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Six arrested for killing pregnant wild buffalo, a protected species
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], August 21 (ANI): The Kerala Forest Department has arrested six men for allegedly killing a pregnant wild buffalo and seized 25 kilograms of meat from one of the accused in Malappuram district of the state, said the Nilambur Forest Range Officer.
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Kerala HC orders CBI probe into custodial death of farmer in Pathanamthitt
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the alleged custodial death of PP Mathai, a farmer who was found dead in a well hours after he was allegedly taken into custody by Forest Department officials.
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Baby elephant carcass found in Hemgir forest pond in Odisha
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Rourkela (Odisha) [India], August 21 (ANI): The carcass of an elephant was found in a pond in the Hemgir forest area in Odisha's Sundergarh district on Friday morning, the forest department informed.
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In major reorganisation, Environment Ministry approves establishment of 19
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New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved the establishment of 19 integrated regional offices (IROs), which will be done by the reorganisation of regional or sub-regional offices of various authorities, across the country.
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Govt focusing on increasing tree cover, carbon stock: Javadekar
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New Delhi [India], Aug 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is focusing on enhancing forest quality and increasing tree cover for maximising carbon stock, said Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at the States Forest Ministers' Conference held in New Del
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Government to launch Project Dolphin in 15 days: Prakash Javadekar
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will launch Project Dolphin in 15 days for conservation and protection of the mammalian species in Indian rivers and oceans, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday.
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Woolly flying squirrel spotted in Uttrakhand's Gangotri National Park
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Woolly flying squirrel, that was thought to be extinct some seventy years back, was spotted at Gangotri National Park in Uttrakhand's Uttarkashi, informed Forest Research Institute, on Monday.
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Elephant carcass found in Chhattisgarh forest
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Surajpur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): The carcass of an elephant was found in the Karanjawar forest of Pratappur forest range here on Sunday morning.
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Tiger's body found in Kerala's Pulpally forest
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Wayanad (Kerala) [India], August 15 (ANI): The body of a 12-year-old male tiger was found in the Pulpally forest in Kerala's Wayanad district on Saturday, forest officials said.
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Excise officials, Special Enforcement Bureau police destroy 1,800 litres o
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): Excise department officials and Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) police of Andhra Pradesh have raided the country liquor making units in the Kakarla forest area of Ardhaveedu Mandal in Prakasam district on Friday and destroyed 1,800 litres
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Rajamala landslide aftermath: Kerala to speed up mountain landscape projec
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Idukki (Kerala) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday assessed the progress of the Mountain Landscape project being implemented in the state through United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) by Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.
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SC stays HC order on MoEF's failure to publish notification in multiple la
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New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Delhi High Court order of contempt of court proceedings against Environment, Forest & Climate Change Ministry, for allegedly failing to publish draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification in multiple reg
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