate
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): Reduction of forest cover is changing the way monkeys vocalize and communicate in the areas where they live. Research led by an anthropologist from the University of Waterloo has come up with the interesting finding that the vocal patterns of Howler monkey
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India's forest covers increased by 13,000 sq km in past four years: Prakas
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): India has increased its total forest cover by 13,000 square kilometres in the past four years, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javdekar said on Monday, adding that his ministry is on the right track to further increase the gre
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India's forest cover increased by 1% in the last 5 years: Prakash Javadkar
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jun 7 (ANI): India's forest cover has increased by one per cent in the last five years and similar progress will be made through people's participation, Union Minister for the environment, forest and climate change, Prakash Javadkar has said.
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Privately owned working landscape can support diverse bird species: Study
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [ USA], June 5 (ANI): According to a recent study by a university in California, it has been found that the fragmented and privately owned forest cover in Costa Rica can be a home to many vulnerable bird species.
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Massive afforestation to help conserve, rejuvenate River Ganga
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun / New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Forests are the lifeline of any river, which is why to conserve and rejuvenate one of the holiest rivers, Ganga, an afforestation drive is ongoing along the 2,525 km-long River and its catchment areas in five states - Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
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Forest Service has onus to arrest climate change: President
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 5 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the Indian Forest Service (IFS) does not only have the responsibility of serving the sector of forestry in the country, but a much larger onus of arresting climate change apart from preservation of bio-div
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