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Centre grants forest clearance for PGI Satellite Centre at Una: Himachal C
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"The state government had been taking up forest clearance cases of various ambitious projects with the Central Government on a priority basis. To speed up the process of clearance in the cases of FCA and FRA, the State Government has decided to provide handholding to the user agencies throug
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Manipur: Curfew imposed in Churachandpur following fresh violence
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Owing to tension over the move to protect forests in the face of resistance from illegal immigrants and also the High Court direction to include Meitei in scheduled tribes, the district administration has imposed a complete curfew in violence-hit Churachandpur in Manipur.
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Premier League: Relegation battle heats up as only four games to play
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Nottingham Forest, Everton and Southampton are at the bottom of the Premier League and might even get relegated if they don't take their chances in the remaining four games.
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Rare melanistic tiger found dead in Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A rare melanistic tiger was found dead in Odisha's Simlipal National Park (STR) in Mayurbhanj district, forest officials said on Monday.
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J-K: Police busts terrorist hideout in Ramban, recovers ammunition
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Police have busted a terrorist hideout in the forest area of Tehsil Khari in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district and recovered a large cache of ammunition, police said on Monday.
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"Gujarat has a special contribution to India's progress", says Rahul Gandh
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi extended his greeting to the people of Gujarat on the occasion of Gujarat Day. Taking to Twitter on Monday Rahul wrote "The birthplace of great leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel, Gujarat has a special contribution to India's progress. Best wishes to al
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Study reveals tree diversity improves carbon storage, soil fertility in fo
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A recent University of Alberta research found that sustaining tree diversity in Canada's diverse forests throughout time can help enhance carbon capture and avert climate change.
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CM Biren's move to conserve forests in Manipur faces major resistance from
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An open gym, which was supposed to be inaugurated by Chief Minister N Biren Singh in Churachandpur on Friday, was torched by some miscreants last night.
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Expected such mortality rates: South Africa Govt on cheetah deaths at Kuno
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a statement issued by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) South Africa said, "The cheetah joined eight of the mammals relocated to India's Kuno National Park from Namibia in September 2022. The two cheetah deaths (one from Namibia and one from South Africa) ob
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Tree variety improves carbon storage, soil fertility in forests: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a recent University of Alberta study, preserving tree variety in Canada's diverse forests throughout time can help increase carbon capture and prevent climate change.
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U'khand IFS officer deputation case: Secretary Leena Nandan tenders apolog
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Leena Nandan, secretary in the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has tendered "unconditional apology" before the Nainital bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in the matter of deputation of Uttarakhand cadre IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi.
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Kenya cult deaths hit 90 as authorities expand operation
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Police have recovered 89 bodies from mass graves in a forest in eastern Kenya, believed to be linked to a cult that allegedly encouraged its followers to starve themselves to gain salvation, the country's government said, CNN reported.
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