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Delhi L-G thanks residents for G20 success, lauds their enthusiasm and pat
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Also expressing gratitude towards the ground staff and officials of the NDMC, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Police, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Delhi Cantt Board, PWD, Forest Department, MCD, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), IAF, ASI and other stakehold
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Assam: Forest department seizes rhino horns, elephant tusks, tiger bones;
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The forest department in Assam has seized a huge cache of smuggled animal body parts from the Manas National Park and arrested five suspected poachers on Friday.
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Tamil Nadu: Indian Coast Guard seizes 71 kg banned sea cucumbers worth Rs
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"In a swift anti-poaching operation, the Indian Coast Guard confiscated approximately 71 kg Sea Cucumber near Uchipuli sea shore and handed over the seized contraband to the forest department for legal formalities," officials of the Indian Coast Guard said.
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HP: CM Sukhu directs to integrate forest outposts with police outposts to
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a strategic move to combat the smuggling of timber from Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has issued a directive to integrate forest department outposts with police outposts.
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Assam Govt issues notification banning plastic water bottles below 1 litre
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Assam Environment and Forest Department on August 23, issued a notification, prohibiting the use or manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale of plastic water bottles below 1000 ml capacity in the state from October 2 this year.
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MoU signed between NHAI, Assam forest department to increase tree cover
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a bid to increase forest cover on the sides of national highways in Assam, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Environment and Forest Department, the Assam Government and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Saturday in the presence of the Minister of
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Andhra Minister directs officials to take measures for preventing leopard
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In the wake of rising leopard attack incidents in the sacred town, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and Forest departments are mulling over setting up a fence on a permanent basis.
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Assam: Rhino poacher killed in firing while trying to flee police custody
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
DIG Partha Sarathi Mahanta told ANI that in a joint operation, STF, Chirang district police, and the forest department, three rhino poachers were arrested.
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Forest departments of Assam, Meghalaya celebrate World Elephant Day togeth
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
With the objective to pave the way for sustained inter-state coordination in the efforts for mitigation of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) and coexistence, forest departments of Assam and Meghalaya have for the first time celebrated World Elephant Day at Thakurbilla in North Garo Hills in Megh
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Participation of local communities is important for elephant conservation:
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav has emphasised on mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in India’s economic development to ensure ecological wellbeing and sustainability.
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Madhya Pradesh shares 13 per cent forests of country: CM Chouhan
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
“Madhya Pradesh has immense reserves of forest, mineral and water resources. It shares 13 percent of the country's forests.Dense forests are continuously increasing. Madhya Pradesh is a Tiger State. We are also a Leopard and Alligator State,” CM Chouan said.
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Maharashtra: Dogs chase away leopard in Nashik
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The CCTV footage showed that a leopard slowly sneaked into the lawn area of a residence and tried to attack the dog sleeping outside the main door of the house. However, another dog woke up and started barking at the leopard and both the dogs chased the wild cat away.
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