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Study reveals forest may adapt to climate change, but not quickly enough
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
America's woodlands are headed for a difficult time. Climate change is raising temperatures and lowering moisture levels across the country, which is bad news for trees.
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BSF recovers huge cache of explosives in Odisha's Malkangiri
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a huge cache of explosives from Gampakonda forest near Marigetta village in the Malkangiri district of Odisha on Monday, officials said on Monday.
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Bihar: Minister of Environment Tej Pratap Yadav inspects parks of Patna
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Inspected Patliputra Ground today on the complaint of the general public of Patliputra Colony, the situation is dilapidated, in view of which the people have been assured that the problem will be resolved soon by getting this ground included in the forest department from the cooperative," T
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Madagascar hippos were forest dwellers: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that extinct dwarf hippos that once roamed Madagascar lived in forests rather than the open grasslands preferred by common hippos on mainland Africa.
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Yogi govt to launch state-wide campaign to free pasture land from illegal
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The government of Uttar Pradesh under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch a state-wide campaign to free pasture land from illegal encroachment starting from July 11.
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Leopard found dead in suspicious conditions in MP's Katni
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The body of the leopard was found late at night on Thursday. The age of the big cat is said to be around 5 years. On getting the information about the matter, the officials of the forest department rushed to the spot and started an investigation into the matter.
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Kupwara's Eco Parks: New tourist hotspots in J&K
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Nestled in the Kamraj forest division in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, a series of eco-tourism parks has emerged as the epitome of sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in the area.
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TN forest officials confiscate more than 100 rose-ringed parrots
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Rose-ringed parrots have been declared a protected bird under the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Protection Amendment Act 2022, making it a punishable offence to breed or sell these species of parrots.
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Union Minister Jitendra Singh asks G20 countries to rise above differences
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Union Minister also pointed out that G20 community has advanced space technologies to predict and monitor various natural hazards, like cyclone, tsunami, landslides, forest fire, space technologies also help a lot in communication
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Odisha Govt grants immunity to forest personnel for use of firearms
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The move grants protection from arrest and criminal proceedings unless a Magisterial Enquiry finds the use of firearms, unnecessary, unwarranted and excessive.
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Punjab: Environment Minister instructs strict implementation of ban on Chi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Meet Hayer said, "All the Executive Magistrates of Punjab, Tehsildars and higher officials of the Revenue Department, Wildlife Inspectors and higher officials of the Forest Department, Sub-Inspectors and higher officials of the Punjab Police, C category employees of local bodies and senior o
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Piyush Goyal meets Australian minister, holds discussion on extracting max
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal met Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt on Tuesday and discussed ways to expand collaboration in the agriculture sector to extract maximum benefits from India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agr
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