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J & K: Forest area in Udhampur under blaze for last 4 days
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 29 (ANI): A forest area of Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir is under blaze for the last four days.
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J-K: Massive fire in forest belt in Reasi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Reasi (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 29 (ANI): A fire broke out in the forest belt in Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
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Assam forest officials rescue 'exotic' monkeys, wallaby
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 28 (ANI): The Forest department personnel in Kamrup district of Assam arrested one person, on Wednesday, for smuggling 'exotic' species of monkeys and wallaby in six cages, by intercepting the vehicle.
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Xiamen aims to be world-class tourism, leisure city
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Xiamen [China] April 27 (ANI/PRNewswire): This is a news report from China Daily: Xiamen, a coastal city in East China's Fujian province, boasts a pleasant climate and beautiful scenery, and is known as "a garden on the ocean". The city has received a number of honorable titles for its sound
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Nepal deploys helicopter to control forest fire on outskirts of Kathmandu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 26 (ANI): A helicopter has been deployed to control the raging forest fire at a section of the conservation area lying on the outskirts of Kathmandu as Nepal continues to witness a rise in forest fire incidents with the onset of the dry season.
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Fire breaks out in forests of Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh, Tehri Garhwal
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Pithoragarh/ Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], April 26 (ANI): Amid rising temperatures, a fire broke out in the Dhanoda forest area in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh on Monday night.
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BJP MLA's sons booked for assault on forest guards in MP's Sheopur
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 23 (ANI): An FIR was registered against the two sons of BJP MLA Sitaram Adivasi in a case of alleged assault on several forest guards.
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Tribals to get bonus on tendu leaves in Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 21 (ANI): Tribals in Madhya Pradesh will get a bonus on Tendu leaves, and 20 per cent of revenues incurred on timber wood will be given to forest committees so that they can use it as per their needs, said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan o
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Noida's Harit Upwan Sorakha is a 'Green Lung' in the centre of a concrete
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 21 (ANI/PNN): Noida residents are breathing clean air. Thanks to Harit Upwan Sorakha (Green Garden), which was created via the collaborative efforts of the State Government, Give Me Trees Trust, and the HCL Foundation in Sorakha village and serves as a "green lung"
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Parliamentary panel to adopt draft report on Wild Life (Protection) Amendm
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change is scheduled to undertake consideration of 'the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021' on Monday and to consider and adopt the draft
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Parliamentary panel to discuss 'Monsoon prospects-projections for 2022' to
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): To discuss the upcoming monsoon season, Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change is scheduled to hear the views of the Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences and Director General-I
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Scientists detail how deforestation drives climate change
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Irvine (California) [US], April 17 (ANI): According to a new study by scientists from the University of California, protecting tropical forests can yield climate benefits that enhance carbon storage in nearby areas.
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