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Bhupender Yadav takes charge as Environment Minister
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): BJP leader Bhupender Yadav on Thursday planted a sapling as he took charge as the Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.
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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav meets BJP chief JP Nadda
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, as well as Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav, met BJP National President JP Nadda on Thursday, before taking charge as the Union Minister.
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Two held with 12,00 kg sea cucumber in TN's Mandapam
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mandapam (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 6 (ANI): In a joint operation with the Forest Department, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) station, Mandapam on Tuesday arrested two persons and seized about 1,200 kilograms of sea cucumber from their possession.
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Andhra CM urges Centre to permit execution of Rayalaseema Lift Scheme
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote to Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar urging him to direct the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to issue "necessary amendment to existing Environment Clear
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Entrepreneur buys 21-acre barren land, converts it into forest in Karnatak
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], July 5 (ANI): A 21-acre barren land in Sagar purchased by a Bengaluru-based entrepreneur has been converted into a dense forest in ten years.
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7-feet-long python rescued in Odisha's Kalahandi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], July 4 (ANI): A 7-feet long python was rescued from a fishing net near Ganga Sagar pond, Golamunda in Kalahandi district by the forest department on Saturday. The reptile was later released into the forest.
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Massive fire breaks out in forest at J-K's Rajouri
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 2 (ANI): A massive forest fire broke out in Rajouri's Kuldabbi area of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
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Assam: Leopard trapped in open well on the fringe of Garbhanga forest resc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kamrup (Assam) [India], July 1 (ANI): An adult leopard that fell into a well at Madhab Nagar on the fringe of Garbhanga Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Guwahati was rescued by forest personnel on Thursday morning.
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India has target of creating additional 2 billion carbon sequestration by
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Thursday set a target of creating additional 2 billion carbon sequestration by 2030.
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Timothy Olyphant, Justin Cornwell to join Tom Hardy in Netflix action thri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): Netflix's new action thriller 'Havoc' starring Tom Hardy and Forest Whitaker, has finally rounded out its cast with the addition of actors Timothy Olyphant and Justin Cornwell.
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Lt Governor calls for new avenues to enhance contribution of forest sector
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 27 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha called for bringing in new avenues under the ambit of the Forest Department to further enhance the contribution of the forest sector in the economic growth of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Dip in oxygen level, high organic load reason behind dead floating fishes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], June 27 (ANI): Several fishes were seen floating dead in Guwahati's Dighalipukhuri pond on Sunday and the cause for same has been reported as the dip in oxygen level and an increase in organic load, as per officials of the state's Ministry of Forests, Fisheries, and E
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