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Assam to conduct leopard census
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 5 (ANI): For the first time, an exclusive leopard counting census in Assam's forest and non-forest areas has begun in the leopard density areas of Amingaon in Kamrup district under North Kamrup Forest Division.
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Assam begins leopard Census in Sila forest range
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kamrup (Assam) [India], February 5 (ANI): Assam will carry out leopard census in a phased manner. A first-ever leopard census is being taken up in the North Kamrup forest division, with the counting work launched on Friday in the Sila range area of the district, which will gradually progress
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Madhya Pradesh Minister visits Rezangla LA Memorial in Ladakh
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], February 5 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah on Friday visited Rezangla LA War Memorial in Chushul village of Leh district of Ladakh and paid homage to gallant heroes of 1962.
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Study estimates that close to 9,200 tree species of Earth, yet to be disco
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Michigan [US], February 4 (ANI): A new study involving more than 100 scientists from across the globe and the largest forest database yet has assembled shocking estimates of there being 73,000 tree species on the Earth, including about 9,200 species yet to be discovered.
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Pakistan: Sindh declares two islands 'protected forests' amid dispute with
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Karachi [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): Amid ownership dispute between provincial and federal governments, Sindh has declared two islands off the coast of Karachi as "protected forests", local media reported on Friday.
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Assam Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya rolls out Assam Micro Finance In
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 3 (ANI): Assam Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya gave away cheques as financial support to women borrowers who took loans from microfinance institutions in Assam's Hojai district on Thursday under Category 1 of Assam Micro Finance Incentiv
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Leopard rescued in Assam's Guwahati
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 3 (ANI): A leopard was rescued from Sishugram Red Cross society near IIT Guwahati on Thursday, the Forest officials informed.
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Study finds extreme heat is the new normal for oceans
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new study has found that more than half of the ocean surface has exceeded a historical heat extreme threshold on a regular basis since 2014.
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Plea in SC seeks release of salary of daily wage workers of tiger reserves
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the release of the pending salary of daily wage workers working as forest staff in tiger reserves and protected areas in Uttar Pradesh.
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In a first, Assam to conduct leopard census from January 31
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Amingaon (Assam) [India], January 30 (ANI): A first-of-its-kind Leopard census in Assam's forest and non-forest areas, initiated by North Kamrup Forest Division in Amingaon will kick off from January 31.
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Chhattisgarh: Naxals open fire at security forces after one of them killed
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 30 (ANI): Soon after a Naxal was neutralised in a joint operation of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and CoBRA 201 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the forest area of Timmapuram of Chhattisgarh's Sukma on Sunday morning, Superinte
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Naxal killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 30 (ANI): A Naxal was gunned down in a joint operation of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and CoBRA 201 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the forest area of Timmapuram of Chhattisgarh's Sukma, said police on Sunday.
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